BEE-spoke-data/govdocs1-by-extension huggingface dataset:
**Sample Press Release**

***Note:*** Before filling in the names of the Organization and
Organization Spokesperson, you ***MUST*** contact them to obtain their
permission to use their names in this press release, and you must get
their approval for the language of their quotations, and any changes or
additions they may require. Only after this is done should you send out
the press release.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: \[Date\]

CONTACT: \[Name, Phone Number, E-mail\]

**On Bicycle Safety Day**

**Teach Children the Importance of Bicycle Safety**

Today, in honor of **Bicycle Safety Day**, **\[Name of
Community/Organization\]** has joined together to support a bicycle
safety awareness program to teach safe riding techniques and demonstrate
the correct use of bicycle helmets.

"According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
(NHTSA), bicycle helmets are 85 to 88 percent effective in mitigating
head and brain injuries, making the use of helmets the single most
effective way to reduce head injuries and fatalities resulting from
bicycle crashes. Despite the fact that nearly 70 percent of all fatal
bicycle crashes involve head injuries, only about 20 to 25 percent of
all bicyclists wear bicycle helmets, which is why educating young people
about the importance of wearing one is crucial," said **\[Name of Local
Official\]**. The community is committed to teach its children valuable
life-saving lessons.

"Whether riding for recreation or transportation, all adults and
children should wear a bicycle helmet every time they ride a bicycle.
Being safe is always better than being sorry," **\[Name of local
official\]** stated.

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**Session VI -- Plant Breeding, Germplasm Utilization and Cereal
Genomics -- Poster VI-19**

**SCAR and CAPS Molecular Markers Linked to Quality Traits in Oat**

Stephen J. Molnar\* and Winson Orr

Eastern Cereal and Oilseed Research Centre, Agriculture and Agri-Food
Canada, 960 Carling Avenue, Ottawa, Ontario, K1A 0C6, Canada

\* Corresponding Author: PH: (613) 759-1687; E-mail: molnarsj@agr.gc.ca

**Abstract **

We report on the development of PCR-based Sequence Characterized
Amplified Region (SCAR) and Cleaved Amplified Polymorphic Sequence
(CAPS) molecular markers in oat for application in genetic studies and
marker assisted breeding (Rines et al. 2006). Specific examples will be
drawn from our set of 8 markers developed to target oil content (Orr and
Molnar 2007) and our set of 15 markers developed to target beta-glucan
and protein content (Orr and Molnar 2008).  These more robust markers
were developed from Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers
mapped in the Kanota x Ogle (Wight et al. 2003) or the Terra x Marion
(De

Koeyer et al. 2004) recombinant inbred populations and associated with
QTLs for the traits of interest. While many of the new markers map to
the same loci as the original RAPD markers, others map to homologous or
homoeologous genomic regions and still others to regions not known to be
orthologous to the original RAPD regions. These markers have potential
to define homologous and homoeologous relationships in oat, to
investigate the complex genetics of these grain quality traits, and for
marker assisted oat breeding. Our SCAR and CAPS markers complement
marker development that has been done by other research groups and
several new initiatives, such as DArT and SSR markers (see presentations
by N. Tinker and C. Wight), which are underway to increase the number
and utility of PCR-based markers in oat.

De Koeyer, D.L., Tinker, N.A., Wight, C.P., Deyl, J., Burrows, V.D.,
O'Donoughue , L.S., Lybaert, A., Molnar, S.J., Armstrong, K.C., Fedak,
G., Wesenberg, D.M., Rossnagel, B.G., and McElroy, A. 2004. A molecular
linkage map with associated QTLs from a hulless x covered spring oat
population. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 108: 1285-1298.

Orr, W. and Molnar, S.J. 2007. Development and mapping of PCR-based SCAR
and CAPS markers linked to oil QTLs in oat. Crop Science 47: 848-852.

Orr, W. and Molnar, S.J. 2008. Development of PCR-based SCAR and CAPS
markers linked to β-glucan and protein QTL regions in oat. Genome 51 (in
press).

Rines, H.W., Molnar, S.J., Tinker, N.A., and Phillips, R.L. 2006. Oat.
In: Genome mapping and molecular breeding in plants. Volume 1: Cereals
and millets. Kole, C. (Ed.), Springer-Verlag, Berlin, Heidelberg.

Wight, C.P., Tinker, N.A., Kianian, S.F., Sorrells, M.E., O'Donoughue,
L.S., Hoffman, D.L., Groh, S., Scoles, G. J., Li, C.D., Webster, F.H.,
Phillips, R.L., Rines, H.W., Livingston, S.M., Armstrong, K.C., Fedak,
G., and Molnar, S.J. 2003. A molecular marker map in Kanota x Ogle
hexaploid oat (*Avena* spp.) enhanced by additional markers and a robust
framework. Genome 46: 28-47.
**Damage Diagram**

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Task Description: Dr. Peter Burbelo

Firm will issue 8 checks on the following days for the following
amounts:

October 12^th^ for \$5454.00

October 26^th^ for \$5454.00

November 9^th^ for \$5454.00

November 23^rd^ for \$5454.00

December 7^th^ for \$5454.00

December 21^st^ for \$5454.00

January 4^th^ for \$5454.00

January 18^th^ for \$5454.00

Checks will be issued to Peter Burbelo for payment as per diem and
travel expenses during his stay at NIDCR. It is estimated that Peter
Burbelo will arrive at NIDCR on October 1, 2007 and will depart on
January 18, 2008 a total of \$43,632.00 shall be paid in 8 payments. The
checks should be sent via express mail to the NIDCR, to the attention of
Cynthia Williams at the following address.

Cynthia Williams

Administrative Officer

National Institute of Health

National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research

30 Convent Drive Room 5A503

Bethesda, MD 20892

301-496-1483
#### ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR 

#### INTERNATIONAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

**MEMBERSHIP LIST**

#### June 2005 

## Fred Roberts - Chairman

Center for Discrete Mathematics & Theoretical Computer Science (DIMACS)

Rutgers University

96 Frelinghuysen Road

Piscataway, NJ 08854-8018

Phone: (732) 445-4303

Email: <froberts@dimacs.rutgers.edu>

# **Jeanne Altmann** 

Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ 08544

Office: (609) 258-3814

E-mail: <altj@princeton.edu>

##### Bernard Amadei 

Department of Civil, Environmental, and Architectural Engineering

University of Colorado at Boulder\
Boulder, CO 80309-0428\
Phone: (303) 492-7734\
Fax: (303) 492-7317\
E-mail: <amadei@colorado.edu>

# **Dorothy Anderson** 

Forest Resources, 115 GreenH\
University of Minnesota\
1530 N Cleveland Ave\
St. Paul, MN 55108

Phone: (612) 624-2721

E-mail: <dha@umn.edu>.

## Julio C. de Paula 

Department of Chemistry

Haverford College

370 Lancaster Avenue

Haverford, PA 19041

Phone : (610) 896-1217

## Email : <jdepaula@haverford.edu> 

### *Terry E. Jordan*

Department of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York 14853-1504

Phone: (607) 255-3596

Email: <tej1@cornell.edu>

### *Melanie J. Loots* 

Associate Vice Chancellor for Research

4^th^ Floor Swanland Administration Building

University of Illinois

601 East John Street

Champaign, IL 61820

Phone: (217) 398-3360

Email: mloots@uiuc.edu

## Kenneth Prewitt 

Carnegie Professor of Public Affairs

School of International and Public Affairs

IAB 1315 Columbia University

420 West 118^th^ Street

New York, NY 10027

Phone: (212) 854-1746

Email: kp2058@Columbia.edu

##### Tilahun Yilma 

International Laboratory of Molecular Biology (ILMB)

School of Veterinary Medicine

University of California-Davis

Davis, California, 95616

Phone: (530) 752-8306

Email: <tdyilma@ucdavis.edu>
Background:

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The Office of AIDS Research requests the contractor to issue a check for
\$386,800, in continued support of the Antiretroviral Treatment in Lower
Income Countries (ART-LINC) Collaboration and the new analyses that are
being planned in the upcoming year.

Description of Work:

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The contractor will complete the following tasks.

1\. Issue a check for \$386,800.

Make check payable to: Prof. M. Egger

University of Bern

Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine

Flinkenhubelweg 11

CH-3012 Bern

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

5635 Fishers Lane, Suite 4000

Rockville, Maryland 20892
WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU SHORT TERM NETWORK CHANGE NOTIFICATION

FILED BY QWEST

Report No. NCD-1233 March 31, 2006

Re: SHORT TERM NETWORK CHANGE CERTIFICATION RECEIVED

Qwest, an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed
certification that short term public notice of network change has been
provided through its publicly accessible Internet site, as required by
section 51.329(a) of the rules of the Federal Communications Commission
(FCC), together with certification of service on identified
interconnecting carriers, as required by section 51.333(a). Specific
network change information can be obtained on the Internet at:
<http://www.qwest.com/disclosures>

The incumbent LEC\'s certification refers to the change identified
below:

  ----------------------- ----------------------- -----------------------
  **Qwest Disclosure      **Implementation        **Announcement Title of
  Number**                Date(s)**               Proposed Network
                                                  Change(s)**

  544                     August 21, 2006         Use of CIC 0110 for
                                                  Routing of IntraLATA
                                                  Toll-Free Traffic
  ----------------------- ----------------------- -----------------------

The incumbent LEC Contact:

Melissa Newman

Vice President -- Federal Regulatory

Qwest

607 14^th^ Street, NW, Suite 950

Washington, DC 20005 Phone: (202) 429-3120

An objection to an incumbent LEC\'s short term notice may be filed by an
information service provider or telecommunication service provider that
directly interconnects with the incumbent LEC network. Such objections
must be filed with the Commission, and served on the ILEC, no later than
the ninth business day following the release of this public notice.
*See* 47 C.F.R. § 51.333(c).

The original filing is available for inspection and copying at the FCC
Public Reference Room, Portals II, 445 12^th^ Street, S.W., Suite
CY-A257, Washington, D.C. 20554

For further information, contact Carmell Weathers, (202) 418-2325
(voice), or **<carmell.weathers@fcc.gov>** (email), of the Competition
Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau. The TTY number is (202)
418-0484. **-FCC-**
**DA 08-2561**

**Released: December 15, 2008**

Lauren Lynch Flick

Counsel for Fisher Broadcasting-Oregon TV, L.L.C.

2300 N Street, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20037

Re: MB Docket No. 05-317

Dear Ms. Flick:

By letter dated October 15, 2008, Fisher Broadcasting-Oregon TV, L.L.C.,
licensee of KCBY-DT, Coos Bay, Oregon requested an extension of its
waiver of Section 339(a)(2)(D) of the Communications Act of 1934, as
amended, to prohibit satellite subscribers from receiving or conducting
a digital signal strength test of KCBY-DT's digital signal.[^1] The
Commission granted the original digital signal testing waiver based on
the fact that the station's digital signal coverage was limited due to
the necessity to use a side mounted antenna.[^2] The Commission has
granted the licensee two six-month extensions.[^3] In its most recent
extension request, the licensee states that it continues to experience
loss of approximately 20 % of its predicted population coverage due to
its use of a side mounted antenna and that it is prevented from
installing a top mounted digital antenna because its analog antenna is
currently installed in that position and will continue to operate there
until February 17, 2009 when the digital transition takes place.

Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that the request of Fisher Broadcasting IS
GRANTED and the first permissible date for digital testing for KCBY-DT
IS EXTENDED until February 18, 2009. No further extensions of this
waiver should be necessary.

Sincerely,

Barbara A. Kreisman

Chief, Video Division

Media Bureau

[^1]: *See* 47 U.S.C. § 339 (a)(2)(D)(viii), as amended by Section 207
    of the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of
    2004 ("SHVERA"), 47 U.S.C. § 339.

[^2]: *See Waiver of Digital Testing Pursuant to the Satellite Home
    Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004*, 22 FCC Rcd 12918,
    12925 (MB 2007).

[^3]: *See Waiver of Digital Testing Pursuant to the Satellite Home
    Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004*, 23 FCC Rcd 396,
    400 (MB 2008); Letter to Lauren Lynch Flick, DA 08-1277 (June 6,
    2008).
4005.1 REV 4

APPENDIX 2

RELATED ORGN

NUMBER TITLE DATED HANDBOOKS CODE

CURRENT TITLE I LETTERS

TI-360 Notice to Borrower of HUD\'s 05/07/85 1060.2 HSMT

Role in Title I Loans REV 4

TI-369 Program Integrity Bulletin 03/17/86 1060.2 HSMT

REV 4

TI-376 Subordination of Security 07/22/86 1060.2 HSMT

REV 4

TI-387 Unilateral Reduction of 03/20/87 1060.2 HSMT

Interest Rates for Loans REV 4

that are not Delinquent or

in Default

TI-392 Obtaining Appraisal Services 01/11/88 1060.2 HSMT

on Manufactured Homes REV 4

TI-394 Credit Alert Interactive 03/10/88 1060.2 HSMT

Voice Response System REV 4

TI-399 Additional Forms Available 11/17/88 1060.2 HSMT

from Government Printing REV 4

Offices

TI-400 New Title I Regulations 05/11/89 1060.2 HSMT

Handbook REV 4

TI-401 Major Changes to Title I 09/18/89 1060.2 HSMT

Regulations that Become REV 4

Effective October 9, 1989

TI-403 Identification of Suspended, 07/02/90 1060.2 HSMT

Debarred and Otherwise

Ineligible Loan Participants

TI-404 Home Mortgage Disclosure 08/01/90 1060.2 HSMT

Act Reporting Requirements REV 4

TI-405 Prohibition on the Use of 08/22/90 1060.2 HSMT

Loan Brokers in the Title REV 4

I Program

TI-406 Proposed Reform of the Title I 01/24/91 1060.2 HSMT

Program REV 4

TI-407 Title I Express Telephone 02/25/91 1060.2 HSMT

Service REV 4

TI-408 Required Statement to be Included 03/12/91 1060.2 HSMT

in Notices of Default and REV 4

Acceleration

APP 2-1 9/91

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4005.1 REV 4

APPENDIX 2

RELATED ORGN

NUMBER TITLE DATED HANDBOOKS CODE

TI-409 Imposition of Civil Money 08/23/91 1060.2 HSMT

Penalties Against Title I Lenders, REV 4

Dealers and Loan Correspondents

Under the Department of HUD

Reform Act of 1989

TI-410 Procedures for Appeal of a Claim 08/23/91 1060.2 HSMT

Denial or Request for a Waiver REV 4

of Noncompliance

9/91 APP 2-2
Poster Presentation 5-34

The Procter & Gamble Chemicals and Biomaterials Program

[Phillip R. Green\*,]{.underline} Joia Spooner-Wyman, Donald B. Appleby

Procter & Gamble Chemicals

11530 Reed Hartman Highway

Cincinnati, OH 45241

Phone: 513/626-6543; Fax: 513/626-1313; E-mail: <green.pr.1@pg.com>

P&G Chemicals' current business is primarily oleochemical based,
constructed on the processing of renewable coconut and palm kernel oils,
and partially petrochemicals based. Products include fatty acids,
alcohols, methyl esters, glycerine and dimethyl tertiary amines. These
materials are used in production of a variety of personal care products
as surfactants, humectants, stabilizers, etc. This has served the
company well for over 100 years, but future expansion will be designed
to take advantage of new, economical feedstocks that are becoming
available. This includes understanding the sourcing and processing of
materials that are recovered from the domestic agricultural sector to
economically produce materials of use to P&G consumer brands. To
facilitate achieving this objective, P&G Chemicals has entered into a
strategic alliance with Archer Daniels Midland to explore novel uses for
biotechnologically and traditionally processed agriculture materials. We
are also investigating other types of "waste" streams for applications.
The poster will summarize some of the efforts we are making in this
area.

> Poster Presentation 5-35
>
> **Heavy-Duty Diesel Emissions Characteristics of Glycerol Ethers**
>
> [Joia Spooner-Wyman]{.underline}\*, Donald B. Appleby
>
> Procter & Gamble Chemicals
>
> 11530 Reed Hartman Highway
>
> Cincinnati, OH 45241

Phone: 513/626-6543; Fax: 513/626-1313; E-mail: <green.pr.1@pg.com>

In the process of refining a fat or oil to produce methyl esters,
glycerine is generated as a co-product in an amount equal to 10 % of the
esters by weight. The global glycerine market is estimated to be 750,000
to 800,000 metric tonnes per year. If, as anticipated, biodiesel grows
to 1 billion gallons worldwide, an extra 400,000 tonnes of glycerine
would reach the market. Maintaining high value uses for the biodiesel
co-product will be critical for biodiesel and oleochemical economics.
Thus in the interest of maintaining glycerine value, isobutyl ethers of
glycerol have been suggested as components in diesel or biodiesel fuel.

In the present study, the glycerine derivative will be examined at
Ricardo, Inc. for potential use as a blend component in biodiesel and
diesel fuel. The glycerol ethers will be tested in an Iveco Cursor 8
engine with Euro III emissions standards. The base fuels will be a U.K.
low sulfur diesel fuel and a biodiesel fuel derived from rapeseed oil.
European heavy-duty cycles, both transient and steady state (ETC and
ESC) will be examined through engine performance data. Engine-out
regulated and non-regulated emissions will be reported. Due to health
concerns about diesel exhaust, a particle size distribution will be
measured during the ESC cycle and compared to the reference diesel fuel.
Several hypotheses regarding the effect of the glycerol ethers on diesel
emissions will be discussed.
Southwest Airlines offers the following comment:

It is stated in Boeing Service Bulletin 737-30A1057, Revision 1, dated
October 31, 2007, Section 3 -- WORK INSTRUCTIONS, Step 1.b:

"If the wiper motor has a 2313M-347-3 part number and the serial number
is not listed in

Appendix A of the Rosemount Service Bulletin, change the part number as
given in the Rosemount Aerospace, Inc. Service Bulletin
2313M-347/2313M-348-30-01."

It is stated in Boeing Service Bulletin 737-30A1057, Revision 1, dated
October 31, 2007, Section 3 -- WORK INSTRUCTIONS, Step 1.c:

"If the wiper motor has a 2313M-347-3 part number and the serial number
is listed in Appendix A of the Rosemount Service Bulletin with the
\"Module Replacement Completed\" column marked as \"Yes\", change the
part number as given in the Rosemount Aerospace, Inc. Service Bulletin
2313M-347/2313M-348-30-01."

It is stated in NPRM 2007-NM-348-AD, paragraph (f):

"A review of airplane maintenance records is acceptable in lieu of the
inspection if the part number and serial number of the windshield wiper
motors can be conclusively determined from that review."

Since this review is acceptable in lieu of an on aircraft inspection of
the wiper motor's part number and serial number, then why must the wiper
motor be re-identified while on the aircraft? Boeing Service Bulletin
737-30A1057, Revision 1 and Rosemount Aerospace, Inc. Service Bulletin
2313M-347/2313M-348-30-01 require the aircraft operator to change the
part number of a wiper motor that has been determined to be of good and
acceptable working condition. Would this part number change not be more
efficient and conveniently accomplished at the manufacturer once the
motor is removed for other cause?

Southwest Airlines requests that the AD only require the replacement of
wiper motor's who's part number and serial number cannot be read or
who's part number and serial number are listed in Appendix A of the
Rosemount Service Bulletin with the "Module Replacement Completed"
column marked as "No" (Boeing Service Bulletin 737-30A1057, Revision 1,
Section 3 -- WORK INSTRUCTIONS, Steps 1.a and 1.d).
Dear Reader:

This year, millions of men, women, and children around the

globe will have their lives ruined by human traffickers. This form

of modern-day slavery shocks the conscience of every civilized

nation, and the United States is committed to rallying the world

to defeat human trafficking.

Covering 170 countries, the eighth annual Trafficking in Persons Report
is

the most comprehensive to date. The report brings to account each
nation's

efforts to discover the perpetrators, prosecute the criminals, protect
the

victims, and ultimately abolish the egregious crime of human
trafficking.

We are pleased that in the seven years since the creation of the
Department

of State's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, the
United

States and our friends and allies have made important strides in
confronting

the reality that human beings continue to be bought and sold in the
twentyfirst

century. It has been gratifying to witness the determined governments,

human rights and women's groups, faith-based organizations, and many

brave individuals who are dedicated to advancing human dignity
worldwide.

Trafficking and exploitation plague all nations, and no country, even
ours, is

immune.

The goal of this Report is to shine a light on recent accomplishments
and

encourage governments in their resolve to confront those who prey on the

weakest and most vulnerable members of society. Together, we are
confident

that this modern, growing abolitionist movement will continue to rescue,

rehabilitate, and restore the lives of those from whom so much has been

taken.

Sincerely,

Condoleezza Rice
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  **Incident Complexity Analysis (Type 3, 4, 5)**                       

  **Fire Behavior**                                           **Yes**   **No**

  Fuels extremely dry and susceptible to long-range spotting            
  or you are currently experiencing extreme fire behavior.              

  Weather forecast indicating no significant relief or                  
  worsening conditions.                                                 

  Current or predicted fire behavior dictates indirect                  
  control strategy with large amounts of fuel within planned            
  perimeter.                                                            

  **Firefighter Safety**                                                

  Performance of firefighting resources affected by                     
  cumulative fatigue.                                                   

  Overhead overextended mentally and/or physically.                     

  Communication ineffective with tactical resources or                  
  dispatch.                                                             

  **Organization**                                                      

  Operations are at the limit of span of control.                       

  Incident action plans, briefings, etc. missing or poorly              
  prepared.                                                             

  Variety of specialized operations, support personnel or               
  equipment.                                                            

  Unable to properly staff air operations.                              

  Limited local resources available for initial attack.                 

  Heavy commitment of local resources to logistical support.            

  Existing forces worked 24 hours without success.                      

  Resources unfamiliar with local conditions and tactics.               

  **Values to be protected**                                            

  Urban interface; structures, developments, recreational               
  facilities, or potential for evacuation.                              

  Fire burning or threatening more than one jurisdiction and            
  potential for unified command with different or conflicting           
  management objectives.                                                

  Unique natural resources, special-designation areas,                  
  critical municipal watershed, T&E species habitat, cultural           
  value sites.                                                          

  Sensitive political concerns, media involvement, or                   
  controversial fire policy.                                            
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If you have checked "Yes" on 3 to 5 of the analysis boxes, consider
requesting the next level of incident management support.
**Directions from the Smithsonian Metro stop to Financial Management
Service:**

Upon exiting the train, turn right and follow the sign directing you
towards the Independence Ave. (Engraving and Printing) Exit.

After exiting the fair gate, at the top of the escalator, walk straight
for one block (this is Independence Ave).

Once you reach the end of the block cross 14^th^ Street then turn left.
You will walk pass the Holocaust Museum and the Engraving and Printing
building. FMS will be located at the bottom of a slight hill.
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Release No. 0048.04\
Office of Communications (202) 720-4623

**BSE Update -- Wednesday, January 28, 2004**

Depopulation Activities

On Tuesday, Jan. 27, 2004, 15 animals of interest were euthanized and
sampled from the Moxee, WA, facility. In addition to this facility, USDA
has previously conducted selective depopulation activities at these
facilities:

-   Sunnyside, WA (bull calf premises) - a total of 449 animals
    depopulated

-   Mabton, WA (index premises) - a total of 131 animals depopulated

-   Mattawa, WA - a total of 39 animals depopulated

-   Connell, WA - a total of 15 animals depopulated

-   Boardman, OR - a total of 20 animals depopulated

-   Quincy, WA -- a total of 18 animals depopulated

-   Tenino, WA -- a total of 4 animals depopulated

Samples taken from the 15 animals depopulated in Connell, WA have tested
negative. All 170 samples from the index herd and the Mattawa herd have
completed testing; results were negative for BSE. The final test results
for the samples taken at Boardman, OR; Quincy, WA; Tenino, WA; and
Moxee, WA are not yet available.

Investigation Activities

At this time, 28 of the 81 animals that came from Canada have been
located:

-   1 of the 81 is the BSE-positive cow and was located in the Index
    herd in Mabton, Washington.

-   9 of the 81 were located in the Index herd in Mabton, Washington.

-   3 were located at a facility in Tenino, Washington.

-   6 were located at a facility in Connell, Washington.

-   1 was located at a facility in Quincy, Washington.

-   3 were located at a facility in Mattawa, Washington.

-   1 was located at a facility in Moxee, Washington.

-   3 are located at a facility in Burley, Idaho.

-   1 is located at a facility in Othello, Washington.

Guidelines on bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) issued by the World
Organization for Animal Health (OIE), the international animal heath
standard setting organization, state that animals born on a premises
within one year (before or after) of a BSE-affected animal can be
considered of significant interest to the country reporting the BSE
detection. As such, USDA is focusing on 25 of the 81 animals also born
into the birth herd of the index animal. Based on normal culling
practices of local dairies, USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service estimated that the Agency would be able to locate approximately
11 of these animals. APHIS has definitively located 14 of these animals.

Trade Issues

Specific trade information can be found at
<http://www.aphis.usda.gov/lpa/issues/bse/bse_trade_ban_status.html>[.]{.underline}

Other Issues

Additional information on BSE can be obtained by visiting the USDA
website at [http://www.usda.gov](http://www.usda.gov/). Past BSE updates
can also be found at
[http://www.aphis.usda.gov](http://www.aphis.usda.gov/).

\#
**DOE Narrows Alaska Wind Turbine Search to One Site**

After more than two years of considering sites for a proposed wind
turbine, the U.S. Department of Energy concluded Unalaska, Alaska, is no
longer a location for the new technology. Instead it will be
demonstrated in Nome atop Anvil Mountain.

Though Unalaska was considered under the National Environmental Policy
Act (NEPA) to design and build one or two commercially available wind
turbines in Alaska, the site was dropped due to environmental concerns
and estimated costs for the project.

The DOE and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service determined impact was too
great on federal and state protected avian species along the coast.

An upland site seemed potentially acceptable but estimated costs
exceeded more than \$1 million to extend transmission lines. Also wind
speeds at the Unalaska Airport measured more than 190 mph, significantly
higher than the average 28-30 mph it requires a commercial turbine to
operate.

An environmental assessment is available for public review and comment
at the Unalaska Public Library at 64 Eleanor Drive in Unalaska.

Written comments \-- positive or negative \-- should be submitted to
Steve Blazek, NEPA Compliance Officer at the DOE Golden Field Office,
1617 Cole Boulevard, Golden, CO 80401; emailed to steve_blazek@nrel.gov
or faxed to 303-275-4790.

For more information contact:

John Horst, 303-275-4709

Email: john_horst@nrel.gov
**§21.152 Interpreter service for the hearing impaired.**

\(a\) *General.* The main purpose of interpreter service for the hearing
impaired is to facilitate instructor-student communication. VA will
provide interpreter service as necessary for the development and pursuit
of a rehabilitation program. This service will be provided if:

\(1\) A VA physician determines that:

\(i\) The veteran is deaf or his or her hearing is severely impaired;
and

\(ii\) All appropriate services and aids have been furnished to improve
the veteran's residual hearing; or

\(2\) A VA physician determines that the veteran:

\(i\) Can benefit from language and speech training; and

\(ii\) Agrees to undertake language and speech training.

\(b\) *Periods during which interpreter service may be provided.*
Interpreter service may be furnished during:

\(1\) Initial evaluation or reevaluation;

\(2\) Extended evaluation;

\(3\) Rehabilitation to the point of employability;

\(4\) Independent living services; or

\(5\) Employment services, including the first three months of
employment.

\(c\) *Selecting the interpreter.* Only certified interpreters or
persons meeting generally accepted standards for interpreters shall
provide interpreter service. When an individual is not certified by a
State or professional association, VA shall seek the assistance of a
State certifying agency or a professional association in ascertaining
whether the individual is qualified to serve as an interpreter.
(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3104(a)(14))

\(d\) *Relatives.* Interpreter service at VA expense may not be provided
by a relative of the veteran. The term "relative" has the same meaning
as under §21.374 pertaining to the use of relatives as attendants.
(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3292)

*Next Section is §21.154*
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**NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY ADMINISTRATION**

November 12, 2002

The Honorable John T. Conway

Chairman

Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board

625 Indiana Avenue, N. W.

Suite 700

Washington, D.C. 20004

Dear Mr. Chairman:

In a letter to you dated May 17, 2002, Dr. Beckner committed to provide
some additional information on the Sandia Underground Reactor Facility
(SURF) design as soon as this information was reviewed, verified, and
ready for independent review. I have since decided to cancel the SURF
project and want to formally close the aforementioned letter commitment.

If you have any questions, please contact me at 202-586-0568, or have
your staff contact Mr. Ken Kellar at 30l-903-8046.

Sincerely,

***David H. Crandall***

***Assistant Deputy Administrator***

***for Research, Development, and Simulation***

***Defense Programs***

cc:

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E. Beckner, NA-10

L. Brooks, NA-1
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**Session VI -- Plant Breeding, Germplasm Utilization and Cereal
Genomics -- Poster VI-1**

**An Oat (*Avena sativa* L.) cDNA Library Derived from Three Seed
Development Stages**

Aaron D. Beattie^1\*^, Peter E. Eckstein^1^, Tom Zatorski^2^, Graham J.
Scoles^1^, Brian G. Rossnagel^2^

^1^ Department of Plant Sciences, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon,
SK, S7N 5A8, CANADA

^2^ Crop Development Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK,
S7N 5A8, CANADA

\* Corresponding author: E-mail: aaron.beattie@usask.ca

The health benefits associated with oat, including lowering the risk of
atherosclerosis and coronary heart disease, have led to its approval as
a "heart-healthy" food by the FDA. The biologically active compounds
responsible include soluble fibre (primarily β-glucans) and
antioxidants, such as the avenanthramides and vitamin E. To better
understand the genes and biosynthetic pathways controlling the
production of these and similar compounds, a cDNA library was created
from developing oat seeds. cDNA was produced from kernels collected at
watery, early milk and late milk/early dough. Approximately 15,000 ESTs
were generated across all three stages from which 6150 unique sequences
were identified. BLAST results assigned a putative function to only 2250
ESTs, of which only 22 where previously isolated from tame oat or other
*Avena* species. This indicates the library is a significant source of
novel oat genes and nearly doubles the \~8000 oat ESTs currently
available. The most abundant transcripts were associated with seed
storage and grain hardness, but enzymatic genes involved in vitamin E,
avenanthramide, β-glucan, fatty acid and starch synthesis pathways were
also identified. This library begins to address the lack of genomic
resources currently available in the oat research community.
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    evaluating collaborative tools.

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    can assess their own progress.

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    requirements.

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a.  Planning-design-analysis domains

b.  C2 environments to capture planning-reaction-replanning cycle

c.  Disaster relief exercises

d.  Collaborative information analysis activities

e.  To define an application vision that will drive collaborative
    computing research.
**Session V -- Effective Pest (Pathogen, Insect, Weeds) Management --
Poster V-10**

Effects of Harrowing on Organically Cultivated Oat Varieties in Austria

Elisabeth Zechner

Saatzucht Edelhof, Edelhof 1, 3910 Zwettl, Austria,
<e.zechner@saatzucht.edelhof.at>

#### Introduction

Within the Austrian project "Basic principles for breeding,
multiplication and variety testing for organic agriculture" (financing
body: Ministry of Agriculture and State Governments, 2004-2008) breeders
do research for the development of new methods for the evaluation of
suitable seeds and varieties for organic agriculture, so also research
is done in "Tolerance to harrowing of spring oats". To combine the
demands on powerful and healthy varieties for organic farming with high
quality it makes sense to select lines out of the wide range in a
conventional breeding garden.

#### Material and methods

At the Austrian location Edelhof near Zwettl 12 varieties of spring oats
used in Austrian organic farming were grown to monitor their tolerance
to harrowing in the years 2005 to 2007. The drilling was done with 400
seeds/m². The monitoring consisted of two trials with three replications
each, one trial had been harrowed and one trial without harrowing.
Different criteria were noted e.g. growth rate, plant habit, plant
length, reaction to the mechanical weed control, soil covering rate, ear
emergence, and diseases. After harvesting and weighing several quality
analyses were carried out.

#### Results

-   No - respectively only insignificant - differences between the same
    variety in harrowed and not-harrowed model in ear emergence,
    maturity, soil covering, diseases

-   The not-harrowed model yielded better in three years for spring oats

-   In most varieties the quality characters are going down

-   Only few varieties reacted positively to harrowing

-   But not in all years varieties react in the same way

#### Discussion

Although in the harrowed model less weeds emerged, the competition of
these weeds had no strong negative effects on the varieties in the
not-harrowed model. The mobilisation of nutrients through the use of the
harrow could not be realised for most of them. The harrowing could not
generate higher monetary surpluses through higher yields or better
qualities, respectively; the harrowing seems to be an unnecessary work
and expense at first glance. But as harrowing is necessary to keep under
control the weed seed bank the breeder has to look for varieties
resistant to harrowing and reacting also positively with higher yields
and better quality. So far there are no shared characters found from the
few positively reacting varieties useable as selection criteria.

**References**

Sächsische Landesanstalt für Landwirtschaft (2001).
<http://www.landwirtschaft.sachsen.de/de/wu/Landwirtschaft/lfl/inhalt/11028.htm>
(date of consultation: 19/03/07)
**The dielectric relaxation of semiconducting RR P3HT**

# *Tatiana Psurek and Jan Obrzut*

Organic semi-conducting polymers have been the focus of many studies
because of their potential applications in filed effect transistors and
light emitting diodes. One of the materials typically used as an organic
semiconductor is a regioregular poly(3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT). It was
shown, that the packing structure, the molecular orientation and the
molecular weight affect electronic properties and filed effect mobility.
Although, the electrical mobility properties of P3HT have been widely
investigated, the dielectric relaxation processes have not been
systematically investigated.

Dielectric spectra of organic polymers typically reveal several
relaxation processes that are related to structural and local molecular
dynamics. We investigated the dielectric response of P3HT films in the
temperature range of 240 -- 315 K and at frequencies up to 12 GHz. At
low frequencies P3HT shows a semi-conducting character and the overall
dielectric response is dominated by dc-conductivity with the activation
energy of about 17 kJ/mol. The apparent semi-conducting character cease
above certain critical frequency above which, the material becomes a
dielectric. At room temperature the semi-conducting to dielectric
transition takes place at about 5 kHz. Consequently, the practical
applications are limited to this frequency. In the frequency range of 10
kHz to 12 GHz the dielectric dispersion is insignificant and the
dielectric constant is about 4. The identified dielectric relaxation can
be attributed to local molecular motion of thiophene rings, with the
relaxation time of 3 \* 10 ^--5^ s and the activation energies of about
24 kJ/mol. The observed dielectric process reveals a broad symmetric
loss peak in the frequency domain, obeys the Arrhenius law and its
dielectric strength increases with temperature, thus in the sense it is
similar to - relaxation observed in polymers.

Author information:

 

Tatiana Psurek

Mentor:  Jan Obrzut

Polymers Division

Bldg 224 room A312

MS 8541       

x 8647 (ph)

x 3928 (fax)

<tatiana.psurek@nist.gov>

not a member of Sigma Xi

 

Poster Category:  Materials
**JACKSONVILLE STATE TRACK**

**EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT TENURE TRACK FACULTY POSITION**

**INSTITUTE FOR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS, Reference number 020720**

Faculty Position Announcement: INSTITUTE FOR EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS

Jacksonville State University is accepting applications for a tenure
track position in Emergency Management to begin August 2007 or January
2008. Duties: Primary teaching duties include graduate and undergraduate
level courses in the Emergency Management. Principle non-teaching duties
include curriculum and program development, advisement, professional
development activities, and grant writing within the emergency
management area. Qualifications: Earned Doctorate in appropriate area.
Appropriate experience preferred. Rank and Salary: Rank and salary are
contingent upon qualifications, experience and needs of the university.
In the event that this tenure-track position is not filled as
tenure-track, applicants may be considered for a temporary or visiting
position for one year.

Application: Send application (available on our web site at
[www.jsu.edu](http://www.jsu.edu/) or at JSU), resume, copies of
transcripts, and names/addresses/phone numbers of at least three
references to Jacksonville State University, Human Resources, 700 Pelham
Road North, Jacksonville, Alabama 36265. Applicants selected for an
interview will be required to supply official transcripts and current
letters of reference. Reference number 020720.

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FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION

CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH (CDER)

Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee

Meeting

# December 8, 2003

## Hilton, The Ballrooms, Gaithersburg, MD

8:30 - 8:45 a.m. Call to Order and Introductions Jeffery Borer, M.D.

> Chair, Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs
>
> Advisory Committee

Conflict of Interest Statement Dornette Spell-LeSane, M.H.A., NP-C

Executive Secretary, FDA

8:45 - 9:00 a.m. Welcome and Introductory Comments Douglas Throckmorton,
M.D.

> Division of Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs,
>
> FDA

**The committee will discuss whether aspirin should be recommended for
primary prevention of myocardial infarction. Professional labeling for
aspirin currently recommends its use for prevention of a second
myocardial infarction.**

9:00 a.m. **[Sponsor Presentation]{.underline}**

> Introduction Erica Peitler, RPh
>
> Bayer HealthCare LLC
>
> Morristown, NJ
>
> Aspirin Benefit/Risk in Primary Prevention Thomas Pearson, M.D.,
> M.P.H., Ph.D.
>
> University of Rochester
>
> School of Medicine, Rochester, NY
>
> Safety/Efficacy in Moderate Risk Colin Baigent, M.D.
>
> Population University of Oxford
>
> Oxford, UK
>
> Aspirin Use in Women C. Noel Bairey Merz, M.D.
>
> Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
>
> Los Angeles, CA

Cardiovascular and Renal Drugs Advisory Committee

Meeting

# December 8, 2003

**Sponsor Presentations Cont.**

> Aspirin Utilization Randall Stafford, M.D., Ph.D.
>
> Stanford School of Medicine
>
> Stanford, CA
>
> Aspirin in Clinical Practice Eric Topol, M.D.
>
> The Cleveland Clinic Foundation
>
> Cleveland Ohio

10:00 -- 10:30 Questions

10:30 -- 10:45 Break

10:45 -- 11:15 **[FDA Presentation]{.underline}**

Regulatory History of Aspirin

> Michelle M. Jackson, Ph.D.
>
> Interdisciplinary Scientist, Microbiologist
>
> Division of Over-The-Counter
>
> Drug Products, FDA
>
> Statistical Analyses of the Chenxiong (Charles) Le, Ph.D.
>
> Bayer's Citizens Petition Statistician
>
> Division of Biometrics I,
>
> Office of Biostatistics,
>
> Office of Pharmacoepidemiology and Statistical Science, FDA

11:15 -- 12:00 Committee Discussions/Questions to the FDA

12:00 -- 1:00 Lunch

1:00 -- 1:30 Open Public Hearing

1:30 -- 2:30 Committee Discussions

2:30 -- 2:45 Break

2:45 -- 4:45 Committee Questions/Summary

5:00 p.m. Adjournment