BEE-spoke-data/govdocs1-by-extension huggingface dataset:
A Three-Dimensional View of the Seattle Basin from Gravity Inversion and
Seismic Velocity

R J Blakely, T E Parsons, T M Brocher, V E Langenheim (U.S. Geological
Survey, 345 Middlefield Rd., MS 989, Menlo Park, CA 94025; tel.
650-329-5316; e-mail: blakely@usgs.gov); U S ten Brink (USGS, Woods
Hole, MA 02543)

The three-dimensional shape of the Seattle basin was investigated with
gravity anomalies in two ways. First, a basement surface (Eocene
Crescent Formation) was computed directly from gravity anomalies by
assuming a prescribed density-depth profile for overlying sediments
while allowing basement density to vary horizontally. Second, a
three-dimensional seismic velocity inversion based on the 1998 SHIPS
(Seismic Hazards Investigation in Puget Sound) experiment was
transformed to three-dimensional density, and the gravity anomaly
predicted therefrom \[huh- is a word?\] compared with observed gravity.
Our favored model assumes that Crescent basement has a density of 2920
g/km^3^ and velocity of \>6 km/s, whereas the density and velocity of
overlying sediments are related according to ρ=0.31 v^1/4^ (Gardner et
al., 1974). The forward model based on seismic velocity shows \[close\]
agreement with observed gravity, indicating that the Seattle basin is
about 9 km deep, with its deepest reaches centered beneath central
Seattle. The forward model has more gently sloping margins than
indicated by the gravity inversion, presumably because of inherent
smoothing in the tomographic calculations. The southern margin of the
Seattle basin, formed by the east-west directed, north-verging Seattle
fault zone is exceptionally steep in the gravity inversion. The deep
basement surface shows a narrow, east-west topographic ridge directly
beneath the frontal fault strand of the Seattle fault where it crosses
Bainbridge Island and Puget Sound. \[This last sentence is not very
interesting, sorry \-- This basement "ridge" probably reflects small
lateral density variations in the upper part of the sedimentary section
across the fault strand rather than actual offsets in deep basement.\]
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## FSIS Re-design

## Weekly Status -- November 26^th^, 2003

**Tasks completed this week:**

-   Facilitated a content workshop conference call on Monday, November
    24 with Dave Reiners and Glenn Leslie to hand out content
    assignments and discuss content development best practices.

-   Created a presentation for the USDA Meat & Poultry hotline to
    provide an overview and demo of the vRep on Wednesday, December
    3^rd^.

-   Selected version control and defect tracking software to be used
    during development and testing phases.

-   Began development of Templates A through G.

-   Continued creation of functional test scripts.

-   Continue creation of CAR (Click Action Response) diagrams to
    identify all clickable items on each of the 313 pages defined as in
    scope.

-   Completed Test Approach document.

-   Continue creation of remaining 13 design templates.

-   Began creation of all graphics for the 313 pages defined as in
    scope.

-   Provided feedback on content development submissions - 6 received.

**Tasks for next week:**

-   Review Scope document with Sandy Facinoli and Linda Eckrich.

-   Review HTML/ASP Coding Standards document with Linda Eckrich.

-   Review updated Technical Architecture document with James Hughes and
    Linda Eckrich.

-   Identify additional pages that will be developed by the re-design
    team beyond the 313 defined as in scope. The re-design team will
    hire a sub contractor to develop the additional pages.

-   Continued to test and configure the vRep tool with questions/answers
    received from Linda Eckrich.

-   Continue creation of CAR (Click Action Response) diagrams to
    identify all clickable items on each of the 300 pages defined as in
    scope.

-   Continue creation of all graphics for the 313 pages defined as in
    scope.

-   Present vRep overview and demo to the USDA Meat & Poultry Hotline on
    Wednesday, December 3^rd^.

-   Facilitate final design review meeting to present design templates,
    flash animation of the homepage masthead, and "I Want To..." options
    on Wednesday, November 19.

-   Begin functional browser testing and defect tracking of templates A
    through G.

-   Complete development of templates A through G and migrate to the
    testing environment.

-   Continue to provide feedback and approval on content development
    submissions.

-   Present finalized options of vRep names and faces to Bryce Quick to
    establish a decision.

**Issues:**

-   None.
###  Matter Wave Interferometry with

### Poorly Collimated Beams

## **Ben McMorran**

## **University of Arizona**

####  Tuesday, May 20, 2008

#### 11 am

#### Curia II

In matter wave interferometry there is often a tradeoff between the
total flux and the visibility of fringes. To illustrate this, I will
discuss two types of matter wave interferometers used in our lab: an
atom interferometer that uses a collimated \'bright\' beam of atoms, and
an electron interferometer that uses a relatively uncollimated,
spatially incoherent beam of electrons. Both designs use nano-structure
gratings to diffract particles\' de Broglie waves. We have developed a
theoretical framework based on Gaussian Schell-model beams that can
efficiently model all types of interferometers that use diffraction
gratings. I will present simulations that illustrate how interference
depends on spatial coherence, beam divergence, and grating separations
and angular alignments.

http://www-ppd.fnal.gov/eppoffice-w/Research_Techniques_Seminar/
**TASK DESCRIPTION**

Period covered: 7/20/2007 -- 8/20/2007 -- Dr. Dominique Bicout

Contractor should issue 1 subsistence check @ \$3,000.00 for a total of
\$3000.00 to Dr. Dr. Dominique Bicout. Adherence to the US Tax Laws as
applicable to foreign visitors, Social Security Number or TIN Number
will be provided either during the above time period or upon departure
from appointment.

Please forward the checks to:

Beverley Todd

NIH/NIDDK

10 Center Drive

Building 10, Room 9N208

Bethesda, MD 20892
NY G82514

October 5, 2000

CLA-2-86:RR:NC:N1:113 G82514

CATEGORY: Classification

TARIFF NO.: 8609.00.0000

Mr. John F. Jãger

Toyota Tsusho America, Inc.

702 Triport Road (CL 960)

Georgetown, KY 40324

RE: The tariff classification of a shipping pallet from Japan

Dear Mr. Jãger:

In your letter dated September 19, 2000, you requested a tariff
classification ruling.

The merchandise is a steel Automotive MZ Engine Rack. The picture
supplied with your request shows a foldable and stackable rack with the
capacity to hold up to three MZ engines. The engines are shown placed on
a pallet bottom, surrounded by four sides of structural-type steel, and
secured over the top with steel bar.

The applicable subheading for the engine racks will be 8609.00.0000,
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides
for containers (including containers for the transport of fluids)
specially designed and equipped for carriage by one or more modes of
transport. The rate of duty will be free.

This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Part 177 of the
Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177).

A copy of the ruling or the control number indicated above should be
provided with the entry documents filed at the time this merchandise is
imported. If you have any questions regarding the ruling, contact
National Import Specialist James Smyth at 212-637-7008.

Sincerely,

Robert B. Swierupski

Director

National Commodity

Specialist Division
Background:

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The Office of AIDS Research requests the Contractor to issue a check for
\$25,000 to support the SIDA 2008 International Symposium on September
10-13, 2008 in Buenos Aires, Argentina. These funds will provide support
for training and travel scholarships for young clinicians and scientist
participating in this Symposium.

Description of Work:

1\. Issue a check for \$25,000.

Make check payable to: Fundacion Huesped

A. Peluffo 3932 (C1202ABB)

Buenos Aires, Argentina.

2\. Deliver check to: Karen Watts-Green

5635 Fishers Lane, Suite 4000

Rockville, Maryland 20892

\(301\) 435-7544
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CONTACT: Mark Herberger, Minuteman Missile NHS, 605-433-5552

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

March 23, 2007

MINUTEMAN MISSILE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE

**BEGINS 2007 SUMMER RESERVATIONS**

Minuteman Missile is proud to announce that it will begin taking
reservations for the 2007 summer season on Monday April 2nd. During the
2007 season (Memorial Day to Labor Day) tours will be offered twice
daily, Monday through Friday at 9 A.M. and 1:30 P.M. Visitors on tour
are currently escorted through the topside structure and launch control
capsule 30 feet below at Delta-01, a former launch control facility that
housed missile crews from the 44^th^ Missile Wing at Ellsworth AFB. They
also travel to Delta-09, a missile silo containing a Minuteman II
training missile. A reserved tour takes approximately two hours.

Due to unprecedented demand tour space is extremely limited. During the
2006 summer season tours were filled to near one-hundred percent
capacity. Last year, the opening week of reservations in April 2006
filled over half of the summer tour spots. Reservations can be made by
calling the Minuteman Missile headquarters office at 605-433-5552
between 8 A.M. and 4:30 P.M. MST, Monday - Friday.

In addition, the site will be offering two exciting opportunities for
the upcoming summer season in which no reservations will be required.

The first opportunity will be two open houses on June 7^th^ and 21^st^
(the first and third Thursday's of the month). They will take place in
the morning from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. These open houses will allow
many more visitors an opportunity to tour the site. This tour will
include a visit to the underground launch control center.

The second opportunity will be the opening of Launch Facility (missile
silo) Delta-09 to drive up visitation from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday
through Friday. Visitors will be able to view the Minuteman II training
missile on display at this once operational silo. A ranger will also be
stationed at the silo to answer any questions visitors might have about
the site.

Minuteman Missile NHS was established by Congress in 1999 to tell the
story of the Minuteman ICBM system, including the development of the
system, the personnel who served at the 1,000 sites throughout the upper
Great Plains, and the impact of the system on the communities nearby.
Following the transfer of the property from the United States Air Force
in September 2002, the National Park Service began preparing the site
for public tours.

More information about the site can be found on the internet at
[www.nps.gov/mimi](http://www.nps.gov/mimi)
**§1.476 Prohibition on redisclosure.**

Each disclosure under §§1.460 through 1.499 of this part made with the
patient's written consent must be accompanied by a written statement
similar to the following:

> This information has been disclosed to you from records protected by
> Federal confidentiality rules (38 CFR Part 1). The Federal rules
> prohibit you from making any further disclosure of this information
> unless further disclosure is expressly permitted by the written
> consent of the person to whom it pertains or as otherwise permitted by
> 38 CFR Part 1. A general authorization for the release of medical or
> other information is NOT sufficient for this purpose. The Federal
> rules restrict any use of the information to criminally investigate or
> prosecute any alcohol or drug abuse patient or patient with sickle
> cell anemia or HIV infection. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 7334)

**§1.477 Disclosures permitted with written consent.**

If a patient consents to a disclosure of his or her records under §1.475
of this part, a facility may disclose those records in accordance with
that consent to any individual or organization named in the consent,
except that disclosures to central registries and in connection with
criminal justice referrals must meet the requirements of §§1.478 and
1.479 of this part, respectively. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 7332(b)(1))
***Annotated Agenda***

**MAFAC**

**November 12-14, 2008 ∙ New Orleans, LA**

**1. Agenda item Title of Discussion:** *Vision 2020* and Transition
Reports

**2. Discussion Leader/Presenter:**

-   Tony DiLernia, Vision 2020 Working Group

-   Jim Gilmore, Strategic Planning Subcommittee Chair

**3. Objective/Purpose**:

-   To determine how to annually appraise progress on the 2020 report
    recommendations, as well as establish a process to accommodate
    updating topics as needed.

-   To agree on a plan for advancing and communicating the ideas
    contained in the MAFAC transition paper.

-   To review a draft 2-page Vision 2020 document and PowerPoint
    presentation for its usefulness by the committee as communication
    tools and to recommend changes to these, as needed.

**4. Background/Synopsis**: In September 2006, the Assistant
Administrator of NOAA's National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) asked
MAFAC to prepare a report on the desired future state of U.S. Marine
Fisheries. The specific request to MAFAC was "...to create, in clear,
simple, non-jargon language, a stakeholders' consensus on the desired
future state of domestic and international fisheries." The Vision 2020
report is MAFAC's response. The report assesses trends and their impacts
on marine fisheries, provides 10 MAFAC findings based on the trends, and
presents 24 recommendations organized under five main topics:

1.  Demand, Supply and Quality of Seafood Products (4)

2.  Commercial Fisheries (5)

3.  Recreational Fisheries (4)

4.  Aquaculture (4)

5.  Management (7)

Since July 2008, MAFAC has completed a Transition Paper to highlight the
highest priority immediate steps that the new administration should
consider to continue progress on enhancing marine resource management,
food security and strengthening the economies of vital coastal
communities.

Record of Decision:

Decision, Next Step(s) and/or Action:

Assigned to:

Due Date:
\-\-\-\--Original Message\-\-\-\--

From: Joe Kieffer
\[[[mailto:drew202nd@yahoo.com]{.underline}](mailto:drew202nd@yahoo.com)\]

Sent: Monday, March 14, 2005 8:19 PM

To: comments

Subject: tax reform opinion

I\'ve sent a short letter in a Attachment and below. Thank you for your
time.

Joseph Kieffer

March 14, 2005

Joseph Kieffer and Craig Ball

1212 10 ½ St N

Moorhead, MN 56560

Dear Tax Reform Panel,

I was just added to my partner\'s health insurance because his company
finally added domestic partner benefits. This was a relief because
before then I had no insurance. Now I can rest a little easier knowing
if I get hurt or sick it won\'t ruin us financially. However, Craig (my
partner) now has to pay more than his co-workers who are legally married
because I\'m not recognized as a spouse and must be taxed extra.

Please take this into consideration when you rewrite the Tax laws. I
find it horriable that we pay more into the system but get less just
because we\'re gay.

Joseph Kieffer

Moorhead, MN

\_\_\_\_\_

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> March 14, 2005

Joseph Kieffer and Craig Ball

1212 10 ½ St N

Moorhead, MN 56560

Dear Tax Reform Panel,

I was just added to my partner's health insurance because his company
finally added domestic partner benefits. This was a relief because
before then I had no insurance. Now I can rest a little easier knowing
if I get hurt or sick it won't ruin us financially. However, Craig (my
partner) now has to pay more than his co-workers who are legally married
because I'm not recognized as a spouse and must be taxed extra.

Please take this into consideration when you rewrite the Tax laws. I
find it horriable that we pay more into the system but get less just
because we're gay.

Joseph Kieffer

Moorhead, MN
[PURPOSE]{.underline}

-   To provide technical assistance for business development and conduct
    economic development planning in rural areas (less than 50,000
    population).

[APPLICANT ELIGIBILITY]{.underline}

-   Public bodies

-   Cooperatives

-   Private nonprofit corporations

[USE OF GRANT FUNDS]{.underline}

-   Identify and analyze business opportunities that will use local
    rural materials or human resources, including export markets,
    feasibility and business plan studies.

-   Identify, train, and provide technical assistance to existing or
    prospective rural entrepreneurs and managers.

-   Establish business support centers and otherwise assist in the
    creation of new rural businesses.

-   Conduct local community or multi-county economic development
    planning.

-   Establish centers for training, technology and trade that will
    provide training to rural businesses in the utilization of
    interactive communications technologies to develop international
    trade opportunities and markets.

-   Establish leadership development training of existing or prospective
    rural entrepreneurs and managers

-   Pay reasonable fees and charges for professional services necessary
    to conduct the technical assistance, training, or planning
    functions.

Grants will be made only when:

-   There is a reasonable prospect that the project will result in the
    economic development of a rural area.

-   The proposal includes a basis for determining the success or failure
    of the project and individual major elements of the project and
    outlines procedures that will be taken to assess the project's
    impact at its conclusion.

-   The proposed project is consistent with local and area-wide
    strategic plans for community and economic development.

-   The project can reasonably be expected to be completed within 2 full
    years after it is begun.

[MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM GRANT AMOUNTS]{.underline}

-   No minimum

-   \$50,0000 maximum

[APPLICATION PROCESS]{.underline}

-   Applications may be submitted to Kathy Coyle, 809 8^th^ St., Detroit
    Lakes, MN 56501 or Paul Pierson 1567 North McMillian, Worthington,
    MN 56187 or State Office.

-   Applications are selected on a nationwide competitive basis.

-   Contact either of the offices listed above or State Office for
    established application deadlines and application assistance.

[SELECTION FACTORS]{.underline}

-   Sustainability

-   Improvements in the quality of economic activity

-   Commitment of nonfederal funding sources

-   Natural disaster designation

-   Major structural changes in the local economy

-   Long-term poverty

-   Long-term population decline

-   Long-term job deterioration

-   A new best practice

-   State Director discretionary points

[FOR MORE INFORMATION]{.underline}

Contact:

> Northern Minnesota: Francis (Butch) Koehmstedt, 218-681-2843 ext. 114,
> Francis.Koehmstedt@mn.usda.gov
>
> Central Minnesota: Kathy Coyle, 218-847-9392x121,
> Kathy.Coyle@mn.usda.gov
>
> Southern Minnesota: Lisa Noty, 507-373-7960x120, Lisa.Noty@mn.usda.gov

**www.rurdev.usda.gov/mn**
**Disclosures Without Patient Consent**

**§1.485 Medical emergencies.**

\(a\) *General rule*. Under the procedures required by paragraph (c) of
this section, patient identifying information from records covered by
§§1.460 through 1.499 of this part may be disclosed to medical personnel
who have a need for information about a patient for the purpose of
treating a condition which poses an immediate threat to the health of
any individual and which requires immediate medical intervention.

\(b\) *Special rule*. Patient identifying information may be disclosed
to medical personnel of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) who
assert a reason to believe that the health of any individual may be
threatened by an error in the manufacture, labeling, or sale of a
product under FDA jurisdiction, and that the information will be used
for the exclusive purpose of notifying patients or their physicians of
potential dangers.

\(c\) *Procedures*. Immediately following disclosure, any VA employee
making an oral disclosure under authority of this section shall make an
accounting of the disclosure in accordance with the Privacy Act (5
U.S.C. 552a(c) and 38 CFR 1.576(c)) and document the disclosure in the
patient's records setting forth in writing:

\(1\) The name and address of the medical personnel to whom disclosure
was made and their affiliation with any health care facility;

\(2\) The name of the individual making the disclosure;

\(3\) The date and time of the disclosure;

\(4\) The nature of the emergency (or error, if the report was to FDA);

\(5\) The information disclosed; and

\(6\) The authority for making the disclosure (§1.485 of this part).
(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 7332(b)(2)(A))
> ![](media/image1.png){width="1.5847222222222221in"
> height="0.7277777777777777in"} ***Disaster News***

***Economic Injury Loans for Small Businesses***

SBA Disaster Assistance--Field Operations Center East-One Baltimore
Place, Suite 300-Atlanta, GA 30308

**Release Date:** July 31, 2007 **Contact:** Michael Lampton

**Release Number:** 07-581, NY 10925 **Phone:** 404-347-3771

**SBA URGES PRIVATE NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS TO APPLY FOR DISASTER
ASSISTANCE BEFORE AUG. 31;**

**ADDS ULSTER COUNTY**

**NEW YORK --** U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is reminding
Private Non-Profit organizations (PNPs) that do not provide critical
services of a governmental nature that the filing deadline for SBA low
interest rate disaster loans is **August 31, 2007.** SBA also announces
that Ulster County in the State of New York has been added to the
declaration. These loans are available as a result of President Bush's
Disaster Declaration for Public Assistance resulting from damages caused
by the severe storms and flooding that occurred June 19, 2007.

PNPs located in the counties of Delaware, Sullivan and Ulster in the
State of New York are eligible to apply to SBA. Examples of eligible non
critical PNP organizations include, but are not limited to, food
kitchens, homeless shelters, museums, libraries, community centers,
colleges.

All interested PNPs should first register with the New York Emergency
Management Division (NYEMD) by calling 518-292-2275. At the time of
registration, the NYEMD will determine if the PNP provides essential
governmental services, and if it meets the definition of a "critical
facility." Based upon that conclusion, the NYEMD will refer the PNP to
SBA for disaster loan assistance or to FEMA for their Public Assistance
(PA) program for a possible grant.

**The deadline to apply for these loans is [August 31,
2007.]{.underline}**

Disaster loan information and application forms may be obtained by
writing to the U.S. Small Business Administration, Processing and
Disbursement Center -- 14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX 76155, or by
calling the SBA Customer Service Center at 1-800-659-2955 (for the
hearing-impaired\
1-800-877-8339), Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 9 p.m. and
Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

*\# \# \#*

*For more information about the SBA's Disaster Loan Programs, visit our
website at
[www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance](http://www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance).*
**U.S. Congressman Steve King**

Iowa's Fifth Congressional District

1432 Longworth House Office Building  Washington, DC 20515

<http://www.house.gov/steveking/> Fax: (202) Phone: (202) 225-4426 
225-3193

**\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_**

 

**\*\*\*PRESS RELEASE\*\*\***

 

FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE                                                                        CONTACT:
S. Brenna Findley

November 11,
2004                                                                                                              
(202) 225-4426 (office)

>  

                                   

**KING COMMENTS ON ARAFAT'S DEATH**

** **

**Washington, D.C.\--**  Congressman Steve King issued this statement
today in response to Yasser Arafat\'s recent death at a Paris hospital.

 

**\"Secular Arab terrorism originated under Yasser Arafat,\"** said
King.   **"The world has watched as Palestinian secular terrorists have
been joined by Islamic fundamentalist terrorists to become a threat to
the entire world."**

 

During his life, Arafat served as the head of the Palestinian Liberation
Organization (PLO), an organization which used terrorism to advance
their agenda.  King stated, "**Arafat built a financial empire and
political following by fomenting an entire culture based on hatred."**

** **

King expressed his hope for peace in the Middle East.**   "It is my hope
that a new Palestinian leader will emerge who will bring peace and
cooperation to the Middle East."**

 

\###
**§3.27 Automatic adjustment of benefit rates.**

\(a\) *Improved pension*. Whenever there is a cost-of-living increase in
benefit amounts payable under section 215(i) of Title II of the Social
Security Act, VA shall, effective on the dates such increases become
effective, increase by the same percentage each maximum annual rate of
pension. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 5312(a))

\(b\) *Parents' dependency and indemnity compensation---maximum annual
income limitation and maximum monthly rates*. Whenever there is a
cost-of-living increase in benefit amounts payable under section 215(i)
of Title II of the Social Security Act, VA shall, effective on the dates
such increases become effective, increase by the same percentage the
annual income limitations and the maximum monthly rates of dependency
indemnity compensation for parents. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 5312(b)(1))

\(c\) *Monetary allowance under 38 U.S.C. chapter 18 for certain
individuals who are children of Vietnam veterans*. Whenever there is a
cost-of-living increase in benefit amounts payable under section 215(i)
of Title II of the Social Security Act, VA shall, effective on the dates
such increases become effective, increase by the same percentage the
monthly allowance rates under 38 U.S.C. chapter 18. (Authority: 38
U.S.C. 1805(b)(3), 1815(d), 5312)

\(d\) *Medal of Honor pension*. Beginning in the year 2004, VA shall,
effective December 1 of each year, increase the monthly Medal of Honor
pension by the same percentage as the percentage by which benefit
amounts payable under section 215(i) of Title II of the Social Security
Act are increased effective December 1 of such year. (Authority: 38
U.S.C. 1562(e))

\(e\) *Publishing requirements*. Increases in pension rates, parents'
dependency and indemnity compensation rates and income limitation, the
monthly allowance rates under 38 U.S.C. chapter 18 and the Medal of
Honor pension made under this section shall be published in the *Federal
Register*. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 1805(b)(3), 1815(d), 5312(c)(1))

\[44 FR 45934, Aug. 6, 1979, as amended at 52 FR 34908, Sept. 14, 1987;
62 FR 51278, Sept. 30, 1997; 67 FR 49586, July 31, 2002; 68 FR 55467,
Sept. 26, 2003\]

**Supplement *Highlights* references**: 31(1), 54(2), 60(1).
**STATEMENT OF**

**COMMISSIONER JONATHAN S. ADELSTEIN**

*Re:* *Amendment of Part 2 of the Commission's Rules to Allocate
Spectrum Below 3 GHz for Mobile and Fixed Services to Support the
Introduction of New Advanced Wireless Services, including Third
Generation Wireless Systems; ET Docket No. 00-258, Service Rules for
Advanced Wireless Services in the 1915-1920 MHz, 1995-2000 MHz,
2020-2025 MHz and 2175-2180 MHz Bands; WT Docket No. 04-356*

It's always exciting to consider new spectrum opportunities. I very much
appreciate the efforts of the Office of Engineering and Technology and
the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau to explore new ways to improve
the use of spectrum. I have talked before about one of my goals to
maximize the services and information that flow over our nation's
airwaves. And the items before us can really help to further that goal.

At the same time, there clearly are some challenges in looking at new
services for the so-called "H" block. I am pleased that we are moving
forward a little cautiously on some of the technical issues presented by
possible use of this band. In promoting new services, we always need to
make sure that we are adequately protecting any existing service. In
this case, we must ensure that our rules shield the significant base of
existing PCS customers from harmful interference. Consistent with a
framework for innovation, the Commission has a responsibility to
establish ground rules for ensuring that harmful interference does not
occur -- while still striving to promote new technologies and services.

I think we are on the right track here. We have teed up a lot of good
discussion in the NPRM on the interference issue. I look forward to
hearing the result of industry tests over the next several months and to
following the healthy debate that is sure to follow. I am pleased with
the outcome today, and think we have struck just the right balance in
addressing these valuable pieces of spectrum.
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(Webcast Taping 3/14/08 @ 1 p.m.)

**Supporting National Alcohol and Drug Addiction *Recovery Month***

**Webcast Topic:** *Real People, Real Recovery: Effectively Delivering
Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care*

**Host:** Ivette Torres, Associate Director for Consumer Affairs, Center
for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), Substance Abuse and Mental Health
Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services (HHS)

**Invited Panelists**: Westley Clark, M.D., J.D., M.P.H., CAS, FASAM,
Director, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT), Substance Abuse
and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of
Health and Human Services (HHS); Pam Rodriguez, executive vice president
of Treatment Alternatives for Safe Communities Inc. (TASC); Phil
Valentine, Executive Director, Connecticut Community for Addiction
Recovery (CCAR); Dotty Blum, PhD, CEAP, Founder and President of SELECT,
Inc. (**S**ervices for **E**mployees **L**ooking for **E**ducation,
**C**ounseling or **T**reatment).

**Program Abstract**:

In 2006, an estimated 22.6 million persons aged 12 or older were
classified with substance dependence or abuse in the past year.\* Of
these, only 4 million received some kind of treatment for a problem
related to the use of alcohol or illicit drugs. Luckily, a host of
services exists for those who need them. From 12-step programs to
inpatient and out-patient treatment and from recovery-oriented housing
to sober recreational activities like those celebrated each September
during *Recovery Month*, there is an entire network of treatment and
support services available for those dealing with substance abuse and
mental health disorders. This program will examine some of those
services and explore ways to increase awareness and better deliver these
services to those who need them.

\*Source: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
2007. *Results From the* *2006 National Survey on Drug Use and Health:
National Findings.*

**Key Questions**:

-   **What is a "recovery-oriented system of care"?**

-   **What are the goals of recovery-oriented systems of care?**

-   **What are "recovery support services"?**

-   **What are some organizations/programs that deliver effective
    treatment services?**

-   **How damaging is stigma, and what can be done to minimize or
    eradicate it?**

Webcast Date: July 2^nd^, 2008 (1 hour); Event to be archived online at

[http://www.recoverymonth.gov](http://www.recoverymonth.gov/)
**[Directions for 11^th^ Annual Northern Plains Convective
Workshop]{.underline}**

*Directions to the C'mon Inn from Interstate 29*

Get off Exit 138, then head east (northbound traffic take right,
southbound traffic take left). Go east for 5 blocks (3 stop lights) on
32^nd^Ave, and the C'mon Inn will be on your right. Note, the Holiday
Inn Express (HIE) is located on 32^nd^ Ave at the first right heading
eastbound, you will see the HIE once you get off Exit 138.

*Directions from the C'mon Inn to Clifford Hall, Room 210 on the UND
campus*

Go west on 32^nd^Ave, turn right at the Superpumper gas station onto S.
38th St (heading northbound), then follow the bends in the road and it
will become 42^nd^ St. Continue through 3 lights (after the second light
at Demers Ave., get into the right lane) until you get to University
Ave. (about 2.5 miles) and take right onto University Ave. Then take
next right into UND parking lot, and Clifford Hall (large radar dome on
roof) will be on your right. Park in the south side of Clifford Hall,
you **don't** need any parking permits. Go into the entrance to Clifford
Hall on the east side of building, climb stairs to the 2^nd^ floor, take
left and you'll walk into Clifford 210!

*Directions to Speedway Steakhouse Restaurant from C'mon Inn*

Go west on 32^nd^Ave, turn right at the Superpumper onto S. 42^nd^ St,
then follow the bend in the road and continue as if you were going to
Clifford Hall, continue past University Ave for about 0.5 miles, then on
your left you will see Speedway restaurant located at 805 N 42nd St. We
have a room reserved, so ask for the NWS party.

**[Restaurants]{.underline}**

***For lunch after Tuesday session***

*Overtime Bar and Grill*- take a right on 42^nd^ St. off of University,
and it is on the left, you will see it once on 42^nd^ St.

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All of these restaurants are within walking distance from the C'Mon Inn
on 32^nd^ Ave.

*Golden Corral* - good buffet with lots of food for a reasonable price.

*Texas Roadhouse* - great steak place with neat atmosphere, newly opened
so expect to wait up to one hour before being seated.

*Bostons Sportsbar -* good pizza, sandwiches, burgers etc.

*Ground Round*

*Grizzly's Saloon*

*McDonalds*

*BurgerKing*
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<p>CCSDS 911.1-P-2.1 Space Link Extension - Return All Frames Service
Spec<br />
CCSDS 911.2-P-1.1 Space Link Extension - Return Channel Frames Service
Spec<br />
CCSDS 911.5-P-1.1 Space Link Extension - Return Operational Control
Fields Service Spec<br />
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CCSDS 912.3-P-1.1 Space Link Extension - Forward Space Packet Service
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453-FORM-0002 (12/01)\
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**THE CREATION OF NOVEL ALLELES OF THE *CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS*
MUSCLE-AFFECTING GENE *unc*-82,** [Caitlyn M. Carter^1^]{.underline},
Pamela E. Hoppe\*^2,^ Calvin College^1^, Department of Biology, Grand
Rapids, MI 49546^,^ Western Michigan University^2^, Department of
Biological Sciences, Kalamazoo, MI 49008, pamela.hoppe@wmich.edu

A number of mutant strains of the small nematode *Caenorhabditis
elegans* display disorganization of the normally highly ordered
cytoskeletal network within the body-wall muscle cell's contractile
apparatus. Two of these mutant strains contain point mutations in the
*unc-82* gene. UNC-82 contains a putative serine-threonine kinase
catalytic domain, which is orthologous to the ARK-5 and SNARK human
proteins associated with tumor formation. In *C. elegans*, UNC-82 has
been shown to play a role in the maintenance of thick filament and
M-line organization. Two recessive, loss-of-function *unc-82* mutations
exist. The allele *e1323* introduces an early stop codon in the kinase
domain while *e1220* introduces a missense mutation, but produces a full
length protein. The former represents a null (complete loss-of-function)
mutation, while the latter is a putative kinase-dead mutation. Mutant
worms homozygous for the *e1220* allele display a less severe phenotype
than those homozygous for the *e1323* allele. To further investigate the
role of UNC-82 in muscle organization and maintenance it is desired to
create new *unc-82* alleles through ethyl methanesulfonate (EMS) and
N-ethyl-N-nitrosourea (ENU) mutagenesis. New alleles will aid in the
understanding of the function of UNC-82 and the mechanisms that govern
the formation and organization of the muscle cell cytoskeletal network.
Insight into the role that UNC-82 plays in *C. elegans* may further
elucidate the function that the orthologous human kinases play in the
stress response or tumor formation, as well as any undiscovered role
they may play in normal development.

Caitlyn M. Carter was supported by NSF-REU grant NSF-DBI 0552517
AL05-06 February 28, 2005

**Item:** Louvered heating, ventilating and air conditioning (HVAC)
grilles in locked Behavioral Health Units.

**General Information:** Louvered grilles covering HVAC openings
(Photo 1) located in locked mental health units may be used as an anchor
point for a noose made from clothing or other flexible material.

**Specific Incident:** A mental health patient in a locked Behavioral
Health Unit used an article of clothing to hang from a louvered grille
and the grille supported the full weight of the patient.

**Action:** By March 31, 2005:

> 1\. Survey all locked Behavioral Health Units to determine if louvered
> grilles are present that may be used as an anchor point.
>
> 2\. If louvered grilles are present in these Behavioral Health Units
> upgrade them by installing a woven wire cloth grille (Photo 2) or
> replace them with a suitable grille that cannot be used as an anchor
> point. Breakaway grilles should not be used as the broken parts may be
> used for other purposes.

**Source:** VISN 15

**Addl Information:** A grille cover such as the one shown in photo #2
may be fabricated on site by engineering service personnel. Woven wire
cloth (e.g. stainless steel type 304) may be placed over the existing
grille, riveted in place with the frame secured with tamper proof
screws. Some manufacturers sell suicide deterrent supply grilles (e.g.
Carnes Company, Models RSPA41 or RSPA42 or Anemostat Products Model SV2,
<http://www.anemostat.com/a-catalog/sec_sv2.htm>); however others may
also be available. These examples are provided for information only and
are not intended to represent an endorsement of any one product.

**Contact:** Joe DeRosier, Program Manager, VA National Center for
Patient Safety, telephone: (734) 930-5888

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**Working Group on Calibration and Validation**

**WGCV-29, September 30 -- October 3, 2008**

**INRA, Avignon, France**

**Please complete the following and submit this form no later than
August 31, 2008 to:**

**Frédéric BARET**

**UMR 1114 INRA-UAPV**

**Environnement Méditerranéen et Modélisation des Agro-Hydrosystèmes
(EMMAH)**

**Bâtiment climat, Domaine Saint-Paul , Site Agroparc**

**84914 Avignon Cédex 9, FRANCE**

**Ph : (33) + 4 32 72 23 79, Fax: (33) + 4 32 72 23 62**

**E-mail: <baret@avignon.inra.fr>**

For coordination with the WGCV29 agenda, please e-mail a copy to
<Petya.Campbell@nasa.gov>

**[Please type or write in block letters]{.underline}**

**\_\_\_\_Mr.\_\_\_\_Ms. \_\_\_Dr.**

**First name:** **Last name:**

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DORFO Reference No.: ESSA-04-SB-09

Title: ACB-820 Engineering Support Services

Small Business Set-Aside Competitive Category

Issue date: 12/18/03

Response date: 1/5/04 on or before 10:00 A.M.

Brief Description of Requirement: The contractor shall provide
Engineering Support Services for Facilities Planning/Systems Engineering
Support, Infrastructure Engineering/Installation Design Support, Quality
Management System, and Configuration Management Support for the Hardware
Systems Engineering Group, ACB-820, of the FAA William J. Hughes
Technical Center, Atlantic City International Airport, NJ. The work
activities are to be performed on-site at the Technical Center, however,
some tasks may require the Contractor to travel to one or more
locations, to be determined, in support of the work effort, at the
direction of the Contracting Officer.
IMPEDANCE CHARACTERISTICS OF HIGH-POWER LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES FOR HYBRID
ELECTRIC VEHICLE APPLICATIONS, [M.M. Furczon]{.underline}^1^, D.P.
Abraham\*^2^, University of Illinois at Chicago^1^, Department of
Chemical Engineering, Argonne National Laboratory^2^,
[abraham@cmt.anl.gov]{.underline}

Rechargeable lithium-ion batteries are being studied as part of the U.S.
Department of Energy's FreedomCar and Vehicle Technologies program,
which supports the development of energy-storage technologies for a wide
range of vehicle applications, including hybrid-electric vehicles
(HEVs), battery electric vehicles (EVs), and fuel cell vehicles (FCVs).
Current research on lithium-ion batteries is directed at reducing cost,
improving performance at low temperatures, improving thermal abuse
characteristics, and achieving a 15-year calendar life. Cells ranging in
capacity from 1 mAh to 1Ah and containing a variety of electrodes and
electrolytes are being built and evaluated at Argonne National
Laboratory (ANL) to determine suitable material combinations that will
meet and exceed these challenging goals.

For application in HEVs, lithium-ion cells must deliver and accept
current pulses at relatively high rates at temperatures that range from
-30 to +52°C. Furthermore, the cells must maintain an acceptable
power-delivery capability after aging/cycling under various conditions.
The pulse power capability of a lithium-ion cell is limited by its
impedance, which is determined by the cell's chemistry and construction.
A typical lithium-ion cell includes the following components: (a) a
lithium-intercalating positive electrode containing a layered-oxide
(such as LiNi~0.8~Co~0.15~Al~0.05~O~2~), (b) a lithium-intercalating
negative electrode containing a graphitic carbon, (c) a separator that
provides electronic isolation between the electrodes, while allowing
lithium-ion conduction, and (d) a liquid electrolyte that provides a
medium for transport of lithium ions between, and through, the
electrodes. Our cells also include a reference electrode, based on a
lithium-tin alloy, which allows us to determine the impedance of
individual electrodes.

In this presentation we will highlight the effect of electrolyte
chemistry on impedance (and therefore, power characteristics) of
lithium-ion cells. Data from cells containing LiPF~6~-, LiBF~4~-,
LiF~2~BC~2~O~4~-, and LiB(C~2~O~4~)~2~- based electrolytes will be
presented. The effect of test temperature on cell performance will also
be discussed.