BEE-spoke-data/govdocs1-by-extension huggingface dataset:
**Statement of Work**

**General description:**

Birth defects affect 5% of all infants born in the United States, and
three-quarters of these involve the head, face, and oral tissues. This
means that in the United States there is a child born every 5 minutes
with a craniofacial defect. While there are several hundred disorders
affecting the face, skull, jaws, and teeth. Other hereditary syndromes,
such as ectodermal dysplasias, are marked by the absence of all or most
teeth in children and adults and lead to lifelong health problems. The
social and economic costs of craniofacial disorders are enormous, and
they place a disproportionately high burden on particular population
subgroups. These disorders are caused by multiple genes interacting with
each other and with environmental factors. Analysis of expression
patterns of developmental stage- and tissue-specific genes in these
tissues is important for identification of genes involved the diseases.
The purpose of the proposed work requirement for this contractor is to
collect gene expression data from developing dental and oral tissues and
analyze them. The objectives are follows:

A. Preparation of tissues and RNA.

Specifically, the contractor shall:

1.  Dissect dental and oral tissues from embryonic wild-type and Epfn
    mutant mice under a regular dissection microscope.

2.  Prepare RNA from tissue samples.

3.  Test the quality of RNA.

B. Analysis.

Specifically, the contractor shall:

1.  Compare gene expression levels in mutant dental and oral tissues of
    both wild-type and Epfn mutant mice using real-time PCR.

2.  Analyze gene profile data obtained from hybridization data using DNA
    microarrays.

C. Period of performance and personnel cost.

The Contractor shall complete the task by January 10, 2008, starting
from November 5, 2007 (total: 9weeks), with a total personnel cost of
\$8,000.

**Contractor requirements:**

Specifically, the contractor shall:

1.  Have knowledge and experience in pathogenesis and handling Epfn
    mutant teeth.

2.  Have experience and knowledge in dental and oral tissue biology and
    gene expression analysis.

3.  Follow all NIH security guidelines as outlined in the DHHS Automated
    Information Systems Security Program (AISSP Handbook version 2.0,
    <http://intranet.hhs.gov/infosec/>).

4.  Follow all aspects of animal care in accordance with the Animal
    Welfare Act of 1966 (PL-89-544), the PHS Policy on the Human Care
    and Use of Animals, The Guide for the Care and Use of Laboratory
    Animals (NRC 1996) and all applicable local, state, and federal
    regulations. The contractor shall have the NIH Animal Use and Care
    Training (<http://oacu.od.nih.gov/training/index.htm> ) and approval
    to use the NIDCR animal facility.

**Reporting Requirement:**

The contractor shall submit reports, which shall include the following
information:

1.  Records of experiments, including protocols used and detailed
    information of RNA and tissue sections prepared.

2.  All information regarding data analysis, including summary figures
    and charts.
Zenith City Fire Department Log

## March 11

Roll Call Simpson, J.; Cunha, T.; Roberts, S.; Garcia, M.; and Jokes, T.

0200 Cunha and Roberts took Engine 1 and 2 for fill-up.

0517 Simpson and Garcia perform routine maintenance on Engine 1.

# March 12

Roll Call Simpson, J.; Cunha, T.; Roberts, S.; Rourke, M.; and Jones, T.

0103 Building maintenance at station to fix kitchen sink.

# March 13

Roll Call Simpson, J.; Cunha, T.; Roberts, S.; Rourke, M.; and Jones, T.

0700 Physical fitness.

1217 Engine 1 dispatched to accident at 46 Trout Brook Road where a
female victim was struck by a car. Airlift was called in to med flight
victim to Sacred Heart Hospital.

# March 14

Roll Call Smith, R.; Cunha, T.; Roberts, S.; Garcia, M.; and Rourke, M.

0700 Engine 1 leaking oil from transmission, mechanic notified.

0745 Mechanic in quarters to repair oil leak on Engine 1, out of service
for 15 minutes.
Normative Data for the Subscales of the

West-Haven Yale Multidimensional Pain Inventory (WHYMPI)

[Variable N Minimum Maximum Mean Std Dev]{.underline}

[Pain]{.smallcaps} [Experience]{.smallcaps}

Interference 190 0.29 6.00 4.30 1.20

Support 170 0.00 6.00 4.28 1.82

Pain Severity 190 1.67 6.00 4.40 1.01

Self-Control 190 0.00 6.00 3.72 1.47

Negative Mood 190 0.00 6.00 3.55 1.36

[Relevant Significant Other Responses]{.smallcaps}

Negative 150 0.00 6.00 1.71 1.59

Solicitous 150 0.00 6.00 3.27 1.57

Distracting 150 0.00 5.75 2.51 1.54

[Daily Activities]{.smallcaps}

Household Chores 188 0.00 6.00 2.70 1.53

Outdoor Work 188 0.00 6.00 1.29 1.39

Away from Home 188 0.00 6.00 2.08 1.08

Social 188 0.00 6.00 2.10 1.22

The above means and standard deviations were derived from a population
of chronic pain patients admitted for evaluation to the Comprehensive
Pain Management Center at the VA Medical Center, West Haven, CT. The
population was largely male (88%) with a mean age of 50.5 years
(SD=14.2) and a high school education (X=11.8, SD 2.6). Patients were
heterogeneous with regard to etiology and site of their primary pain
complaint, although 64% complained of low back or leg pain. On average,
patients had experienced constant pain for 10.2 years (SD=10.5), 62%
were taking pain medication, and 44% were receiving compensation for
their pain. Fifty-one percent of the patients were married, and only 23%
were employed at the time of evaluation.
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**MEDIA ADVISORY**

**\-- NOTE REVISED DATE \--**

**SAVE THE DATE - wednesday, march 1**

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEWS MEDIA CONTACTS:

February 24, 2000 FCC: John Winston at (202) 418-7450

Mike Balmoris at (202) 418-0253

FTC: Mitchell J. Katz at (202) 326‑2161

**THE FCC & FTC TO MAKE POLICY ANNOUNCEMENT REGARDING
TRUTH-IN-ADVERTISING OF LONG DISTANCE SERVICES**

# WHAT: The FCC and FTC will hold a news conference regarding 

#  "Truth-in-Advertising" of long distance services. 

**WHEN:** Wednesday, March 1, at 9:30am

**WHERE:** Federal Communications Commission

> 445 12^th^ Street, SW, Washington, D.C.

### Commission Meeting Room

### WHO: - William Kennard, Chairman of the FCC

> \- Robert Pitofsky, Chairman of the FTC

**BACKGROUND:**

Consumers have reported being confused and often misled by the claims
made by companies marketing long distance services. New services,
including "10‑10" numbers and discount calling plans, are heavily
promoted in prime‑time TV commercials, in national newspaper and
magazine campaigns, and through major direct mail promotions. Next
week's news conference follows a joint forum held by the two Commissions
last November to discuss how these long‑distance services are advertised
and marketed.

-FCC-

News about the Federal Communications Commission can also be found

on the Commission's web site [www.fcc.gov](http://www.fcc.gov/).
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEWS MEDIA CONTACT

February 18, 2000 Michelle Russo: (202) 418-2358

## *FCC Says Internet Service Provider Does Not Qualify for Leased Access*

Washington, DC -- The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has
decided that an Internet service provider (ISP) is not entitled to
obtain leased access to a cable system for the purpose of providing
Internet access or any service other than video programming.

The FCC's *Memorandum Opinion and Order* denies a Petition for
Declaratory Ruling filed by Internet Ventures, Inc. (IVI) and its
subsidiary, Internet On-Ramp, Inc. IVI, an Internet service provider,
argued that it is entitled to commercial leased access to a cable system
in Washington state under Section 612 of the Communications Act. The
Commission denied the petition.

Section 612 of the Communications Act requires cable operators of
systems with 36 or more channels to designate channel capacity for
commercial use by unaffiliated third parties. Commercial use is defined
in the law as the "provision of video programming." The statutory
definition of video programming is "programming provided by, or
generally considered comparable to programming provided by a television
broadcast station."

The FCC concluded that Section 612 does not require cable operators to
make available channel capacity on their systems for the range of
services that IVI seeks to offer. The FCC determined that it need
address only the most basic threshold issue to resolve IVI's petition:
does ISP Internet access service, such as that provided by IVI,
constitute video programming as contemplated by Section 612 of the
Communications Act (i.e. programming provided by, or generally
considered comparable to programming provided by, a television broadcast
station)? The FCC concluded that it does not.

Action by the Commission, February 7, 2000, by Memorandum Opinion and
Order (CSR 5407-L; FCC No. 00-37). Chairman Kennard, Commissioners Ness,
Furchtgott-Roth, Powell and Tristani.

-FCC-

Cable Services Bureau contact: Karen Kosar at (202) 418-7200
### *William Irvine to Gustavus de Rosenthal, Sept. 1^st^, 1787*

My Dear Sir(1) New York, Sept. 1. 1787.\
Your letter of the 23d of October, 1785, came to hand only a few weeks
ago, and it is the only one since that from Hamburg. ....

At Boston last winter there were violent commotions, indeed even
rebellion, which you have doubtless heard not a little of. There was at
one time 7000 insurgents embodied in the depth of winter under a certain
Shay\-\--;they had a long string of grievances, among these, oppression
of lawyers, Speculators, tax-gatherers, &c. &c.\
But the militia were, after many talks, town-meetings, & consultations,
turned out, & headed chiefly by old Continental officers\-\--;among the
most conspicuous of these were old Lincoln, Shepherd, & Brooks. There
was considerable marching and manoeuvering for two weeks, but the
insurgents, at last suffered themselves to be surprized & totally
routed\-\--;since which every thing has been perfectly quiet. This was
really an exertion of military, against their brethren too, that few
people here had an idea of\-\--;and in Europe I dare say, it will be
deemed absolutely false. But I assure you it is well authenticated that
the Militia under Genl. Lincoln marched thirty miles in nine hours in
the night in a severe snow storm\-\--;when many were actually
frozen\-\--;& without refreshment rushed on the **insurgents** with
bayonets. It is true, there was little opposition; but I believe it is
no less true, that not many militia under similar circumstances, would
even make the attempt.

. . .. The new Constitution will meet some opposition, but I expect it
will work its way in a few months\-\--;it will require years to feel the
benefit. You find by the report of the Committee of the Ohio Company,
that I could not well throw your property into better hands. You will
have a City & out-lot. In haste, W.I.

**Letters of Delegates to Congress: Volume 24 November 6, 1786-February
29, 1788\
**
**Lawrence R. Bawden**

CEO, Bloo Solar

2545 Boatman Avenue

West Sacramento, CA 95691

Phone: 916-669-9019

Fax: 916-290-9319

E-mail: <larry@bloosolar.com>

**EDUCATION**

BS, Mechanical Engineering Technology, California State University, 1983

**PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE**

**2007 -- Present** CEO, Bloo Solar

**2001 -- 2007** President/CEO/COB, Jadoo Power Systems Inc.

**1999 -- 2001** Co-Founder/Vice President, Business Development,
PowerTek International Corporation, Inc.

**1998 -- 1998** Director, Business Development, Ocean Power Corporation

**1996 -- 1998** Adventure Sailor, 18-month sabbatical to sail to
various countries aboard his 42-foot sailboat (San Francisco to Mexico,
Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia, Tonga, Fiji, New Caledonia, and
Australia)

**1995 -- 1996** Marketing/Operations Manager, Aerojet Industrial
Products

**1985 -- 1995** Business Development Manager, Aerojet Propulsion
Division

**1984 -- 1985** Mechanical Engineer, FMC Corporation

**SOCIETIES, COMMITTEES, AND HONORS**

Member of Sacramento Area Regional Technology Alliance

Member of NASA Cycle Assessment Committee for Hydrogen Propulsion System

Group Achievement Award, NASA

Technical and Advisory Committees, Aerospace Industry
8-420.  [Right to leave work; scheduled proceedings; employment rights;
nondiscrimination; confidentiality; definition]{.underline}

A.  An employer who has fifty or more employees for each working day in
each of twenty or more calendar weeks in the current or preceding
calendar year, and any agent of that employer, shall allow an employee
who is a victim of a juvenile offense to leave work to exercise the
employee\'s right to be present at a proceeding pursuant to sections
8‑395, 8‑400, 8‑401, 8‑402, 8‑403, 8‑405, 8‑406 and 8‑415.

B.  An employer may not dismiss an employee who is a victim of a
juvenile offense because the employee exercises the right to leave work
pursuant to subsection A of this section.

C.  An employer is not required to compensate an employee who is a
victim of a juvenile offense when the employee leaves work pursuant to
subsection A of this section.

D.  If an employee leaves work pursuant to subsection A of this section,
the employee may elect to use or an employer may require the employee to
use the employee\'s accrued paid vacation, personal leave or sick leave.

E.  An employee who is a victim of a juvenile offense shall not lose
seniority or precedence while absent from employment pursuant to
subsection A of this section.

F.  Before an employee may leave work pursuant to subsection A of this
section, the employee shall do all of the following:

1.  Provide the employer with a copy of the form provided to the
employee by the law enforcement agency pursuant to section 8‑386,
subsection A or a copy of the information the law enforcement agency
provides to the employee pursuant to section 8‑386, subsection E.

2.  If applicable, give the employer a copy of the notice of each
scheduled proceeding that is provided to the victim by the agency that
is responsible for providing notice to the victim.

G.  It is unlawful for an employer or an employer\'s agent to refuse to
hire or employ, to bar or to discharge from employment or to
discriminate against an individual in compensation or other terms,
conditions or privileges of employment because the individual leaves
work pursuant to subsection A of this section.

H.  Employers shall keep confidential records regarding the employee\'s
leave pursuant to this section.

I.  An employer may limit the leave provided under this section if the
employee\'s leave creates an undue hardship to the employer\'s business.

J.  The prosecutor shall inform the victim of the victim\'s rights
pursuant to this section. A victim may notify the prosecutor if
exercising the victim\'s right to leave under this section would create
an undue hardship for the victim\'s employer. The prosecutor shall
communicate the notice to the court during the scheduling of proceedings
where the victim has the right to be present. The court shall continue
to take the victim\'s schedule into consideration when scheduling a
proceeding pursuant to subsection A of this section.

K.  For purposes of this section, \"undue hardship\" means a significant
difficulty and expense to a business and includes the consideration of
the size of the employer\'s business and the employer\'s critical need
of the employee.
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> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>
> June 12, 2003

## VA Grant Awards \$915,000 to Nebraska State Veterans Home

> WASHINGTON -- The Department of Veterans Affairs has awarded a grant
> for more than \$915,000 to Nebraska for construction of a multipurpose
> building at the Western Nebraska Veterans Home in Scottsbluff.
>
> \"This grant reflects the federal-state partnership that is honoring
> our commitment to care for the men and women who have served in
> uniform,\" said Secretary of Veterans Affairs Anthony J. Principi.
> \"These partnerships allow more veterans to receive the respect and
> care that they have earned.\"
>
> The grant will pay up to 65 percent of the cost to construct a new
> multipurpose building for veterans. The building will include room for
> social activities as well as medical needs, such as physical and
> occupational therapy. The overall cost of the project is approximately
> \$1.4 million.
>
> The veterans' home in Scottsbluff is a 140-bed facility that provides
> medical, dental, nursing and Alzheimer's care to eligible Nebraska
> veterans. It opened in March 1975 to serve both male and female
> Nebraska wartime veterans and their dependents.
>
> Information about the Western Nebraska Veterans Home in Scottsbluff
> can be obtained by calling 308-632-0300.
>
> \# \# \#
>
> People wishing to receive e-mail from VA with the latest news releases
> and updated fact sheets can subscribe at the following Internet
> address:
>
> <http://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/opalist_listserv.cfm>
# CT25K Laser Ceilometer 

The CT25K Laser Ceilometer is a general-purpose cloud height sensor
employing LIDAR technology for detection of clouds, precipitation and
other obstructions to vision. The CT25K provides reliable determination
of cloud height up to 25,000 feet (7.5 km) thus covering most heights
where dense clouds appear.

Built with the unique single-lens design, the CT25K provides
unprecedented measurement accuracy starting virtually from zero height.
The compact and light CT25K Ceilometer offers proven quality in cloud
height measurement.

The CT25K is capable of reporting up to three cloud layers
simultaneously. It detects the cloud base reliably also in fog, rain,
snow and haze. In case the cloud base is obscured, the CT25K measures
and reports the vertical visibility.

The CT25K can be used as a stand-alone instrument or integrated into a
meteorological system.The messages including cloud height and instrument
status information are automatically transmitted from the CT25K to a
controller, a display unit or to a central computer.

The CT25K can be directed to point the beam manually in any direction
-15 \... 90° from vertical to better represent, e.g., an aircraft
approach direction. Also field testing against a hard target is easy,
enabling verification of the distance measurement when the sky is clear
of clouds

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**Federal Communications Commission**

**445 12th St., S.W.**

**Washington, D.C. 20554**

**REPORT NO. 2401** **April 4, 2000**

> **[CONSUMER INFORMATION BUREAU]{.underline}**
>
> **[REFERENCE INFORMATION CENTER]{.underline}**
>
> **[PETITION FOR RULEMAKING FILED]{.underline}**

Interested persons may file statements opposing or supporting the
Petitions for Rulemaking listed herein within 30 days, or as noted. See
Section 1.4 and 1.405 of the Commission\'s rules for further
information.

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RM NO. RULES SEC. PETITIONER DATE REC\'D NATURE OF PETITION

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9844\* 73.202(B) Victoria Radio 10/20/99 Application for one-step
upgrade

Works, Ltd. substituting Channel 265C3 for Channel

265A at Victoria, Texas, and modification

(Filed by Harry C. Martin of the license for Station KEPG

Counsel accordingly. The coordinates for Channel

Fletcher, Heald & Hildreth 265C3 at Victoria are 28-46-40 & 97-04-

8023 Vantage Drive 10.

Suite 840

San Antonio, TX 78230)

THE ABOVE APPLICATION WILL BE TREATED AS A COUNTERPROPOSAL IN MM DOCKET
NO. 99-342. REPLY

COMMENTS TO THIS COUNTERPROPOSAL SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN THIS DOCKET NO
LATER THAN 15 DAYS

(RATHER THAN 30 DAYS) AFTER THE DATE OF THIS PUBLIC NOTICE.

> -FCC-
Bureau of Land Management/WOPR Office

Portland, Oregon January 11, 2008

Dear Legislators;

I am very concerned about the current proposals being made relative to
continuing to rely on timber revenues to fund the forest management.
Great progress was made on preserving the little remaining old growth in
our public forests with the 1994 Northwest Forest Plan putting pressure
on the public agencies to coordinate with privately held tracts of land
to maintain migratory corridors for wildlife. As it has gone, it has
been impossible to adequately cotnrol private landowners relative to how
they choose to allocate their priorities in land use.

It is imperative that we think in a long range sense about stewarding
the healthy forests which remain, by prioritizing other kinds of
"multiple use" approaches to funding the public lands. We have to shift
the paradigm to supporting the maintenance of the forest based on fees
for woodgathering, wildcrafting, recreation, etc. With a bit of
imagination and the political will to recognize that we cannot afford to
exploit what is left, some other approach to stewarding both the forests
and the agencies which are responsible for tending the forests can be
found. The strategy of the early 1900's is no longer viable. The 1994
NWFP was based on a different model of looking at these lands and I am
disgusted that the Bush administration is so set on rolling back that
progress. We have to retool the industry to working with second growth.
The technology is already developed and many mills have already made
that investment over 20 years ago.

When the Forest Service and the BLM had no accurate survey of the
remaining old growth, I got involved with the active and strong movement
to create a current database. If all that stewarding of the forests is
lost in the greed of the current administration's approach, that is sad
and shortsighted. If the agencies and the legislators haven't the spine
to say no to this bad idea, then shame on them! We need new, more
creative ways of working with the "value" of the forest -- not the same
old disrespectful subsidizing of the timber industry, which has been the
hallmark of forest politics for too long.

I ask you to consider the impact on the aquifers, the forest, the
diverse lifeforms which the forest sustains and on the human psyche. We
need undisturbed wild places. I want my world and my children's world to
continue to include old growth and healthy second growth forests.

I trust you will listen as so much is at stake!

Laura K. Adams, D.C.
**Homework Assignment \-\--B**

**Viscosity Grading Systems**

Name:\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Date:\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

1.  Use each of the three viscosity specifications shown in ASTM D3381
    to grade (if possible) each of the three asphalts shown in Table 1.
    If an asphalt can not be graded, explain why.

2.  Determine the appropriate mixing and compaction temperatures for
    each of the three asphalts.

3.  Explain the differences between the three specifications in ASTM
    D3381.

**TABLE 1. Asphalt Cement Test Results.**

  -------------------------- -------------- -------------- --------------
  Properties                 Asphalt No. 1  Asphalt No. 2  Asphalt No. 3

  Original Properties                                      

  Viscosity at 60^o^C, Poise 3250           489            1002

  Viscosity at 135^o^C,      375            72             165
  centistoke                                               

  Penetration, 25^o^C, 100   66             105            79
  g, 5 sec                                                 

  Flash point, ^o^C          257            210            250

  Solubility in              99.9           99.9           99.9
  trichloroethylene, %                                     

  After Thin Film Oven Aging                               

  Viscosity at 60^o^C, Poise 9688           958            2890

  Ductility at 25^o^C, 5     66             100+           66
  cm/min, cm                                               

  After Rolling Thin Film                                  
  Oven Aging                                               

  Viscosity at 60^o^C, Poise 10,892         1001           3002

  Viscosity at 135^o^C,      1089           152            510
  centistoke                                               

  Penetration, 25^o^C, 100   49             75             67
  g, 5 sec                                                 

  Ductility at 25^o^C, 5     88             100+           68
  cm/min, cm                                               
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**§18.436 Procedural safeguards.**

\(a\) A recipient that operates a public elementary or secondary
education program shall implement a system of procedural safeguards with
respect to actions regarding the identification, evaluation, or
educational placement of persons who, because of handicap, need or are
believed to need special instruction or related services. The system
shall include:

\(1\) Notice;

\(2\) An opportunity for the parents or guardian of the person to
examine relevant records;

\(3\) An impartial hearing with opportunity for participation by the
person's parents or guardian and representation by counsel; and

\(4\) Review procedure.

\(b\) Compliance with the procedural safeguards of section 615 of the
Education of the Handicapped Act is one means of meeting this
requirement.
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**Girl Scout Junior Ranger Day at Mission San José**

**Calendar Announcement**

**Who/What:** Girl Scouts of Southwest Texas members, their friends and
families are invited to take part in the **free** Girl Scout Junior
Ranger Day activity at Mission San Jose as part of the 30 year
anniversary celebration of the San Antonio Missions National Historical
Park as a National Park. Participating Girl Scout members can earn the
San Antonio Missions Tour Patch as well as the opportunity to become a
National Park Service Junior Ranger member and receive the Junior Ranger
badge.

**When:** Saturday, May 17, 2008, 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.

**Where:** Mission San Jose, San Antonio Missions National Historical
Park

> 6701 San Jose Drive

Why: San Antonio Missions National Historic Park was established by an
Act of Congress in 1978. In 1983, the Archdiocese of San Antonio and the
United States Department of the Interior entered into a cooperative
agreement that established the partnership between the two organizations
to preserve the Missions for future generations. Since then, the
collaboration has grown to include *Los Compadres*, the official group
of community supporters, the San Antonio Missions National Historical
Park and Old Spanish Missions, Inc., a nonprofit established for
long-range maintenance and restoration of the Mission churches.

The Girl Scout Junior Ranger Day at Mission San Jose event is the first
in a series of planned youth outreach activities that will take place to
commemorate the three decades as a national park.

**For Girl Scout RSVPs contact:**

> Erin Pierce, 210-349-2404 ext. 220
>
> <epierce@girlscouts-swtx.org>

**For media inquiries, advance interviews and photos, contact:**

> Marie Ortiz, 210-244-2390
>
> <marie.ortiz@bromcomm.com>
>
> May 2008
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Full and Lite Version of the Geospatial Toolkit (GsT)

Two versions of the GsT have been prepared for Afghanistan and Pakistan:
a full data version and a lite data version.

The large volume of data necessary to adequately represent these
countries results in long processing times for the available analysis
queries. To aid in data exploration and evaluation, a simplified version
of the GsT was created. The results from the full data version will be
more accurate, but the simplified version should be sufficient to
explore the data trends. Even though the queries do take less time than
the full version, some of the queries may still take several minutes to
process. Both GsTs have the same data layers included with the
application. However, some of the data layers in the lite version have
been simplified in order to reduce the processing time for the analysis
queries. The affected data layers are the wind resource data file, the
elevation data file, and the roads data file.

The wind resource data file in the full GsT has been categorized into
quarter power classes for classes 2-6, and single classes for 1 and 7.
In the lite GsT, this data has been re-categorized to the power class
level for all 7 power classes. For each feature, the average wind power
density from the original data has been extracted.

The elevation data in the full GsT has a 1 km resolution, with the
actual data value for elevation and percent slope. In the lite version,
the data has been re-sampled to a 5 km resolution, and the attributes
have been further grouped into the classes visible in the layer
classification in the GsT (approximately 200m intervals) and the slope
into 5 percent intervals.

The road data in the full GsT is the full dataset received for this
project. For the lite version, the number of lines were reduced so that
major corridors/roads are identified.

Errata

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

The help file included in the Geospatial Toolkit is missing Tables 1 and
2 in the GsT HOMER Tool, Application Information section. These tables
are

included in the directory with this readme.txt file as table1.bmp and
table2.bmp.

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**National Meeting Marriott Wardman Park Hotel March 9-11, 2004**

**2660 Woodley Road, NW**

**Washington DC (202-328-2000)**

# Guest Speaker (Plenary/Keynote) Information Sheet

Travel, lodging and per diem will be provided for **[ONE]{.underline}**
speaker. That individual must complete this form and return to
Karen.Hickey@med.va.gov, by **January 26, 2004** along with the
information listed below.

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  Name: [     ]{.underline}        Phone:                Fax:
                                   [     ]{.underline}   [     ]{.underline}

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Address (VA please give facility address, Non-VA please give home
address):

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Type of Presentation: Dinner Speaker Keynote Plenary

1\. Registration Form -- If you plan to attend all or part of the
National Meeting, please complete the following:

Attending? Yes No

Lunch? Yes No

Dinner? Yes No

2\. If you are a VA employee, travel reimbursement will be sent to your
facility via Teletype in February. If you are non-VA, you will receive a
letter of agreement in February.

3\. Arrival Date [     ]{.underline} Departure Date [     ]{.underline}

4\. Audio Visual Services -- Overhead, 35mm Slide Projector, LCD
Projector, and Laser Pointer will be available. **Other special needs
should be listed below:**

     

5\. If you have questions, please call Karen Hickey at COM 410-642-1018,
410-642-2411 extension 5448, FAX 410-642-1862 or email:
Karen.<Hickey@med.va.gov>.
**DA 07-86**

**January 16, 2007**

**NOTICE OF DOMESTIC SECTION 214 AUTHORIZATIONS GRANTED**

WC Docket Nos. 06-217, 06-222

The applications listed in this notice have been granted pursuant to the
Commission's streamlined procedures for domestic section 214 transfer of
control applications, 47 C.F.R. § 63.03. The Wireline Competition Bureau
has determined that grant of these applications serves the public
interest.[^1] For purposes of computation of time for filing a petition
for reconsideration or application for review, or for judicial review of
the Commission's decision, the date of "public notice" shall be the
release date of this notice.[^2]

> Domestic Section 214 Application Filed for the Transfer of Control of
> Yak Communications (America) Inc. from Yaktastic Inc. to Blackbird
> Corporation, WC Docket No. 06-222, DA 06-2504 (rel. Dec. 13, 2006).

**Effective Grant Date: January 13, 2007**

> Domestic Section 214 Application Filed for the Acquisition of Assets
> of Acceris Management and Acquisition LLC, New Access Communications
> LLC, and Choicetel LLC by First Communications, LLC, WC Docket No.
> 06-217**,** DA 06-2509 (rel. Dec. 14, 2006).

**Effective Grant Date: January 14, 2007**

For further information, please contact Alex Johns at 202-418-1167,
Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau.

> -- FCC --

[^1]: *Implementation of Further Streamlining Measures for Domestic
    Section 214 Authorizations*, Report and Order, 17 FCC Rcd 5517,
    5529, para. 22 (2002).

[^2]: *Id.*; *see* 47 C.F.R. § 1.4 (Computation of time).
**DA 07-771**

**Released: February 20, 2007**

**NOTICE OF DOMESTIC SECTION 214 AUTHORIZATION GRANTED**

**WC Docket No. 07-4**

The application listed in this notice has been granted pursuant to the
Commission's streamlined procedures for domestic 214 transfer of control
applications, 47 C.F.R.§ 63.03. The Wireline Competition Bureau has
determined that grant of this application serves the public
interest.[^1] For purposes of computation of time for filing a petition
for reconsideration or application for review, or for judicial review of
the Commission's decision, the date of "public notice" shall be the
release date of this notice.[^2]

1.  Domestic Section 214 Application Filed for the Transfer of Control
    of Pac-West Telecomm, Inc. to Columbia Ventures Corporation, WC
    Docket 07-4, DA 07-113 (rel. Jan. 18, 2007).

> **Effective Grant Date: February 18, 2007.**

For further information, please contact Cecilia Seppings at (202)
418-1588, or Kimberly Jackson at (202) 418-7393.

**- FCC -**

[^1]: *Implementation of Further Streamlining Measures for Domestic
    Section 214 Authorizations*, Report and Order, 17 FCC Rcd 5517,
    para. 22 (2002).

[^2]: *Id.*; see 47 C.F.R. § 1.4 (Computation of time).
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**UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY**

**REGION III**

**1650 Arch Street**

**Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-2029**

**February 22, 2007**

Ms. Joyce E. Epps, Director

Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection

Bureau of Air Quality

Rachel Carson State Office Building

P.O. Box 2063

Harrisburg, PA 17105-2063

Dear Ms. Epps:

On January 31, 2007, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
received a revision to the Pennsylvania State Implementation Plan (SIP)
from the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PADEP).
This revision requested the redesignation of the Berks County (Reading)
8-Hour ozone nonattainment area to attainment, and approval of the
area's maintenance plan and 2002 base-year inventory. The EPA has
determined that the submittal is administratively and technically
complete, and is reviewing it to prepare a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
(NPR).

If members of your staff have any questions, they may direct them to
Christopher Cripps, Air Quality Planning Branch, at (215) 814-2179. He
is the principal contact for this rulemaking.

Sincerely,

***/S/***

> Judith M. Katz, Director

Air Protection Division

cc: Wick Havens, PADEP

Arleen Shulman, PADEP
# 0BTREE SHRUB SITE PREPARATION 

## 1BPRACTICE INTRODUCTION

**USDA, Natural Resources Conservation Service―Practice Code 490**

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### 2B

### TREE/SHRUB SITE PREPARATION

Tree/shrub site preparation is the treatment of areas to encourage
natural regeneration of desirable trees and shrubs or to provide optimum
site conditions for planting or direct seeding of desirable woody
species.

### 3BPRACTICE INFORMATION

This practice applies to understocked areas, areas planned for tree
planting following harvest, areas where a land cover change to woody
plants is desired, or areas having undesirable vegetation that inhibits
or competes with preferred woody species.

The purpose of the practice is to prepare the land for establishing a
stand of desirable woody vegetation by controlling undesirable
vegetation, removing slash and debris, or altering site conditions.
Application of this practice requires consideration of:

-   Protection of existing desirable vegetation

-   Treatment of remaining slash and debris so it does not harbor
    harmful levels of pests, hinder needed equipment operation, or
    create undue fire hazard

-   Control of erosion and/or runoff

-   Cost-effectiveness of chosen method

-   Protection of cultural resources, springs, seeps, wetlands, and
    other unique areas

-   Impacts on wildlife habitat

### 4BCOMMON ASSOCIATED PRACTICES

Tree/Shrub Site Preparation is commonly used as part of a Conservation
Management System and typically precedes Tree/Shrub Establishment (612).
Other associated practices may include Upland Wildlife Habitat
Management (645), and Windbreak/Shelterbelt Establishment (380).

For further information, refer to the practice standard in the local
Field Office Technical Guide and associated practice specifications and
job sheets.
**G4 -- Geotechnical PS&E**

Conduct geotechnical reviews of plans, specifications and estimates
(PS&E).

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| *Provide introductory task information, as needed, describing         |
| requirements for conducting PS&E reviews that support the following   |
| G4 work plan items.*                                                  |
|                                                                       |
| *The following list of typical tasks is based on and supplement the   |
| documents referenced in Section V of this SOW and the CFLHD Standard  |
| P3 Template Activities. However, it may be appropriate to add,        |
| delete, or modify tasks to meet project specific requirements.*       |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+

1.  Review project plans for discrepancies with geotechnical reports,
    geotechnical memoranda, and other project correspondence involving
    design and project criteria related to geotechnical recommendations.

2.  Review project specifications for discrepancies with geotechnical
    reports, geotechnical memoranda, and other project correspondence
    involving design and project criteria related to geotechnical
    recommendations.

3.  Submit 70% PS&E Review Memorandum documenting scope of review and
    review comments for 70% submittal.

4.  Submit 95% PS&E Review Memorandum documenting scope of review and
    review comments for 95% submittal.

# Deliverables for G4

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  *Add/delete deliverables to correspond to the tasks above. Coordinate
  number of copies with COTR. Number of copies and submittal dates shall
  be shown in Section IV, Deliverables and Schedule.*

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-   70% PS&E Review Memorandum

-   95% PS&E Review Memorandum
> **AGENDA**

**Thursday, March 17, 2005**

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

**Room 5149**

**Call In#: 202/482-7305, AC: 1498**

**Opening comments from Scott Cameron**

**Deputy Assistant Secretary for Performance, Accountability, and Human
Resources**

**FAIR Act Overview from Donna Kalvels**

**Director, Center for Competitive Sourcing Excellence (CCSE) -**

**Inventory:**

**Questions from bureaus**

**Bureau update -- where are you in this process?**

**Overview of Comparative Sourcing 05 Study status**
**[Directions for the Settings Utility 2.0]{.underline}**

This utility sets some, but not all, of the drawing settings in AutoCAD
to assist in compliance with the GSA National CAD Standards. Below is a
list of what it does and does not do. Do not run this if you have xrefs
in separate directories, as it will remove the paths, and the xrefs will
be unresolved. Do not run this if you are required to retain some
unreferenced entities, as it will purge them. Do not run this if you
have populated drawings with layers or other entities which you intend
to use but have not referenced yet, as it will purge them out. If you
have assignment drawings that are properly named (begin with the letter
"O"), this script is safe to run; it will not purge them.

This utility saves the drawing after changing the settings. To run a
test without saving, simply remove the last line. It is recommended that
the backup file feature be enabled, so that it is possible to revert to
the previous version of the drawings. After running the settings
utility, check the drawings to ensure the desired results.

To use the utility, execute the SCRIPT command, select setvar.scr, and
click Open. This utility was written for r2002 and later. It may or may
not work for other versions. It will not run on LT or Volo because they
do not support LISP. This can also be run on an entire set in batch
mode. AutoCAD r2002 and later versions can run scripts in batch mode
using the ScriptPro utility.

[It does:]{.underline}

Audit the drawing and correct any internal errors

Purge unreferenced entities

Purge xref paths of resolved xrefs

Switch to paper space if in floating model space

Zoom to extents (only for the space TILEMODE is set to)

Set the following variables:

> TILEMODE (according to the file name, if compliant)
>
> LIMMAX to EXTMAX (only for the space TILEMODE is set to, but not in
> paper space in r2000 and later)

LIMMIN to EXTMAX (only for the space TILEMODE is set to, but not in
paper space in r2000 and later)

> UCSICON to 1
>
> UCS to WORLD
>
> INSBASE to 0,0,0
>
> GRIDMODE to 0
>
> ISAVEPERCENT to 0 (this is a system variable)
>
> CLAYER to 0
>
> LIMCHECK to 0
>
> CECOLOR to BYLAYER
>
> CELTYPE to BYLAYER
>
> CELWEIGHT to BYLAYER (r2000 and later)
>
> PDMODE to 0
>
> PDSIZE to 0
>
> QTEXTMODE to 0
>
> SNAPMODE to 0
>
> VISRETAIN to 1

save the drawing

[It does not:]{.underline}

Delete extraneous entities outside the main drawing / titleblock area

Purge xref paths of unresolved xrefs

Scan for viruses

Delete unused layout tabs

Set linear or angular units (varies with drawing type)

Purge proxy entities or extended entity data

Change any entity properties to BYLAYER

Set the following variables:

> BLIPMODE (a system variable in AutoCAD r2000 and later)
>
> LIMMAX (for other spaces, or paper space in r2000 or later)
>
> LIMMIN (for other spaces, or paper space in r2000 or later)
**Bibliography:**

1\. Zdeblick TA, Phillips FM.

Interbody cage devices.

Spine. 2003 Aug 1;28(15):S2-7

2\. Christensen FB, Hansen ES, Eiskjaer SP, Hoy K, Helmig P, Neumann P,
Niedermann B, Bunger CE.

> Circumferential lumbar spinal fusion with Brantigan cage versus
> posterolateral fusion with titanium Cotrel-Dubousset instrumentation:
> a prospective, randomized clinical study of 146 patients.

Spine. 2002 Dec 1;27(23):2674-83.

3\. Hodges SD, Humphreys SC, Eck JC, Murphy RB.

> Intraoperative loosening of Bagby and Kuslich cages during anterior
> lumbar interbody fusion.

J Spinal Disord. 2000 Dec;13(6):535-7.

4\. Hacker RJ, Cauthen JC, Gilbert TJ, Griffith SL.

> A prospective randomized multicenter clinical evaluation of an
> anterior cervical fusion cage.

Spine. 2000 Oct 15;25(20):2646-54; discussion 2655.

5\. Kuslich SD, Danielson G, Dowdle JD, Sherman J, Fredrickson B, Yuan
H, Griffith SL.

> Four-year follow-up results of lumbar spine arthrodesis using the
> Bagby and Kuslich lumbar fusion cage.

Spine. 2000 Oct 15;25(20):2656-62.

6\. Brantigan JW, Steffee AD, Lewis ML, Quinn LM, Persenaire JM.

> Lumbar interbody fusion using the Brantigan I/F cage for posterior
> lumbar interbody fusion and the variable pedicle screw placement
> system: two-year results from a Food and Drug Administration
> investigational device exemption clinical trial.

Spine. 2000 Jun 1;25(11):1437-46.

7\. Agazzi S, Reverdin A, May D.

> Posterior lumbar interbody fusion with cages: an independent review of
> 71 cases.

J Neurosurg. 1999 Oct;91(2 Suppl):186-92.

8\. Kuslich SD, Ulstrom CL, Griffith SL, Ahern JW, Dowdle JD.

> The Bagby and Kuslich method of lumbar interbody fusion. History,
> techniques, and 2-year follow-up results of a United States
> prospective, multicenter trial.

Spine. 1998 Jun 1;23(11):1267-78; discussion 1279.

9\. Ray CD.

Threaded titanium cages for lumbar interbody fusions.

Spine. 1997 Mar 15;22(6):667-79; discussion 679-80.

**Consensus Standards:**

1.  ASTM F-136-02: Standard Specification for Wrought
    Titanium-6Alumnium-4Vanadium ELI Alloy for Surgical Implant
    Applications

> [www.astm.org](http://www.astm.org/)

2.  ASTM F-2026-02 Standard Specification for Polyetheretherketone
    (PEEK) Polymers for Surgical Implant Applications

> [www.astm.org](http://www.astm.org/)

3.  F2077-03 Test Methods For Intervertebral Body Fusion Devices

> [www.astm.org](http://www.astm.org/)

**FDA Guidances**

1.  FDA Guidance Document for the Preparation of IDEs for Spinal Systems
    (note: example of type of document currently used in the preparation
    of IDEs for intervertebral body fusion devices)

> [http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/ode/87.pdf]{.underline}

2\. Guidance for Spinal System 510ks (note: example of type of document
that could be used in the preparation of 510ks for intervertebral body
fusion devices)

> [http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/ode/guidance/636.pdf]{.underline}