BEE-spoke-data/govdocs1-by-extension huggingface dataset:
**[STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURE - 2009]{.underline}**

## [WASHER/STERILIZER, OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE]{.underline} 

PURPOSE: To establish a standard operating procedure for the use of
washer/sterilizers.

POLICY: Washer/sterilizers are used in the cleaning/disinfecting process
for heat and moisture tolerant instruments in the hospital
decontamination area.

RESPONSIBILITY: All SPD personnel or staff engaged in decontamination
type activities.

INFORMATION: Washer/sterilizers are effective devices for lowering
bioburden on surgical instruments. A washer/sterilizer cycle is 250-270
degrees F. for 4-30 minutes, depending on the manufacturer. They are
designed to eliminate bioburden, therefore, it is recommended that
instruments be passed directly from the washer/sterilizer to the
preparation room.

PROCEDURE:

1\. Instruments are removed, inspected, and sorted according to the
cleaning need upon return from the using area.

2\. Items that will tolerate heat and immersion will be cleaned using
the following process:

> Step 1 - Instruments are opened and placed in the ultrasonic cleaner.
>
> Step 2 -- Upon completion, instruments are placed in a double door
> washer/sterilizer to reduce bioburden. to the lowest possible level.
>
> Step 3 -- Instruments are removed on the Preparation side for
> inspection and assembly.

3\. Items requiring manual cleaning (those instruments that cannot be
cleaned by immersion and agitation, items with lumens, pockets, rubber
or plastic, delicate instruments without special containers, and items
that cannot be immersed) must not be placed in the washer/sterilizer.

4\. As with other sterilization devices, charts or graphs are monitored
to assure that cycle parameters are met.

5\. A schedule is followed for enzymatic cleaner replenishment and basic
maintenance of the washer sterilizer.

Reference: Manufacturer's User Manual
**ABC STEERING COMMITTEE MEETING**

**30 September 2004**

**9:00 -- 10:30 AM**

**MIB Rm. 7000B**

**AGENDA**

**[Time]{.underline} [Topic]{.underline}**

9:00 -- 9:30 AOT Briefing on FY05 DOI ABC/M Activities

> (Dot Sugiyama, OS/PAM)

9:30 -- 9:45 Standardizing Bureau Law Enforcement ABC Activities

> (Kim Thorsen, OS/OLES)

9:45 -- 10:15 DOI ABC/M System "Live" Demo

(Stephanie Taylor, NBC)

10:15 -- 10:30 FBMS EMIS ABC/M Update

(Stan Curtis, EMIS Team Lead)

**Announcements:**

***[AOT FY04 Wrap-Up Meeting]{.underline}***

**Thursday, Sep 30, 2:30 -- 4:00 PM,**

**FWS, 4501 N. Fairfax, Arlington, VA, Rm. 2072**

***[Next ABC Steering Committee Meeting]{.underline}***

**Wednesday, Nov 17, 1:00 -- 3:00 PM**

**Location: TBD**

**[Topics]{.underline}: FY05 ABC/M Work Plan and impact of proposed
changes to the DOI Strategic Plan on ABC work activities**
# 0BDEEP TILLAGE 

## 1BPRACTICE INTRODUCTION

**USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service---Practice Code 324**

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height="3.986111111111111in"}

### 2BDEEP TILLAGE

Deep tillage means performing tillage operations below the normal
tillage depth to modify the physical or chemical properties of a soil.
It includes tillage operations commonly referred to as deep plowing,
subsoiling, ripping, or row-till, performed from time to time below the
normal tillage depth.

### 3BPRACTICE INFORMATION

Deep tillage is conducted on land having adverse soil conditions that
inhibit plant growth such as compacted layers formed by field
operations; restrictive layers such as claypans, overwash, or deposits
from wind and water erosion or flooding; or contaminants in the root
zone.

The soil moisture content is a very important factor to consider when
performing deep tillage operations. Soil moisture should be less than 30
percent of field capacity at the maximum depth of tillage.

### 4BCOMMON ASSOCIATED PRACTICES

Transport of sediment-borne pollutants offsite can be reduced when Deep
Tillage is used in a Conservation Management System. On cropland, Deep
Tillage is commonly used with Conservation Crop Rotation (328), Residue
Management (344), Contour Farming (330), Irrigation Water Management
(449), Cover Crop (340), Nutrient Management (590), Pest Management
(595), and other conservation practices. On grazing lands, Deep Tillage
may be used with Prescribed Grazing (528) and other pasture management
practices.

For further information, refer to the practice standard in the local
Field Office Technical Guide and associated job sheets and
specifications.
## NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MABI AS-1356

Interview with RICK BASS

Interviewer: NORA MITCHELL

Also Present: MICHELE HARTLEY

Shepherdstown, West Virginia

June 23, 1999

**EXCERPTED**

I live in the northwest corner of Montana. It's right up on the Idaho
and Canadian border, called Yaak. It's about a million acres of mostly
national forests. Very densely forested, wet, low elevation landscape,
more like the Pacific Northwest than the Northern Rockies. Very dense,
secretive, drippy, jungly kind of place.

It's been hammered hard by management practices in the past, and that's
one reason our group formed the Yaak Valley Forest Council. It's made up
entirely of people who either live in the valley, or own property in the
valley, who have a personal and private commitment to this landscape,
and an enduring one.

This little group has formed to lobby very actively for our goals, which
are really simple...to keep the last little roadless areas in the valley
as they are: roadless.

We've been working real hard on that sustainable forestry, community
forestry concept, trying to get local jobs in the woods that are based
more on the quality of work and the quality of restoration, rather than
just extracting high volumes of fiber.

We're working really hard to try and get more opportunity where the
workers can work in the woods, in those restoration opportunities. And
to get local workers working in the forests instead of bringing in crews
from two or three states away, which is the common practice now. We have
some really good sawyers, some horse loggers, some small tractor
operators in two-man teams, some father-son teams, really great workers
who know to leave the healthy big trees and take the weaker, stressed
trees.

And it makes all the sense to us that if you can have local workers
working in the forest, they're going to do a better job...if you can get
them on a system where they're paid by the quality of work they do
rather than how many board feet they can get out, then the woods are
going to improve, and the community will improve...the forest will be
treated as a place and a residence, rather than as a commodity to be
liquidated, which has been the case in the past.

We're hopeful. We're real hopeful that we can keep things the way they
are.
**WORK PROPOSAL REQUIREMENTS FOR OPERATING/EQUIPMENT**

**OBLIGATIONS AND COSTS**

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<td colspan="4"><p>Contractor Name: BROOKHAVEN SCIENCE ASSOCIATES</p>
<p><strong>BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY</strong></p></td>
<td colspan="3">Contractor No.: PO-025</td>
<td colspan="3">Date Prepared: 02/15/2002</td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="8">Title: Particle Physics Data Grid Collaborative
Pilot</td>
<td colspan="2">B&amp;R Code: KJ</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td colspan="2">FY 2003</td>
<td colspan="2">FY 2004</td>
<td colspan="3"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td><p>21. Staffing</p>
<p>(in staff years)</p></td>
<td><p>Prior</p>
<p>Years</p></td>
<td>FY 2002</td>
<td>President's</td>
<td>Revised</td>
<td>Request</td>
<td>Authorized</td>
<td>FY _____</td>
<td>FY____</td>
<td><p>Total to</p>
<p>Complete</p></td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td><p>a. Scientific</p>
<p>b. Other Direct</p>
<p>c. Total Direct</p>
<p>22. Operating Expense</p>
<p>(in thousands)</p>
<p>a. Total Obligations</p>
<p>b. Total Costs</p>
<p>23. Equipment</p>
<p>(in thousands)</p>
<p>a. Equip Obligations</p>
<p>b. Equip Costs</p></td>
<td></td>
<td><p>3.2</p>
<p>3.2</p>
<p>379</p>
<p>379</p></td>
<td></td>
<td><p>3.3</p>
<p>3.3</p>
<p>394</p>
<p>394</p></td>
<td><p>3.3</p>
<p>3.3</p>
<p>394</p>
<p>394</p></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
<td></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="4">24. Milestone Schedule (Tasks)</td>
<td colspan="6">Proposed Schedule</td>
</tr>
<tr class="odd">
<td colspan="4"></td>
<td colspan="6"></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td colspan="4">Foot Notes:</td>
<td colspan="6"></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
![](media/image1.png)Disability Resource Center

1200 New Jersey Ave, SE W56-403

Washington, DC 20590-0001

Voice: 202-493-0625

TTY: 202-366-5273

Fax: 202-366-3571

<drc@dot.gov>

# Documentation for Hidden Medical Conditions

If a Department of Transportation (DOT) employee has a hidden disability
and wishes to make a request for reasonable accommodation, documentation
is typically requested by the employee's immediate supervisor, who has
been designated the decision maker in the DOT Order on Reasonable
Accommodation (i.e., DOT Order 1011.1, available at
<http://www.dotcr.ost.dot.gov/Documents/10101_files/10101.htm>). People
with hidden disabilities are individuals with impairments that are not
visibly apparent, such as clinical depression; certain neurological
disorders such as MS, MD, and Lupus; and learning disabilities.

The requested documentation is used to substantiate that the individual
meets the following definition of disability under the Rehabilitation
Act of 1973, as amended, and is eligible for the provision of reasonable
accommodation:

> ***An individual with a disability is:***

-   A person with a physical or mental impairment(s) that substantially
    limits one or more major life activities;

-   Has a record of such an impairment(s); or

-   Is regarded as having such an impairment(s).

A medical doctor or other qualified medical professional, social worker,
or a vocational rehabilitation counselor may provide documentation of a
hidden disability.

Medical documentation is considered sufficient when it contains the
following:

-   The name, severity, and the duration or projected duration of the
    impairment(s)

-   The major life activities (e.g., walking, sleeping) that are
    substantially limited by the impairment(s) and specific examples to
    support substantial limitation

-   How the impairment(s) impacts the completion of job duties

-   Recommended workplace accommodations

If a supervisor wishes to seek assistance in making a disability
determination after receiving complete medical documentation, he/she can
call the DRC at 202-493-0625 (Voice) or 202-366-5273 (TTY) and request
to speak to an analyst.
March 26, 2002

TO: All ACAPAE Members

FROM: Dash Gupta

Sub: Meeting minutes of 3/26/02

We had a meeting on 3/26/02 and following were present:

1.  Darshan Gupta

2.  Shing Fung

3.  Ed Chang

4.  Cle Hunt

5.  Gerald Tiqui

Highlights of items discussed:

1.  APA heritage month luncheon on 5/15/2002 and cultural program on
    5/16/02

> a\. Following items need to be finalized:

SERVICE LEAD

1.  Services from Rec Center: utensils, set up Tiki/

> Cups; plates, spoons, napkins, etc. Dash

2\. Speaker (Elaine Chao; John Duong/David WU; Frank Wu) Jim

3\. Flyer Shing

4.  Indian Food Dash

5.  Tickets from office depot Cle has them

6\. Plaques Tiki/Cle

7\. Entertainment Cle/Parminder

8\. Advertisement (i.e. news on bulletin boards etc) Tiki/Cle

9\. Photographer Tiki

> Dash has the list of food items

b\. Following items need to be finalized:

1.  Canteen service for storing the food and warming. Tiki

2.  Flyer Shing

3\. At least two cultural programs preferably from Thai performers,
Vietnamese performers, Japanese drummers, Punjabi Bhangra etc. Review
embassy videos. Cle/Parminder

4\. Poster Shing/Chopo

5\. Escort and security issues. ?

> 6\. Food for cultural day (2 finger dishes) Dash/Parminder

7\. Advertisement Tiki/Cle

8\. Photographer Tiki

9\. Magnets/bookmarks Tiki

Dash to get information from Tonya about Thai performers and pass on to
Cle for further action. Ledia will firm up information on Vietnamese
performers and pass on to Cle for coordination. Tiki is waiting on
Dillard' response for the preparation of the poster through graphics.
Tiki will update shing on statistical info for the poster. Cle will
provide electronic files of the poster which will be forwarded to Tiki
when completed by Shing. Theme of the poster shall be "Unity in
Freedom".

Jim called on 3/25/02 and told Dash the chance of Elaine Chao is slim
and we should pursue other back ups. At the meeting on 3/26/02 it was
decided to invite the CD as a keynote speaker. He may pick the topic
appropriate for the occasion. However, we may give him some topics that
he may cover in his speech. Therefore, please let me know if you have
any suitable topic.

Parminder called on 3/25/02 and told Dash that he has received info from
phillipine embassy. He has requested info from Singapore embassy and
Pakistan Embassy.

Invitee list was discussed and it was suggested that CD, Deputy CD
Director, Directors of should be invited and given free lunch tickets.

c\. Shing indicated that Chinese Club plans for May 7 or 8 for the
celebration of APA heritage month. Dash indicated that he will check
with Maria So.

The meeting was adjourned at 11.00 AM and it was also decided to hold
the next meeting on 4/4/02 from 9.30 - 11.30 AM.

Acapae-1
**Ethanol**

E85, a blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline, is an
alternative fuel that can be found at almost 550 fueling facilities
across the country. These fueling facilities have more than doubled
since January 1, 2005 and the National Ethanol Vehicle Coalition (NEVC)
anticipates almost 2,000 additional E85 locations to open in 2006.

"We are extremely pleased to have so much E85 interest," stated Michelle
Kautz, Director of Communications for the NEVC. "We have assisted in
opening over 300 fueling facilities this year alone and are excited to
assist in opening over triple that amount next year."

This significant increase in facilities next year will be due to the
passage of the 2005 Energy Bill. The legislation will allow an
infrastructure tax incentive for retailers in the amount of 30% of the
E85 project up to \$30,000.

Eighty-five percent ethanol fuel can reduce pollution. Government tests
have shown that E85 vehicles reduce harmful hydrocarbon and benzene
emissions when compared to vehicles running on gasoline. E85 can also
reduce carbon dioxide (CO~2~), a harmful greenhouse gas and a major
contributor to global warming. Although CO~2~ is released during ethanol
production and combustion, it is recaptured as a nutrient to the crops
that are used in its production. Ethanol also degrades quickly in water
and, therefore, poses much less risk to the environment than an oil or
gasoline spill.

E85 has a 100 plus octane rating, lessens our dependency on foreign oil,
strengthens the U.S. economy, costs less at the pump than regular
gasoline and has been proven to significantly decrease greenhouse gas
emissions.

E85 compatible vehicles are called flexible-fuel vehicles (FFVs). The
FFV system allows the driver to use any combination of gasoline or
ethanol - from 100 percent unleaded gasoline to 85 percent ethanol. A
driver can therefore use unleaded gasoline if ethanol is not available.

Almost 6 million FFVs travel on American roads. New models offered in
2006 include the Dodge Durango, Ford Crown Victoria, Ford F-150, Lincoln
Town Car, Mercury Grand Marquis, and the Chevrolet Impala and Monte
Carlo. A complete listing of E85 compatible vehicles can be found at
[www.E85Fuel.com](http://www.E85Fuel.com/) or in the 2006 E85 Purchasing
Guide which can be ordered through the NEVC.

Today the U.S. imports more than half of its oil, and overall
consumption continues to increase. By supporting E85 use, U.S. drivers
can help reverse that trend.
# Advanced Microprocessor Technologies and Challenges for Space Applications

Nadim F. Haddad

BAE YSTEMS

9300 Wellington Road, Manassas, VA 20110

<nadim.haddad@baesystems.com>

Current and future space applications emphasize the need for modern
high-performance space microprocessors. Understanding processor
applicability and challenges required to be met depend upon
understanding the flight environment, the interaction with devices, the
response of devices and circuits to the environmental stimulus as well
as the specific nature of the application.

Space processors have to operate in highly variable radiation
environment. Variation with time and orbit is highly modulated by solar
activities and the location of the space vehicle with respect to the
radiation belts. The response of processors to solar flares may limit
the applicability of commonly employed mitigation techniques such as
triple-modular-redundancy in modern microelectronics. As the technology
migrates to smaller feature size, higher performance and lower power,
the sensitivity to single event effects (SEE) of galactic cosmic rays
(GCR) and protons increase dramatically to the level that necessitates
the development of radiation hardened processors for space applications.

Three generations of radiation hardened microprocessors have been
developed and qualified for space flight. Each generation offers an
order of magnitude increase in \[processor capability over the previous
generation. The GVSC (Generic VHSIC Space-borne Computer), a 16-bit
microprocessor, is a multi-chip implementation of military 1750A
architecture fabricated in 1.0µm/0.8µm radiation hardened CMOS. The
RAD6000 is the first 32-bit space microprocessor based on the IBM
RS/6000 Power Architecture. It is fabricated in a radiation hardened
0.5µm CMOS. As of October 2001, 278 radiation hardened processors (GVSC
and RAD6000) are operating is space on board of 86 separate platforms.
The last and most modern microprocessor for space is the RAD750. It is a
fully licensed, certified PowerPC 750. It is fabricated in a radiation
tolerant 0.25µm CMOS process and is targeted for migration to
strategically hard process (0.25µm and 0.18µm). The RAD750 currently
operates at 133MHz, offering 240MIPS performance.

In addition to the microprocessor chip, a Bridge chip was developed to
support access to the PCI and memory. The RAD750 Compact PCI processor
board was qualified for X-2000 applications.

BAE SYSTEMS has identified technology and processor roadmaps that will
enhance product offering over the next five years.
![](media/image1.jpeg){width="0.7625984251968504in" height="0.75in"}

Procedures for Requesting a User Account

1.  Go to [http://mis.doe.gov](http://mis.doe.gov/). Log in to MIS.

2.  Under DOE Corporate Applications, select Application Access Request.

3.  Verify your office address, e-mail, and telephone. When done, click
    on the Update/Continue button.

4.  Click on the STRIPES link to select the STRIPES-specific access
    form.

5.  After selecting STRIPES, click on "ADD a Request."

6.  Review the Rules of Behavior regarding access to STRIPES. Select the
    "I do agree with the rules" button.

7.  You then need to select the account type of STRIPES User Account.

8.  Select the **STRIPES - Production** instance of STRIPES to access.

9.  Use the drop-down list to select your appropriate Approving Official
    (see bullets below). You will select a person who is at his job
    location and who can verify your job duties and need for access to
    STRIPES. This person will not be a local STRIPES site administrator.
    You may optionally add written comments in the comments box. In the
    last box, you must supply a business reason for needing access to
    STRIPES such as you process requisitions (PRs) for your office.

-   Primary Level 1 Approver

    Anne Marie Bird

-   Back-up Level 1 Approver

    Michael Sedgebeer

10. In the last box on this page, please enter a justification for
    access to STRIPES and the particular instance (select Production)
    you are requesting.

11. Click "Continue."

12. On the next screen, choose the appropriate route roles and security
    groups (*see Excel attachment:* *STRIPES Guidance for Route Roles
    and Security Group selections).* At least one item from each list
    needs to be selected and multiple items can be selected from each
    list. Also, a procurement office Head of Contracting Activity (HCA)
    site must be chosen as well (*see Word attachment: STRIPES HCA Site
    Listing*).

-   Note: If you are applying for the Site admin, security groups,
    choose the Administrator/Help Desk route role. If you are not
    applying for any of these security groups, do not choose this route
    role.

13. Once you have completed your selections, click "Submit."

14. At this point, a message should appear indicating that your
    application for STRIPES access was successful.

15. You should receive an email with details about your STRIPES access
    request.
**[ENERGY STAR Imaging Equipment Stakeholders Meeting]{.underline}**

**Wednesday, July 14, 2004**

**Meeting Site and Transportation Information**

### 

### Meeting Site: 

ICF Consulting

1725 I (Eye) Street, NW

Concourse level meeting room

Washington, D.C. 20006

The receptionist in the lobby will be happy to direct you to the meeting
room.

**Train Station:**  Union Station, Washington, DC. 1725 I (Eye) Street
can be accessed in 20 minutes by both metro and taxi.

**Airports:**

Ronald Reagan National Airport

Airport code: DCA

\(703\) 417-8000

[www.mwaa.com](http://www.mwaa.com/)

Washington Dulles International Airport

Airport code: IAD

\(703\) 572-2700

[www.mwaa.com](http://www.mwaa.com/)

Baltimore Washington International Airport

Airport code: BWI

(800)-I-FLY-BWI (800-435-9294)

[www.bwiairport.com](http://www.bwiairport.com/)

The most convenient airport is Washington Reagan National. 1725 I (Eye)
Street can be accessed in 30 minutes by Metro and 20 minutes by taxi.

**Nearest Metro Stations**: (Both stations are less than a 5 minute walk
from 1725 I (Eye) Street.)

**Red Line**: Farragut North Metro Station.  Exit in the direction of K
Street. When you come out of the Metro, walk across K Street. (You will
be walking towards a small park.) You will be standing at the corner of
17^th^ Street and K Street. Walk down 17^th^ Street for one block, with
the park on your left hand side, to the corner of 17^th^ Street and I
(Eye) Street. Walk across 17^th^ Street to the opposite corner and 1725
I (Eye) Street is a few buildings down the street, on your right hand
side. The building is named "Farragut Square".

## Blue & Orange Lines: Farragut West Metro Station. Exit in the direction of 17^th^ Street. Make a left as you come off the escalators and out of the Metro. You will be at the corner of 17^th^ Street and I (Eye) Street. Walk across I (Eye) Street, and then immediately across 17^th^ Street, so you are now diagonally across the street from the Metro station. 1725 I (Eye) Street is a few buildings down the street, on your right hand side. The building is called "Farragut Square".
**Regional Initiatives: Southern Africa**

**Program to Assist Victims of Torture**

**Implementing Partner:** Inter-African Network for Human Rights and
Development

(Afronet), a host organization for the Southern Africa Human Rights NGO
Network (SAHRINGON)

**Funding Period:** Two years

**Amount:** \$500,000

**Purpose:** Strengthen the capacity of selected human rights
nongovernmental organizations in the region to monitor, document, and
advocate against torture and violence.

**Objectives**

-   Strengthen support Strengthen support mechanisms and networks within
    communities affected by torture.

-   Equip selected human rights organizations with skills for
    monitoring, reporting, and documenting incidences of torture and
    violence.

-   Raise public awareness about and enhance advocacy to prevent torture
    and state-sponsored violence.

-   Advocate for ratification, compliance, and implementation of
    international human rights instruments such as the Convention
    Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman and Degrading Treatment or
    Punishment (CAT, 1984).

Despite the formal commitments made by Southern African Development
Community (SADC) member states to protect and promote human rights at
national, regional,

and international levels, gross violations continue in the region. Human
rights activists have identified police brutality, torture, and inhuman
treatment that is cruel and degrading. Most of the abuses have gone
unpunished or have been covered up by the institutions responsible.
Documented case studies include beatings, shock treatment, and
extrajudicial killings. Victims of such torture and police brutality
often experience difficulties trying to access the justice system, and
court cases are seldom brought to closure.

In 1996, southern African human rights organizations agreed to form a
regional network, SAHRINGON. SAHRINGON now operates as a project of
Afronet. A key objective of the network is strengthening the capacities
of member organizations through training and

information exchanges. SAHRINGON also undertakes regional advocacy and
lobbying on key human rights issues. Through a grant from VTF, USAID
will assist SAHRINGON in strengthening the capacity of its members to
effectively monitor, document, and advocate against incidences of
torture and violence in the region. Additionally, SAHRINGON will
advocate for ratification, compliance, and implementation of
international human rights instruments, as well as support information
dissemination, including publications and electronic networking.
**STFC REPORT TO ILWS, JUNE 2008**

C Castelli & R Young

The UK funding agency, STFC, supports participation and studies in the
following projects under the ILWS umbrella: Solar Orbiter, CrossScale,
KuaFu, Stereo, SOHO, Cluster and Hinode.

1\. Solar Orbiter

A review is currently underway to decide on the level of UK support for
the Solar Orbiter instruments. The proposed UK participation is through
four instruments. These will enable measurements of the magnetic field
(MAG) and particles (SWA) in the vicinity of the spacecraft, while the
EUV imager (EUI) and the spectrometer (SPICE) will measure the Sun more
remotely. The proposals cover participation as instrument PI of the
Magnetometer and EAS instruments as well as the SWA consortium and Co-Is
on the EUI and SPICE. The UK initially also considered a PI position on
the spectrometer but this is now to be maintained through the US-led
SPICE instrument proposal The review will be completed before the ESA
instrument selection in October so that the teams will be able to
participate in the definition phase. Some initial study funding was
awarded to the groups to prepare for the AO by carrying out instrument
studies and key technology developments.

It should be noted that the UK is also participating in other instrument
proposals e.g. the Spectrometer/Telescope for Imaging X-rays (STIX) but
not through hardware provision.

2\. CrossScale

The CrossScale Cosmic Vision proposal to study plasma reconnection on
different scales is led by Professor Schwartz from the UK. Some early
study funding has been released for this and a review of assessment
phase funding for instrument development is currently underway.

3\. KuaFu

Initial funding was given for instrument study funds for instrument
studies on the Chinese-led KuaFu mission, in particular for the
following instruments: MOSES, IEPS, the Wide Field Auroral Imager,
Magnetometer and plasma instruments. These awards will end shortly and
pending progress on the mission in China, follow-on requests for
continued support will be considered by the STFC advisory panels.

4\. Stereo

The UK led an international consortium on the Heliospheric Imagers for
the NASA Stereo mission. The post launch support is currently supported
to the end of March 2009.

5\. SOHO

The UK had a PI role on the ESA/NASA SOHO mission through Professor
Harrison at the Coronal Diagnostic Spectrometer (CDS) and provides post
launch support (PLS) for the operations. The PLS is currently supported
to the end of December 2009.

6\. Cluster

Post launch support is provided though UK groups for the operations of
the PEACE, DWP, FGM and RAPID instruments on Cluster as well as the
Cluster Science Centre and Data Handling Facility. This ends in
September 2008 and is currently under review with a view to extending
operations to March 2010.

7\. Hinode

The UK led the EIS instrument on the Japanese Hinode mission through
Professor Harra in collaboration with NRL and Japan. The PLS activities
are currently supported to September 2009.
**JUST ADD**

**FRUIT AND VEGGIES**

Eating on the run these days? Who isn't? But you don't have to settle
for fatty, salty, cholesterol-laden foods. Here's how to flavor your
life with fast, healthier fare:

1.  **Begin with breakfast.** Try yogurt for a quick start to your day.
    Or have fresh fruit, which is already packaged to go.

2.  **Dine at the deli.** Up the antioxidants in sandwiches by adding
    tomato, peppers and other nutritious vegetables.

3.  **Forego fried.** Cut calories, cholesterol and trans fats by
    ordering corn on the cob, green beans or baked beans instead of
    fried onion rings.

4.  **Seek a snack.** Try a smoothie made with juice, fruit and low-fat
    yogurt. It also makes for a nice light lunch.

5.  **Resist at the restaurant.** Boost vitamin and mineral intake by
    having a baked potato instead of fries. Top it with broccoli, salsa
    or a small amount of cheese.

6.  **Pick your pizza.** Load it up with vegetable toppings, or go
    Hawaiian with pineapple chunks.

7.  **Decide on dessert.** Choose fresh fruit or chunks of fruit for
    something sweet yet surprisingly low in calories.

***See how easy it is?*** Try at least one of these today. You'll feel
better ... and your taste buds won't know the difference.
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**Supplement *Highlights* references**: 31(1), 44(1).
> Poster Presentation 2-54
>
> **Optimization from the Inside Out:**
>
> **Multivariant Metabolic Engineering for Biocatalyst Development**

[Thomas W. Jeffries]{.underline},^1^\* Jose Laplaza^1^

> ^1^Institute for Microbial and Biochemical Technology,
>
> USDA, Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory,

One Gifford Pinchot Drive, Madison, WI 53705-2398

Phone: 608-231-9453; Fax 608-231-9262; E-mail: <twjeffries@fs.fed.us>

Yong-Su Jin,^2^ Haiying Ni^3^

> ^2^Department of Food Science
>
> ^3^Department of Bacteriology
>
> University of Wisconsin -- Madison, Madison, WI 53706
>
> Process optimization conventionally has examined multiple external
> variables to maximize product formation. Temperature, pH, aeration
> rate, substrate concentration, trace elements, nitrogen and carbon
> sources are altered to shift the flow of metabolites from one state to
> another. These environmental variables affect cellular responses by
> increasing or decreasing metabolic activities, providing energy for
> growth or inducing specific pathways. Mutagene­sis and strain selection
> traditionally have been coupled to process optimization for yield
> improvement. Metabolic pathway engineering offers a more rational
> alternative than random mutagenesis for genetic modification, but it
> does not readily address the issue of pathway optimization. Because
> metabolic networks are closely integrated and highly interdependent,
> it is very difficult to alter flux through one pathway without
> affecting others. Enzymes for each reaction step can be present at
> many different levels, and expression profiles can change dramatically
> with growth conditions. Over expression of genes for one pathway can
> ad­versely affect another, thereby limiting cell growth or viability.
> The need to account for diverse unknown interactions creates a
> multivariant optimization problem similar to the manipulation of
> environmental factors. Our research seeks optimal expression of up to
> 15 enzymes in a pathway. A technique for the rapid construction of
> cassettes that will allow the simultaneous evaluation of many
> different enzymes at various levels has enabled us to bypass the
> tedious and labor intensive step-wise alteration of individual genes.
> When coupled to genome wide expression analysis, we can rapidly
> determine which steps are rate limiting and what sorts of concerted
> changes are required to increase flux. Genome-wide expression studies
> on engineered organisms cultivated under various environmental
> conditions reveals how they adapt to the heterolo­gous pathways and
> which activities are most likely to be rate-limiting. They also reveal
> how to alter expression to fit desired patterns and expression levels.
> This presentation will use pathway engineering of xylose metabolism in
> *Saccharomyces cerevisiae* as a model for the rapid optimization of
> metabolite flux.
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May 24, 2005

**AUCTION OF LOWER 700 MHz BAND LICENSES\
(AUCTION NO. 60) SCHEDULED FOR JULY 20, 2005**

**REVISED UPLOAD INSTRUCTIONS FOR\
FCC FORM 175 OWNERSHIP DISCLOSURE DATA**

**Report No. AUC-05-60-C**

On March 22, 2005, the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau ("Bureau")
released a public notice announcing the procedures and minimum opening
bid amounts for the upcoming auction of licenses in the Lower 700 MHz
band C block (710-716/740-746 MHz) scheduled for July 20, 2005 (Auction
No. 60).[^1] Attachment D to the *Auction No. 60 Procedures Public
Notice* provided instructions for electronic filing and review of the
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    FCC Rcd 6120 (2005) ("*Auction No. 60 Procedures Public Notice*").
**IMPORTANT NOTICE FOR ALL CRUISES OPERATING**

**IN BERMUDA WATERS**

**SubSurface Moorings in Bermuda Time-Series Area**

This notice is to warn ship operators and cruise scientists of the
presence of several subsurface and surface moorings located near the
Bermuda Atlantic Time-Series Site (31^o^40\'N 64^o^10\'W). Moorings in
the water as of Sept 2003 are listed below.

FOR SAFETY, PLEASE PLAN YOUR WORK AT LEAST 2 NM AWAY FROM THESE MOORINGS
(3 NM AWAY FROM THE OFP MOORING).

BE AWARE THAT MOORING POSITIONS AND NUMBER OF MOORINGS IN THE AREA MAY
CHANGE!

PLEASE CONTACT DR. MAUREEN CONTE AT WOODS HOLE OCEANOGRAPHIC INSTITUTION
(mconte@whoi.edu, 508-289-2931/2912) BEFORE YOUR CRUISE FOR CURRENT
INFORMATION ON MOORINGS AND SCIENCE ACTIVITIES IN THE BERMUDA
TIME-SERIES AREA.

[Bermuda Moorings (as of Sept 2003)]{.underline}

\(1\) The OCEANIC FLUX PROGRAM time-series sediment trap mooring is a
permanent mooring located at 31deg 50min N, 64 deg 10 min W.

> The top of the mooring is 450 m subsurface. The traps continuously
> sample sinking materials. To avoid contaminating these samples, PLEASE
> do not conduct ANY work or dispose of garbage within 3 nm of thE OFP
> mooring. Contact Maureen Conte (mconte@whoi.edu) for further details.

\(2\) The BERMUDA TESTBED MOORING (BTM) is a permanent mooring nominally
located at 31 deg 44 min N, 64 deg 10 min W.

> This mooring had a large surface buoy and an approximately 2 nm watch
> circle. Contact Tommy Dickey (tommy.dickey@opl.ucsb.edu) or John Kemp
> (jkemp@whoi.edu) or for further details

\(3\) The ULTRAMOOR mooring is a temporary mooring located at 31 deg 40
min N, 64 deg 20.6 min W.

> Top of the mooring is 130 m subsurface. Planned recovery is Nov 2004.
> Contact Dan Frye and John Kemp (dfrye@whoi.edu, jkemp@whoi.edu) for
> further details.

\(4\) The VECTRAN mooring is a long term mooring located at 31 deg 55
min N, 64 deg 01 min W.

> Top of the mooring is 200 m subsurface. Contact Dan Frye and John Kemp
> (dfrye@whoi.edu, jkemp@whoi.edu) for further details. Plans for
> recovery have not been made.

\(5\) The SALP mooring is a temporary mooring located at 31 deg 40 min
N, 63 deg 59 min W.

> Top of the mooring is 120 m subsurface. Contact John Kemp
> (jkemp@whoi.edu) for further details.

Information on all moorings is kept on file at BBSR and aboard the
Weatherbird II. Contact BBSR marine superintendent Lee Black
(lblack@bbsr.edu, or marineops@bbsr.edu).

To assist the Sargasso Sea Ocean/Atmosphere Observatory (S2O2) in
coordinating science and data at the Bermuda time series site, we also
ask that chief scientists conducting research in the Bermuda area
provide brief synopsis of cruise activities and a copy of their cruise
report.

Thank you for your attention and assistance,

Dr. Maureen H. Conte, WHOI

Facilities/Platforms/Technology Chair

Sargasso Sea Ocean/Atmosphere Observatory (S2O2)
# UNITED STATES

# PRELIMINARY VIEWS ON WRC-07

**WRC-07 Agenda Item 1.5:** to consider spectrum requirements and
possible additional spectrum allocations for aeronautical telecommand
and high bit-rate aeronautical telemetry;

**ISSUE**: Obtaining sufficient spectrum to satisfy wideband
aeronautical mobile telemetry requirements and associated telecommand
above 3 GHz, possible sharing with existing services, and continued
protection of incumbent services.

**BACKGROUND**: This agenda item has its origins in efforts undertaken
by the Space Industry prior to WRC-97. The issue was pursued by the U.S.
and other administrations at WRC-03 and placed on the agenda for WRC-07.
In addition, a CITEL IAP in support of this agenda item was accomplished
and supported by the U.S. This agenda item seeks to address a large and
growing shortfall in spectrum necessary to conduct aeronautical
telemetry. The shortfall in available spectrum is due to rapidly
increasing telemetry data rates associated with the testing of new
technologies. It has been exacerbated by the loss of telemetry spectrum
that is now being used for non-telemetry applications. Without
additional spectrum, aeronautical platform development will be subject
to major delays, escalating costs, and the impairment of global
competitiveness of the aerospace industry (including equipment
manufacturers, civilian space programs and test ranges, airlines, and
passengers). The benefits of new worldwide telemetry spectrum will
greatly aid most countries and the international aeronautical community,
as Administrations take pride in their National Airlines and several are
initiating space programs of their own.

Within the ITU, the responsible group for this agenda item is WP 8B,
with WP 8A as the contributing group and WP 3M
(point-to-point/earth-space propagation), 4A (orbit/spectrum
utilization), 6S (satellite delivery), SG-7 (science services), and 9D
(fixed service sharing) as interested groups. It is anticipated that WP
8B will deal with all of the aeronautical telemetry studies, and that
its work will be completed in time for Administrations to prepare
proposals.

**U.S. VIEW**: The United States supports further studies in order to
determine how best to satisfy this Agenda Item while recognizing
protection of incumbent services. Upon completion of these studies, the
U.S. will be in a position to make a specific proposal to meet
aeronautical telemetry spectrum requirements. (June 2004)
## Fact Sheet #2: *How Do Sand Dunes Move?*

Sand can only be moved by strong, steady winds. The air must be moving
at least 17 miles per hour to be able to pick up sand grains. In the
Tularosa basin, it is primarily between February and April that the
winds are strong enough. These winds are called unidirectional winds
because they always move in the same direction, from the southwest to
the northeast. As the wind blows, it pushes the sand ahead of it, so
individual dunes are slowly moving to the northeast.

Sand is not as easy to move as you might think. Even very strong winds
can\'t lift the sand any higher than three feet above the ground. As the
wind blows, it lifts small sand grains a few inches off the ground, then
drops them. When they hit the ground, they bump into other sand grains
and cause them to jump up and be caught by the wind. It\'s almost as if
the sand is playing leap-frog, jumping and bumping along. This kind of
jumping movement is called saltation. You can see this kind of movement
on the windward side of the dune, or the side facing the oncoming wind.
But what about the leeward side of the dune, protected from blowing
wind? What causes the sand to move on that side?

![](media/image1.jpeg){width="2.25in" height="1.7173611111111111in"}As
the tiny sand grains slowly work their way up the windward dune face,
they finally reach the crest, or top of the dune. They fall over the
crest and start to pile up because they are protected from the wind. Now
gravity steps in to move the dune. As more and more sand grains pile up,
the angle of the leeward face becomes steeper and steeper. A pile of
loose material, like sand, can only hold a slope of about 34 degrees.
When the slope gets greater than 34 degrees, gravity pulls the loose
sand down. Small avalanches occur. The sand might run down the leeward
face like a waterfall, or the whole side might slip at once. When the
entire face of the dune slips, it\'s called slumping.

How fast a sand dune moves depends on a number of things. Of course, the
speed of the wind is a big factor. Wind that is blowing 45 miles per
hour will move more sand than at 17 miles per hour. The size of the dune
is also important. Smaller dunes with less sand move much more quickly
than large ones. The vegetation also plays an important role. The dunes
get caught on the plants that grow in the basin, and that slows them
down.

There are 4 types of dunes at White Sands National Monument. The first
ones to form, the \"baby\" dunes, are called embryonic dunes. They are
usually not more than 20 feet. high, and speed along the basin floor as
much as 40 feet a year. Transverse dunes form long ridges of sand, and
can be very tall. They move much more slowly - usually between 8 to 12
feet a year. Barchan dunes are crescent shaped. This dune looks like a
new moon. The arms or horns of the barchan dune always point in the
direction the wind is blowing. Barchan dunes are also very large, and
move between 8 and 12 feet per year. The last type is called a parabolic
dune, and looks like an inside out barchan dune. The movement of this
dune has been slowed down by vegetation, and rarely moves more than 5
feet per year.