BEE-spoke-data/govdocs1-by-extension huggingface dataset:
Sometimes you can't believe your eyes. This week is one of those times.

Step outside any evening at sunset and look around. You'll see a giant
moon rising in the east. It looks like Earth's moon, round and cratered;
the Man in the Moon is in his usual place. But something's wrong. This
full moon is strangely inflated. It's huge!

You've just experienced the Moon Illusion.

Sky watchers have known this for thousands of years: moons hanging low
in the sky look really big. Cameras don't see it, but our eyes do. It's
a real illusion.

This week's full moon hangs lower in the sky than any full moon since
1987, so the Moon Illusion is going to be extra strong.

What makes the moon so low? It's summer. Remember, the sun and the full
Moon are on opposite sides of the sky. During summer the sun is high,
which means the full moon must be low. This week's full moon occurs on
June 22^nd^, barely a day after the summer solstice on June
21^st^\--perfect timing for the Moon Illusion.

When you look at the moon, rays of moonlight converge and form an image
about 0.15 mm wide in the back of your eye. High moons and low moons
make the same sized spot. So why does your brain think one is bigger
than the other? After all these years, scientists still aren't sure why.

A similar illusion was discovered in 1913 by Mario Ponzo, who drew two
identical bars across a pair of converging lines, like the railroad
tracks pictured here. The upper yellow bar looks wider because it spans
a greater apparent distance between the rails. This is the "Ponzo
Illusion."

Some researchers believe that the Moon Illusion *is* Ponzo's Illusion,
with trees and houses playing the role of Ponzo's converging lines.
Foreground objects trick your brain into thinking the moon is bigger
than it really is.

But there's a problem. Airline pilots flying at very high altitudes
sometimes experience the Moon Illusion without any objects in the
foreground. What tricks their eyes?

Maybe it's the shape of the sky. Humans perceive the sky as a flattened
dome, with the zenith nearby and the horizon far away. It makes sense:
Birds flying overhead *are* closer than birds on the horizon. When the
moon is near the horizon, your brain, trained by watching birds,
miscalculates the moon's true distance and size.

There are [other explanations](http://facstaff.uww.edu/mccreadd/), too.
It doesn't matter which is correct, though, if all you want to do is see
a beautiful moon. The best time to look is around moonrise, when the
moon is peeking through trees and houses or over mountain ridges, doing
its best to trick your eye. The table below list moonrise times for
selected US cities.

A fun activity: Look at the moon directly and then through a narrow
opening of some sort. For example, \'pinch\' the moon between your thumb
and forefinger or view it through a cardboard tube, which hides the
foreground terrain. Can you make the optical illusion vanish?

Stop that! You won't want to miss the Moon Illusion.
**MULTIPLE AWARD SCHEDULE ADVISORY PANEL AGENDA**

**August 18, 2008**

**TOPIC:** "Fair and Reasonable Price Determinations"

**LOCATION**: AIA

1725 New York Avenue, N.W.2^nd^ Floor

Washington, D.C.

**Designated Federal Official**: Pat Brooks

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**Time Program Description Lead**

09:00-09:05 WELCOME & ADMINISTRATIVE Pat Brooks

ANNOUNCEMENTS DFO

09:05-10:30 Maureen Regan

Counselor to the Inspector General

Dept of Veterans Affairs

10:30-10:45 BREAK

10:45 -11:00 Herman Cauldwell

11:00 -11:15 Michael Del-Colle

Chairman IT Committee

Coalition For Government Procurement

11:15 -- 11:30 James Connal

Coalition For Government Procurement

11:30 -- 11:45 Panel Deliberations

11:45 - 12:00 Floyd Groce and Jim Clausen

Co-chairs, DoD Enterprise

Software Initiative Working

Group

12:00 -- 1:30 LUNCH

01:30 - 05:00 Panel Deliberations
**[Dry Eyes]{.underline}**

**What Causes Dry Eyes?**

Dry eye occurs when our eyes do not make enough tears or produce tears
without the right balance. Dry air, problems blinking, aging, some
medicines, damage to the eye and some health problems may cause dry
eyes.

**How Do I know this is Dry Eyes?**

People with dry eyes are often sensitive to sunlight and wind. Eyes may
water all the time. Vision may be blurry. Some eyes itch, burn or feel
as if sand were in the eye. People with dry eyes notice this most when
reading, watching TV, working at the computer, driving or sewing because
those are times when we blink less.

**How Do I Treat Dry Eyes?**

There is no cure but there is treatment to control the problem. Your
provider will usually prescribe either eye drops or ointment to keep the
eyes moist, healthy, and comfortable.

**The more your eyes water, the more you need artificial tears.**

Eye drops need to be used often, four times a day or more. Use the drops
before you eyes feel bad. Most prescriptions are written for a year.
Don\'t run out. Just get refills from the pharmacy.

If eye drops burn or sting it may mean you need to use them more often.
If you have used the drops often and they still sting you may need a
change in drops.

You can buy your own drops without a prescription. Be sure you buy a
lubricant or artificial tears. The cheaper \"get the red out\" drops
like\
Visine or Murine will make your eyes feel worse.

If you use eye drops more than 5 times a day, a drop without
preservatives is better for your eyes. Some non-preserved drops are:
**Gentest, Hypotears PF, Refresh Plus, Moisture Eyes, Refresh Tears,
Tears Natural Free and Thera Tears.**

If you wear contact lens, use non-preserved artificial tears or contact
lens rewetting drops.

If your provider prescribed ointment, put it in every night before you
go to sleep. Use ointment by pulling down you lower eyelid and squeezing
a small amount into the lower lid area. Close your eyes and gently rub
the upper lid.

Sometimes extra thick tears are needed for very dry eyes. **Celluvisc
and Cellufresh** are two types carried by our pharmacy.

EYE-P, EYE-TX

*TCIMC 8/01*
Legal Opinion: GMP-0088

Index: 7.340, 7.543

Subject: FOIA Appeal: Comparable Data from HUD Form 92264

June 19, 1992

Mr. Boaz Bar-Navon

Vice-President

Southgate Rockledge Associates

1356 Richwood Circle

Rockledge, Florida 32955

Dear Mr. Bar-Navon:

This responds to your letter of May 1, 1992, appealing the

partial denial of information you requested under the Freedom of

Information Act (FOIA) on April 2, 1992. Your request was for

several items, all of which were furnished to you except

comparable data omitted from HUD Form 92264, Rental Housing

Project Income Analysis and Appraisal. This information was

withheld by the Jacksonville, Florida Office under FOIA\'s

Exemption 4, 5 U.S.C. 552(b)(4). You request an administrative

review of the partial denial because the information is currently

a part of the public record and should be made available to you.

I have decided to reverse the initial denial.

Exemption 4 of the FOIA exempts from mandatory disclosure

\"trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained

from a person and privileged or confidential.\" The courts have

interpreted Exemption 4 as protecting confidential commercial or

financial information the disclosure of which is likely to: (1)

impair the Government\'s ability to obtain necessary information

in the future or (2) cause substantial harm to the competitive

position of the entity from whom the information was received.

National Parks and Conservation Ass\'n v. Morton, 498 F.2d 765,

770 (D.C. Cir. 1974).

Since the information is readily available to the public,

I have concluded that release of comparable projects would not

impair the Government\'s ability to obtain such routine

information in the future nor cause substantial harm to the

competitive position of the providers. Therefore, I have

determined to release the information.

2

I am providing the Jacksonville Office with a copy of this

decision and instructing the immediate release of an unexpurgated

copy of the HUD 92264 with the comparables included.

Very sincerely yours,

C. H. Albright, Jr.

Principal Deputy General Counsel

cc: Yvette Magruder

Raymond Buday, Jr., 4G

Gerald R. Wright, 4.6G
ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR PHARMACEUTICAL SCIENCE

Clinical Pharmacology Subcommittee

November 17 -- 18, 2003

Rockville, MD

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> P.J. Neuvonen. [Gemfibrozil considerably increases the plasma
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> [Trimethoprim and Sulfamethoxazole are Selective Inhibitors of CYP2C8
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6.  Ward, B., J. Gorski, D. Jones, S. Hall, D. Flockhart, and Z. Desta.

> [The Cytochrome P450 2B6 (CYP2B6) Is the Main Catalyst of Efavirenz
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> Utility of Efavirenz as a Substrate Marker of CYP2B6 Catalyst
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> Therapeutics. 3/28/2003. JPET 306:287-300
PUBLIC NOTICE![](media/image1.png){width="0.6159722222222223in"
height="0.6222222222222222in"}

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

445 12TH STREET, S.W.

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 **DA 00-1478**

News media information 202/418-0500 Fax-On-Demand 202/418-2830 Internet:
http://www.fcc.gov ftp.fcc.gov

**CABLE SERVICES BUREAU ACTION June 30, 2000**

ADELPHIA PETITION FOR WAIVER FROM REQUIREMENT TO

PROVIDE POINT OF DEPLOYMENT MODULES

# CSR 5567-Z

Pursuant to Section 76.7 of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. § 76.7,
Adelphia Communications Corporation, Inc. ("Adelphia") filed a petition
for special relief requesting a waiver of 47 C.F.R. § 76.1204. Adelphia
seeks a waiver from the requirement to offer point of deployment modules
("PODs") for some of its cable systems.

Pursuant to Section 1.1208, of the Commission's rules, 47 C.F.R. §
1.1208, this proceeding is designated as restricted for purposes of the
Commission's *ex parte* rules.

Comments and oppositions to Adelphia's petition must be filed by July
20, 2000. Replies are due July 31, 2000. All filings should reference
the case identifier assigned to this proceeding, CSR 5567-Z.

The petition is available for public inspection in the Commission\'s
Reference Information Center:

445 12^th^ Street, S.W.

Room CY A-257

Washington, D.C. 20554

202-418-7092

Copies of the Petition and other pleadings are available for purchase
from:

ITS, Inc.

1231 20^th^ Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20036

202-857-3800 (p)

202-857-3805 (f)

http://www/itsdoc.com

Media Contact: Michelle Russo at (202) 418-2358

Cable Services Bureau Contact: Thomas Horan at (202) 418-2486

TTY: (202) 418-7172

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\[signatory office to enter date\]

The Honorable xxxxxxxxx

Chairman, Committee on Government

Reform and Oversight

U.S. House of Representatives

Washington, D.C. 20515-1406

Dear Mr. Chairman:

This is in response to your letter dated June 29, 2000. xxxxxxxxx
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.

We conducted a review of the matter and determined the issues raised by
Mr. Xxxxxx do not warrant an investigation, by this office, at this
time. We are, however, referring the matter to the Internal Revenue
Service, National Director for Legislative Affairs for any action they
deem appropriate. For further status of this inquiry, please contact the
Internal Revenue Service\'s Legislative Affairs office at (202)
622-3730.

Thank you for bringing this matter to our attention. If you have any
questions, please contact our Congressional Liaison, Mrs. Joyce Kraynak,
at (202) 927-3054.

> Sincerely,
>
> Steven M. Jones
>
> Deputy Inspector General for
>
> Investigations
**U.S. ATLAS M&O Estimate**

**WBS Profile Estimates**

**Funding Source:** All **Funding Type:** Management Reserve 1/24/2005
10:37:01 AM

**Institutions:** All **Estimate in Fixed FY\'05 \$k**
**Labor/Material:** Both

**WBS** **FY 03** **FY 04** **FY 05** **FY 06** **FY 07** **FY 08** **FY
09** **FY 10** **FY 11** **FY 12**

**Number** **Description** **(k\$)** **(k\$)** **(k\$)** **(k\$)**
**(k\$)** **(k\$)** **(k\$)** **(k\$)** **(k\$)** **(k\$)**

**3** **U.S. ATLAS M&O Estimate** 1142 1582 1963 1650 97 75 75 75

**3.1** **Silicon** 0 121 77 0 0 0 0 0

**3.2** **TRT** 179 47 0 0 0 0 0 0

**3.3** **Liquid Argon M&O Estimate** 427 549 469 174 97 75 75 75

**3.4** **Tile Calorimeter** 266 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

**3.5** **ATLAS Endcap Muon M&O** 0 408 1071 753 0 0 0 0

**3.6** **Trigger/DAQ** 271 458 345 723 0 0 0 0

**3.7** **Common Funds** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

**3.8** **Outreach** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

**3.9** **Program Management** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

**3.10** **Technical Coordination** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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**SEPARATE STATEMENT OF\
COMMISSIONER KEVIN J . MARTIN**

*Re: Multi-Association Group (MAG) Plan for Regulation of Interstate
Services of Non-Price Cap Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers and
Interexchange Carriers*, Second Report and Order and Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking, CC Docket No. 00-256

I write separately to explain my reservations with this Order and why I
nevertheless join in approving it. I am sympathetic to the calls of many
rural carriers to seek more comment before moving forward on this item.
Having seen the Commission fail to reach these issues for years despite
the pleas of the carriers, it seems somewhat ironic that the Commission
feels it necessary to do so now, when the carriers would like the
Commission to wait.

Nevertheless, after careful consideration, I am convinced that growing
disparities between the access rates of rural, rate-of-return and other,
price-cap carriers should be addressed sooner rather than later. These
disparities can create problems in conjunction with our rate averaging
and rate integration policies, which require IXCs to charge rates in
rural and high cost areas that are no higher than rates they charge in
urban areas and to charge comparable rates in each State. *See* 47
U.S.C. § 254(g); *Policy and Rules Concerning the Interstate,
Interexchange Marketplace*, Report and Order, 11 FCC Rcd 9564, ¶¶ 9, 20,
52. As a result, IXCs that serve rural and high cost areas must charge
higher rates to all of their customers than IXCs that do not serve such
areas. As rate disparities grow, the pressure for IXCs to stop serving
rural and high cost areas also grows; IXCs will either lose money
serving these rural areas or will be forced to charge higher rates in
low cost areas than their competitors. Without Commission action, I fear
that these rate disparities may lead IXCs to exit rural and high cost
markets altogether, causing great harm to rural America. This Order, in
reforming the access rate structure of largely rural rate-of-return
carriers, reduces these growing disparities and begins to address this
problem.

I also note that I have some concerns with the Commission's policy --
adopted long before this Order -- of using universal support as a means
of creating "competition" in high cost areas. I am hesitant to subsidize
multiple competitors to serve areas in which costs are prohibitively
expensive for even one carrier. This policy may make it difficult for
any one carrier to achieve the economies of scale necessary to serve all
of the customers in a rural area, leading to inefficient and/or stranded
investment and a ballooning universal service fund. It is thus with real
pause that I sign on to an Order that may further this policy.

I will continue to examine these issues as well as the other concerns
raised regarding the impact that our policies may have on rural America.
And, in that vein, I am committed to evaluating these issues and remain
receptive to making significant changes as we move forward.
Report No. 2457 December 11, 2000

#  PETITIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION OF ACTION IN RULEMAKING PROCEEDINGS

#  

Petitions for Reconsideration have been filed in the Commission\'s
rulemaking proceedings listed in this Public Notice and published
pursuant to 47 CFR Section 1.429(e). The full text of this document is
available for viewing and copying in Room CY-A257, 445 12^th^ Street,
S.W., Washington, D.C. or may be purchased from the Commission\'s copy
contractor, ITS, Inc. (202) 857-3800. Oppositions to these petitions
must be filed within 15 days of the date of public notice of the
petitions in the Federal Register. See Section 1.4(b)(1) of the
Commission\'s rules (47 CFR 1.4(b)(1)). Replies to an opposition must be
filed within 10 days after the time for filing oppositions have expired.

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**Subject:** Compatibility Between Cable and Consumer Electronics
Equipment (PP Docket No.

00-67)

**Filed By:** -Arthur H. Harding, Attorney for Time Warner Cable on
11-27-00

-Daniel L. Brenner for National Cable Television Association on 11-27-00

**Subject:** 1998 Biennial Regulatory Review 47 C.F.R. Part 90 --
Private Land Mobile Radio

Services (WT Docket No. 98-182, RM-9222)

Replacement of Part 90 by Part 88 to Revise the Private Land Mobile
Radio Services

and Modify the Policies Governing Them

and

Examination of the Exclusivity and Frequency Assignment Policies of the
Private Land

Mobile Services (PR Docket No. 92-235)

**Filed By:** -Rob Hoggarth, Senior Vice President for Personal
Communications Industry

Association on 11-13-00

-William C. Easterday on 11-13-00

-Richard C. Barth, Vice President and Director for Motorola, Inc. on
11-13-00

-Corwin D. Moore for Personal Radio Steering Group Inc. on 11-13-00

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FCC
[Questions]{.underline}

[Testing for Handpicked Foreign Material]{.underline}

1.  What does foreign material in wheat include?

2\. What size sample portion is used to determine foreign material in
wheat?

3\. What factor determinations are made on corn before the removal of
broken corn and foreign material?

4\. What does foreign material in barley include?

5\. What size sample portion is used for determining foreign material in
barley?

6\. What does foreign material in oats include?

7\. What size sample portion is used to determine foreign material in
oats?

8\. Must hulls and pieces of detached hulls be considered foreign
material in oats?

9\. What is the basis for determining foreign material in rye?

10\. What does foreign material in soybeans include?

11\. What does coarse foreign material in soybeans consist of?

12\. What size sample portion is used to determine coarse foreign
material in soybeans?

13\. What size sample portion is used to determine fine foreign material
in soybeans?

14\. How are the sieves for determining fine foreign material in
soybeans assembled?

15\. When determining fine foreign material in soybeans, how should the
technician hold the sieves and the bottom pan for the hand sieving
method?

16\. When using the had-sieving method to determine fine foreign
material in soybeans, how many inches should the technician move the
sieve from right to left and then from left to right to complete one (1)
sieving operation?

17\. Using the following information, compute the total percentage of
foreign material in a soybean sample:

-   Original sample of 1000 grams; coarse foreign material of 45 grams.

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-   Fine foreign material portions of 125 grams; fine foreign material
    removed 2.75 grams.

18\. What does foreign material in mixed grain include?

19\. Are immature kernels of oats considered foreign material for oats?

20\. Must unattached hulls of sorghum remaining with the machine-cleaned
sorghum function as foreign material?
**These deliverables apply to this individual practice. For other
planned practice deliverables refer to those specific Statements of
Work.**

**DESIGN**

**Deliverables:**

1.  Design documentation that will demonstrate that the criteria in NRCS
    practice standard have been met and are compatible with other
    planned and applied practices.

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a.  Practice purpose(s) as identified in the conservation plan

b.  Inform the decision maker they are responsible for any required
    permits.

c.  Compliance with NRCS national and state utility safety policy (NEM
    Part 503-Safety, Subpart A - Engineering Activities Affecting
    Utilities 503.00 through 503.06)

d.  Practice standard criteria related computations and analyses to
    develop plans and specifications including but not limited to:

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i.  Water quantity and quality

ii. Structural

iii. Environmental Considerations

iv. Safety Considerations (NEM Part 503-Safety, Subpart A, 503.10
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2.  Written plans and specifications including sketches and drawings
    shall be provided to the client that adequately describes the
    requirements to install the practice and obtain necessary
    permits\...

3.  Operation and Maintenance Plan

4.  Certification that the design meets practice standard criteria and
    comply with applicable laws and regulations (NEM Subpart A,
    505.03 (a) (3)).

5.  Design modifications during installation as required.

**INSTALLATION**

**Deliverables**

1.  Pre Installation conference with client and contractor.

2.  Verification that client has obtained required permits.

3.  Staking and layout according to plans and specifications including
    applicable layout notes.

4.  Installation inspection (according to inspection plan as
    appropriate).

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a.  Actual materials used (Part 512, Subchapter D Quality Assurance
    Activities, 512.33)

b.  Inspection records

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5.  Facilitate and implement required design modifications with client
    and original designer

6.  Advise client/NRCS on compliance issues with all federal, state,
    tribal, and local laws, regulations and NRCS policies during
    installation.

7.  Certification that the installation process and materials meets
    design and permit requirements.

**CHECK OUT**

**Deliverables**

1.  As-Built documentation.

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b.  Drawings

c.  Final quantities

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2.  Certification that the installation meets NRCS standards and
    specifications and is in compliance with permits (NEM Subpart A,
    505.03 (c) (1)).

3.  Progress reporting.

**REFERENCES**

-   NRCS Field Office Technical Guide (eFOTG), Section IV, Conservation
    Practice Standard - Fish Raceway or Tank, 398

-   NRCS National Engineering Manual (NEM).

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-   NRCS National Environmental Compliance Handbook

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-   NRCS Cultural Resources Handbook
Core Requirements ant Testing Teleconference

Thursday, February 2, 2006

Attendee's: Allan Eustis, Nelson Hastings, John Wack, David Flater, Alan
Goldfine

Dan Schutzer, JR Harding, Wendy Havens

Meeting begins: 10:08 am

[Agenda]{.underline}

1\. Admin updates

2\. New TGDC member's webpage

3\. Discussion of DF CRT issues paper

4\. Future meetings

[1. Admin updates]{.underline}

AE- March 29^th^ TGDC meeting; travel plans and logistics e-mail sent
from Lucy Salah. She is POC for travel/lodging issues. (301-975-3345).
D. Schutzer has new contact info after March 1^st^:
<Dan.schutzer@fstc.org>. Phone: 917-330-9415.

[2. New TGDC member's webpage]{.underline}

AG- New TGDC sub committee web pages; intended to be more convenient for
members to keep in touch; info on latest drafts, plans

and links to other sub-committee are available. CRT page has link to DF
issues paper; AG will have his issues paper available soon. Passwords
for these web pages are same as passwords for the old page.

[3. Discussion of DF CRT issues paper]{.underline}

DF- 7 actionable issues within: important to have input from experienced
election administrators especially Brit Williams and Paul Craft's
feedback would be most helpful; DF will send them email requesting
future input. Issues include: early voting, jamming tabulators/access
control, reporting of blank ballots, readiness reports, conversion
testing and combined precincts.

AG- All issues, including technical, should be resolved before March
TGDC plenary meeting;

suggests maybe issues/comments sent to election officials who are TGDC
members.

JW- Include material in meeting packet.

AE- Other TGDC representatives included in email from DF; Alice Miller,
John Gale, Sharon Turner-Buie

and Helen Purcell. (cc: tp JRH who will see if he can get input from
local election officials).

JRH- interjects suggestion re: staff recommendations on issues
before/during March TGDC meeting

AG- Advises to check "website" frequently....to stay informed and
updated

JRH asked about a draft agenda for March TGDC meeting. JW noted that EAC
is providing comment to draft at this time. Then we will circulate.

[4. Future meetings]{.underline}

Next meeting on Thursday, February 23^rd^

Meeting ends: 10:26
SPECIFICATIONS FOR LASER VIBROMETER

Electro active polymer is very attractive for aerospace actuation
applications. For the various actuator developments, the challenge is to
measure the displacement profile in the resolution of less than 10µm per
point to get the optimum design utilizing the non contact measurement
method without disturbing the performance.

The Laser vibrometer shall meet the following specifications:

1.  Shall be eye-safe and visible Class II laser output.

2.  Dual Fiber-Optic, Differential or single-point measurements.

3.  Fiber-optic laser delivery.

4.  Laser spot size 5 micrometers with minimum 75 mm standoff working
    distance.

5.  Laser focusing head not more than 24 mm outside diameter.

6.  Fiber cable for laser delivery not more than 10 mm outer diameter
    and not less than 2m long.

7.  Current upgrade possible to turnkey system for scanned measurements
    through a microscope.

8.  Interferometer shall be housed separately from control and
    processing electronics in order to isolate sources of heat and fan
    vibration.

9.  Control and processing electronics shall be modular allowing for
    future decoder upgrade.

10. Doppler tracking filters shall be included.

11. Selectable low-pass Bessel third-order type output filters shall be
    included.

12. IEEE interface shall be included for external control of processing
    electronics.

13. Real-time voltage proportional to velocity.

14. Velocity amplitudes up to +/- 10m/s.

15. Velocity output signal linearity +/-1% of reading.

16. Velocity resolution \<0.16 µm/s/√Hz.

17. Maximum velocity frequency 1.5 MHz.

18. Total harmonic distortion at 1 kHz shall \<0.3% for all ranges
    between 10% and 90% of full-scale velocity output.

19. Real-time voltage proportional to displacement using direct fringe
    counting method.

20. Displacement resolution down to 2nm.

21. Maximum measurable displacement 82 mm peak-peak.

22. Displacement frequency range DC to 250 kHz.

23. Displacement output signal linearity typically 0.1% of full scale.

24. Shall be possible to measure surfaces ranging from mirror-like to
    flat black with no surface preparation.
***Authorization -*** a formal recognition that a laboratory is
competent to carry out specific tests.

***Corrective Action -*** an action taken to eliminate the causes of an
existing deficiency or other undesirable situation in order to prevent
recurrence.

***Deficiency -*** the nonfulfillment of an accrediting or authorization
body's conditions and/or criteria for accreditation or authorization.

***Internal Audit -*** systematic and documented process for obtaining
evidence and evaluating it objectively to verify that a laboratory's
operations comply with the requirements of its quality system. \[NIST HB
150\]

***Interlaboratory Comparisons -*** organization, performance, and
evaluation of tests on the same or similar items or materials by two or
more laboratories in accordance with predetermined conditions. \[ISO/IEC
Guide 43-1:1997, 3.7 expanded\]

***NVLAP -*** the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program, a
part of NIST

***OWM -*** the Office of Weights and Measures, a part of NIST.

***Preventive Action -*** an action taken to eliminate the causes of a
potential deficiency or other undesirable situation in order to prevent
occurrence. \[NIST HB 143\]

***Proficiency Testing -*** determination of laboratory testing
performance by means of interlaboratory comparisons. \[ISO/IEC Guide
2:1996, 13.5\]

***Standard, Primary -*** Standard that is designated or widely
acknowledged as having the highest metrological qualities and whose
value is accepted without reference to other standards of the same
quantity. \[VIM:1993, 6.4\]

***Standard, Reference -*** Standard, generally of the highest
metrological quality available at a given location or in a given
organization, from which measurements made at that location are derived.
\[VIM:1993, 6.6\]

***Standard, Secondary -*** Standard whose value is assigned by
comparison with a primary standard of the same quantity. \[VIM:1993,
6.5\]

***Standard, Working -*** Standard that is used routinely to calibrate
or check material measures, measuring instruments, or reference
materials. \[VIM:1993, 6.7, without notes\]

***Traceability -*** the property of a result of a measurement or the
value of a standard whereby it can be related to stated references,
usually national or international standards, through an unbroken chain
of comparisons all having stated uncertainties. \[VIM:1993, 6.10,
without notes\]

***Uncertainty of Measurement --*** parameter, associated with the
result of a measurement, that characterizes the dispersion of the values
that could reasonably be attributed to the measurand. \[VIM:1993, 3.9,
without notes\]

***Uncertainty, Type A (evaluation of) -*** method of evaluation of
uncertainty by the statistical analysis of series of observations.
\[GUM:1993, 2.3.2\]

***Uncertainty, Type B (evaluation of) -*** method of evaluation of
uncertainty by means other than the statistical analysis of series of
observations. \[GUM:1993, 2.3.3\]

***Verification -*** confirmation by examination and provision of
evidence that specified requirements have been met. \[ISO 8402:1994,
2.17, without notes\]
DA 04-75

January 15, 2004

**EFFECTIVE DATE OF CERTAIN RULES ADOPTED IN THE**

**SECONDARY MARKETS PROCEEDING, WT DKT. NO. 00-230,**

**DELAYED UNTIL FEBRUARY 2, 2004**

On October 6, 2003, the Commission released a Report and Order and
Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in WT Docket No. 00-230, In the
Matter of Promoting Efficient Use of Spectrum Through Elimination of
Barriers to the Development of Secondary Markets (Secondary Markets
Report and Order). A summary of the Secondary Markets Report and Order
was published in the Federal Register on November 25, 2003. *See* 68
Fed. Reg. 66252 (Nov. 25, 2003). The Federal Register summary prescribed
that, except for sections 1.913(a), 1.913(a)(3), 1.948(j), 1.2002(d),
1.2003, 1.9003, 1.9020(e), 1.9030(e), and 1.9035(e) of the Commission's
rules, the various rules adopted in the Secondary Markets Report and
Order are to be effective January 26, 2004. (Sections 1.913(a),
1.913(a)(3), 1.2002(d), 1.2003, 1.9003, 1.9020(e), 1.9030(e), and
1.9035(e) of the Commission's rules contain information collections
requirements that are not effective until approved by the Office of
Management and Budget, and section 1.948(j) of the Commission's rules is
effective on April 5, 2004.)

In order to comply with the requirements of the Congressional Review Act
under the Contract with America Advancement Act of 1996, *see* 5 U.S.C.
§ 801(a)(3), the effective date of the rules that otherwise currently
are to become effective on January 26, 2004 must be extended to February
2, 2004. The effective dates of sections 1.913(a), 1.913(a)(3),
1.948(j), 1.2002(d), 1.2003, 1.9003, 1.9020(e), 1.9030(e), and 1.9035(e)
of the Commission's rules are not affected by this extension of the
effective date for all other rules adopted in the Secondary Markets
Report and Order.

A notification of this change in the effective date of certain of the
rules adopted in the Secondary Markets Report and Order will be
published in the Federal Register.

For any questions, please contact Kathy Harris, Deputy Chief, Mobility
Division, at 202.418.0609.
# Poster Presentation 1B-55

**Using HPLC/ELSD Methods to Quantify Oligosaccharides and Determined
Cellulose Molecular Weight Distribution During Enzymatic Hydrolysis of
Cellulose**

[Xiao Zhang]{.underline}, Dan Xie and John Saddler\*

Forest Products Biotechnology

University of British Columbia

4033-2424 Main Mall

Vancouver BC, V6T 1Z4 Canada

Phone: 604-822-2467; Fax: 604-822-8645; E-mail:
<saddler@interchg.ubc.ca>

A high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) method with evaporative
light scattering detector (ELSD) was developed to determine the mono-
and oligosaccharides obtained from lignocellulosic materials. A Prevail
Carbohydrate ES column (5µ, 250 x 4.6mm) with a water/acetonitrile
gradient was used to elute analytes. This method was applied to
determine the release of glucose and its oligomers during both enzymatic
and acid hydrolysis of model celluloses (Avicel and Sigmacell). The
production of sugar oligomers, particularly the cellobiose and
cellotriose, during both celluclast and endoglucanase hydrolysis of
model celluloses was monitored during a 96-hour incubation time. An
HPLC/ELSD method was also developed to measure the molecule weight
distribution of cellulose during model cellulose hydrolysis by different
enzyme fractions. Previous GPC methods required derivatization of the
analyte prior to determine the molecule weight distribution of
cellulose. In this isocratic method, tetrahydrofuran (THF) was used as
delivering solvent and minimum sample preparation was required. The
potential of using both methods to investigate the mechanism of
enzymatic depolymerization of cellulose present in different substrates
was described.
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**Memorization Tips**

-   Every one has a specific way of learning. Here are some tips to help
    you in memorizing your speech for the oratorical contest.

-   Practice, Practice, Practice

    -   The more you practice the more you'll remember.

-   Read your speech out loud every day.

    -   You remember more when you hear your own voice.

    -   Tape it and play it back.

    -   Try listening to it in the car or as you fall asleep

-   Divide your speech into segments and memorize the segments.

    -   Try memorizing short chunks 3 to 5 times a day 3 to 5 days.

-   Try visual exaggeration.

    -   Enlarge, color code, or change the font of key words.

    -   BUT only use this in rehearsal not for the performance.
**National Irrigation Water Quality Program**\
U.S. Department of the Interior

Biogeochemical Transformations of Selenium in Anoxic Environments

Ronald S. Oremland\
U.S. Geological Survey

INTRODUCTION

Selenium is a micronutrient involved in diverse biochemical reactions
and has long been known to be required in the diet of animals and for
the growth of plants. Indeed, a deficiency of dietary selenium in cattle
results in deleterious effects, including anemia and death. Selenium is
required for the growth of several species of phytoplankton and
bacteria. In contrast with its widespread use as a cofactor in
biochemical systems, when absorbed at high concentrations selenium poses
a threat to the health of animals, and selenium oxyanions (e.g.,
selenate and selenite) inhibit the growth of a variety of
microorganisms.

Anthropogenic sources of selenium to the environment are diverse and
include fly ash from fossil fuel combustion, petroleum refining, mine
drainage, and domestic household sources such as dandruff shampoo.
Ironically, it is selenium that is already abundant in the environment
in the form of naturally occurring seleniferous salts that have caused
the most problems. Thus, the leaching of selenium oxyanions caused by
agricultural activity on irrigated seleniferous soils, such as those of
the western San Joaquin Valley of California, have commanded the most
attention and have become the focus of debate in the scientific
community, among water management professionals, in the agricultural
industry, and at public forums. Consequently, attention was drawn to the
fact that although much was known concerning the toxicity of selenium to
individual species, there was little information available with regard
to the geochemical properties of selenium, its biologically mediated
geochemical reactions (biogeochemistry), or the bioavailability of its
various chemical forms. For the past decade, therefore, research has
been focused on the transport of selenium in the environment and how
these properties can be exploited to devise treatment technologies and
enlightened management practices.

Microorganisms are known to have biochemical interactions with selenium
that can affect its chemical speciation and complexation and hence may
be of significance in affecting its mobility in nature. Indeed, a
biogeochemical redox selenium \"cycle\" analogous to that of sulfur or
nitrogen was first proposed three decades ago. Because many of the
environments that receive seleniferous waste can be characterized as
anoxic-for example, subsurface saturated soils or organic-rich marsh
sediment-biochemically mediated transformations of selenium carried out
by anaerobic bacteria have been a logical area of investigation. This
chapter summarizes the work conducted in this area, taking special note
of the efforts made over the past decade.
***[Tab 2:]{.underline}* U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE**

**Certification Regarding Debarment, Suspension, and Other**

**Responsibility Matters - Primary Covered Transactions**

This certification is required by the regulations implementing Executive
Order 12549, Debarment and Suspension, 7

CFR Part 3017, Section 3017.510, Participants\' responsibilities. The
regulations were published as Part IV of the

January 30, 1989 Federal Register (pages 4722-4733). Copies of the
regulations may be obtained by contacting the

Department of Agriculture agency offering the proposed covered
transaction.

**(BEFORE COMPLETING CERTIFICATION, READ INSTRUCTIONS ON REVERSE)**

\(1\) The prospective primary participant certifies to the best of its
knowledge and belief, that it and its principals:

\(a\) are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment,
declared ineligible, or

> voluntarily excluded from covered transactions by any Federal
> department or agency;

\(b\) have not within a three-year period preceding this proposal been
convicted of or had a

> civil judgment rendered against them for commission of fraud or a
> criminal offense in
>
> connection with obtaining, attempting to obtain, or performing a
> public (Federal, State or
>
> local) transaction or contract under a public transaction; violation
> of Federal or State
>
> antitrust statutes or commission of embezzlement, theft, forgery,
> bribery, falsification or
>
> destruction of records, making false statements, or receiving stolen
> property;

\(c\) are not presently indicted for or otherwise criminally or civilly
charged by a governmental

> entity (Federal, State or local) with commission of any of the
> offenses enumerated in
>
> paragraph (1)(b) of this certification; and

\(d\) have not within a three-year period preceding this
application/proposal had one or more

> public transactions (Federal, State or local) terminated for cause or
> default.

\(2\) Where the prospective primary participant is unable to certify to
any of the statements in this certification,

such prospective participant shall attach an explanation to this
proposal.

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height="0.2847222222222222in"} **Department of Veterans Affairs**

***Veterans' Mortgage Life Insurance (VMLI)***

# What Is Veterans Mortgage Life Insurance (VMLI)?

Veterans Mortgage Life Insurance (VMLI) is an insurance program that
provides insurance coverage on the home mortgages of certain severely
disabled veterans.

# Who Is Eligible?

VMLI is only available to veterans with severe service-connected
disabilities who:

-   received a Specially Adapted Housing (SAH) grant from VA for
    assistance in building, remodeling, or purchasing an adapted home;
    ***and***

-   have title to the home; ***and***

-   have a mortgage on the home.

***Note:*** Eligible veterans must apply for the coverage prior to their
70^th^ birthday.

# What Coverage Does VMLI Provide?

VMLI will pay up to \$90,000 of the outstanding mortgage.

The insurance is payable only to the [mortgage lender]{.underline}, not
to family members.

VMLI coverage is available on a new mortgage, an existing mortgage, a
refinanced mortgage, or a second mortgage.

# How Much Does VMLI Cost?

VMLI premiums are determined by:

-   The insurance age of the veteran; ***and***

-   The outstanding balance of the mortgage at the time of application;
    ***and***

-   The remaining length of the mortgage.

VMLI premiums [must]{.underline} be paid by deduction from the veteran's
monthly compensation.

# How Do You Apply For VMLI?

You can apply for VMLI by completing VA Form 29-8636, *Veterans Mortgage
Life Insurance Statement,* and submitting it to the Department of
Veterans Affairs Regional Office and Insurance Center in Philadelphia.
Veterans can contact the Insurance Center for an application or visit
the website to obtain an application and learn more information about
the VMLI program.

**For More Information, Call Toll-Free 1-800-419-1473**

**or Visit Our Web Site at**
**[http://www.insurance.va.gov](http://www.insurance.va.gov/).**

Insurance Service -- April 2006
Background:

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The Office of AIDS Research requests the contractor to issue a check for
\$40,000 in support for the project "HIV/AIDS Immunology Research in
India" to be held in December 2007. The \$40,000 will provide support
for both a symposium and workshop in Pune, India.

Description of Work:

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The contractor will complete the following tasks.

1\. Issue a check for \$40,000.

Make check payable to: The Regents of the University of California

UCLA Remittance Center

10920 Wilshire Blvd., Room 107

Los Angeles, CA  90024

2\. Please deliver check to: Karen Watts-Green

5635 Fishers Lane, Suite 4000

Rockville, Maryland 20892
**7th International Workshop on Interfaces:** New Materials via
Interfacial Control

**Santiago de Compostela, Spain,** June 22-26, 2008

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