BEE-spoke-data/govdocs1-by-extension huggingface dataset:
A pilot study conducted by Delta Research Co. identified expected
end-user benefits from *The National Map* *(TNM)* and
Geospatial-One-Stop (GOS).

Over a hundred municipal, county, and state agencies and associations of
governments (AOG) were contacted and structured interviews were
conducted with 78 GIS managers and analysts (end-users) in 36 states,
covering metropolitan, urban, and rural areas.

Pilot study findings indicate:

-   [Familiarity with TNM]{.underline}: At state agencies, 79 percent of
    GIS practitioners claim to be "knowledgeable" about TNM and the
    remaining 21 percent have "heard of TNM". At municipal agencies,
    these percentages are 43 and 50 percent, respectively. At county and
    AOG levels, fewer respondents indicate awareness.

-   [Familiarity with GOS]{.underline}: State agency respondents are
    most "knowledgeable" at 43 percent. Remaining 57 percent indicate
    some awareness. At the other extreme, only 14 percent of AOGs are
    "knowledgeable" and another 29 percent indicate awareness.

-   [Data production & availability benefits:]{.underline} Per GIS staff
    in Clark County, NV "while orthophoto missions are flown every two
    years for the metropolitan area (Las Vegas), there may never be
    aerial photography for sparsely populated outlying areas. Hence a
    current, seamless, and consistent base map will be most valuable for
    emergency response in outlying areas".

-   [Data sharing efficiencies]{.underline} result from the avoided cost
    of extra-jurisdictional data acquisition, assembly, and integration.
    AOGs and state agencies expect to realize data acquisition and
    assembly savings from TNM, while fewer municipal and county GIS
    practitioners expect to realize savings. Estimated data sharing
    benefits range up to \$38,000 per agency per year.

**END-USER BENEFITS** (Cont.)

-   [Data distribution benefits]{.underline} result from avoided data
    publishing costs from using TNM and GOS portals. Often cited at
    municipal and state agencies, significant labor costs could be saved
    if local information were uploaded to a reliable, federally
    maintained, interactive website. Estimated savings range from
    \$1,000 to \$10,000 per agency per year. In addition, agencies can
    also avoid one-time systems investments and recurring software
    maintenance costs.

-   [GOS data discovery and web access benefits]{.underline} (through
    web mapping and web feature services) will increase with increasing
    familiarity of GOS functionalities.

### [Next Steps]{.underline}

Full study should be conducted to validate pilot study results and
estimate statistically significant [cost savings]{.underline} from *TNM*
and GOS, over time.

Beyond efficiency gains, case studies should be conducted to document
and quantify effectiveness benefits from [improved decision
making]{.underline} at municipal, county, regional, and state levels.

# **Benefits from Moving Toward Vision of The National Map and Geospatial-One-Stop**
Voluntary Report - public distribution

**Date:** 4/27/2005

**GAIN Report Number:** HU5006

HU5006

**Hungary**

**Agricultural Situation**

**Hungarian Prime Minister Sacks Ag Minister Nemeth and Nominates Graf**

**2005**

**Approved by:**

![](media/image1.wmf)Sarah Hanson

U.S. Embassy

**Prepared by:**

Dr. Ferenc Nemes

**Report Highlights:**

At an April 25th meeting of the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP), Prime
Minister Gyurcsany announced the removal of Imre Nemeth, Minister of
Agriculture and Rural Development and nominated Jozsef Graf as the new
minister.

Includes PSD Changes: No

Includes Trade Matrix: No

Unscheduled Report

Vienna \[AU1\]

\[HU\]

At an April 25^th^ meeting of the Hungarian Socialist Party (MSZP),
Prime Minister Gyurcsany announced the removal of Imre Nemeth, Minister
of Agriculture and Rural Development and nominated Jozsef Graf as the
new minister.

At a press conference, the Prime Minister praised Minister Nemeth for
his success in positioning Hungarian agriculture well in the EU Common
Agricultural Policy and establishing the Agricultural and Rural
Development Office (Hungary's EU paying agency) by the second year of
Hungary's EU membership. However, he noted that Hungary needs an
agricultural manager and not an agricultural politician during the last
year before next year's national elections. The Prime Minister stressed
that he expects the new Ag Minister to handle the administration of
farmers' applications for EU programs and the grain intervention system
more smoothly and to harmonize relations between farms and the
food-processing sector. The previous handling of EU farm program
applications resulted in broad based farmer demonstrations in Budapest
and throughout Hungary in February and March of this year (see GAINS
report HU5005). Minister Nemeth was successful in reaching an agreement
with the demonstrators. However, public sentiment is that his lack of
vision led to his removal.

The Prime Minister noted that the new Minister should change the
Agriculture Ministry's administrative structure, organizations, and
managers if needed.

# Short Bio of Mr. Jozsef Graf

Jozsef Graf was born at Mecsekszabolcs (Baranya County) on October 18,
1946. After completing secondary education, he enrolled at the
Agricultural College at Kormend and graduated with a degree in
mechanical engineering in 1968. Between 1968-1975 he was an agricultural
engineer in several agricultural cooperatives. From 1975, Mr. Graf held
different (Socialist) party positions in his native Baranya County. He
held top managerial positions in agricultural cooperatives and
agribusiness firms.

During the mid-1990s privatization process, Graf became a 27%
shareholder of a large agricultural corporation (Szabadszentkiralyi
Agricultural Co.Ltd.) and later a shareholder in the "national flagship"
Agricultural Corporation at Boly.

Since 1994, Jozsef Graf has been a member of the Hungarian Parliament
(Hungarian Socialist Party) where he served on the Agricultural and
Audit Committees.
**ELSI Workshop Members**

**[Chair]{.underline}**

**Paul Lombardo, JD, PhD**

University of Virginia

pal8g@hscmail.mcc.virginia.edu

**[Experts]{.underline}**

**Linda Corey, PhD**

Virginia Commonwealth University

corey@mail2.vcu.edu

**Jack Goldberg, PhD**

University of Washington

goldie1@u.washington.edu

**Jeffrey Botkin, MD, MPH**

University of Utah

botkins@howard.med.utah.edu

**Mildred Cho, PhD**

Stanford University

micho@stanford.edu

**Jessica Hobart**

Genetic Alliance

Johns Hopkins University -- Masters Candidate

Jess_hobart@post.harvard.edu

**Goldie Byrd, PhD**

NC A&T State University

gsbyrd@ncat.edu

**Robert Millikan, DVM, PhD**

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

bob_millikan@unc.edu
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height="0.9166666666666666in"}

**U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development**

Washington, D.C. 20410-8000

October 1, 1996

OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY

FOR HOUSING-FEDERAL HOUSING COMMISSIONER

**MORTGAGEE LETTER 96-55**

TO: ALL APPROVED MORTGAGEES

**SUBJECT:** Participation in the Automated Clearing House Program for

Paying Multifamily Insurance Premiums

In August 1985, the Department of Housing and Urban Development

(HUD) implemented the Automated Clearing House (ACH) program.

Subsequently, in 1992 the Multifamily Insurance Operations Branch

entered into the program for the remittance of Multifamily Mortgage

Insurance Premiums. The ACH program is designed to provide FHA approved

mortgagees the opportunity to utilize their personal computers to

electronically authorize the payment for Multifamily Mortgage Insurance

Premiums instead of sending checks and Form HUB-27032-A (Billing

Statement and Reconciliation) by mail.

ACH provides mortgagees with numerous tangible benefits that may

reduce servicing costs. Through the use of ACH, mortgagees may:

\- Eliminate the handling of paper.

\- Eliminate lost or misdirected checks.

\- Save time in resolving errors found on billings.

\- Timing of the premium payment can be controlled.

\- Improve turnaround time for receipt of Statement of Accounts.

We view ACH as a benefit for the Department and for mortgagees.

Consequently, HUD is exploring the possibility of making ACH the sole

method for collecting the Multifamily Mortgage Insurance Premiums. We

will publish a notice of this new requirement in the Federal Register in

the near future. In the meantime however, HUD representatives will

begin contacting mortgagees to discuss the program and sign up

participants.

Mortgagees who wish to sign up early, avoiding a last minute rush

or who require additional information and procedures, may contact

LaShond Anglin on (202)708-2022 extension 2825.

2

ACH is another example of the Department\'s commitment to provide

better service for our clients.

Sincerely yours,

![](media/image2.png){width="2.5944444444444446in"
height="0.6236111111111111in"}

Nicolas P. Retsinas

Assistant Secretary for Housing-

Federal Housing Commissioner
**U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR**

**NOTICE OF RENTAL ADJUSTMENT**

Installation
Name:\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Org. Code:\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Quarter No.:\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Occupant
Name:\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Prepared
By:\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Date Prepared:\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

In accordance with the Quarters Assignment Agreement and the provisions
of DM 400, it has been determined that an adjustment in your net monthly
rental charge is necessary for the reason(s) indicated below:

-   Resurvey/Reappraisal of Private Rental Market, per OMB Circular A-45

-   Application of Consumer Price Index (CPI), per OMB Circular A-45

-   Change in housing structure, amenities, services or furnishings
    provided by the Government

-   Other
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Previous Bi-weekly Rental Charge: \$\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, last effective
on \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, 20\_\_\_\_\_\_.

Revised B-weekly Rental Charge: \$\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, to be effective
on \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_, 20\_\_\_\_\_\_.

The foregoing adjustment will result in an increase decrease in your
biweekly rent of \$\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

If an increase exceeds the threshold set by OMB Circular A-45, it will
be implemented in increments over 12 months in equal quarterly increases
as follows:

Increment No. 1 -- Effective
Date:\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Bi-weekly
Amount:\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Increment No. 2 -- Effective
Date:\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Bi-weekly
Amount:\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Increment No. 3 -- Effective
Date:\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Bi-weekly
Amount:\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Increment No. 4 -- Effective
Date:\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ Bi-weekly
Amount:\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

**Notice of Appeal Rights:** You have the right to appeal this
adjustment in accordance with DM 400. Appeals shall be adjudicated as of
the date the appeal is filed. The filing of the appeal shall not result
in postponing implementation of a proposed rate pending adjudication of
the appeal. Where an appeal results in a revision of the rental rate,
the employee shall be accredited with whatever overpayment may have
resulted during the period from the filing of the appeal to the date the
decision is implemented.

**RECEIPT ACKNOWLEDGED**

Certified Mail Receipt
No.:\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ (Certified
or Return Receipt Mail)

**OR** Occupant's Signature:

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

Occupant's Signature Date Received Date Filed

**Form DI 1882** 4/1/2008 Replaces 4/25/1985
## FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News Media Contact:

August 5, 1999 David Fiske (202) 418-0500

**FCC ADOPTS EQUITY/DEBT THRESHOLD FOR PURPOSES OF**

**DETERMINING ELIGIBILITY FOR NEW ENTRANT BIDDING CREDIT**

The FCC has adopted a Memorandum Opinion and Order concluding that it is
appropriate to attribute the mass media interests of investors holding
more than a 33% equity and/or debt interest in a broadcast auction
bidder claiming a New Entrant Bidding Credit, even if such an interest
is non-voting.

This action is a further refinement of the eligibility standards for the
New Entrant Bidding Credit available to bidders in broadcast auctions
created by the Commission as a means to promote and facilitate the
diversification of ownership in the mass media. In a *Memorandum Opinion
and Order* released earlier this year, the Commission revised the
eligibility standards for the New Entrant Bidding Credit to ensure that
those standards are consistent with the Commission\'s general
attribution standards.

In its action today, the Commission determined that it was appropriate
to attribute the mass media interests held by very substantial investors
in any broadcast auction applicant claiming a New Entrant Bidding
Credit. The Commission explained that it was taking this action to
ensure that only true new entrants qualify for the bidding credit,
because holders of otherwise nonattributable interests may well have a
\"realistic potential\" to influence bidders claiming new entrant
status. The Commission further determined, based upon a review of the
record in the broadcast attribution proceeding and the precedent
provided by its long-standing cross-interest policy, that setting the
attribution threshold at 33% is appropriate in the new entrant context.

This rule change will be effective upon publication in the Federal
Register and receipt of OMB approval, which the Commission expects to
obtain in an expedited manner, in order that the new rule will take
effect prior to the August 20, 1999 deadline for the submission of short
forms (FCC Form 175) for the September 28, 1999 Closed Broadcast
Auction. *See Public Notice*, \"Closed Broadcast Auction, DA 99-1346,
released July 9, 1999. Therefore, bidders in the September 28, 1999
Closed Broadcast Auction will be subject to the revised eligibility
standards for the New Entrant Bidding Credit.

Action by the Commission August 5, 1999, by Memorandum Opinion and Order
(FCC 99-201). Chairman Kennard, Commissioners Ness and Powell and
Tristani, with Commissioner Furchtgott-Roth dissenting and issuing a
statement.

\- FCC -

MMB Contact: Shaun Maher (202) 418-1600

Report No. MM 99-11
***Disaster News***![](media/image1.png){width="1.5847222222222221in"
height="0.7277777777777777in"}

***Loans for Homeowners, Renters and Businesses of all Sizes***

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

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

**Release Date:** September 25, 2007 **Contact:** Mark Ihenacho

**Release Number:** 07-719, NY 10949/10950 **Phone:** 404-347-3771

**Last Days to Visit SBA Disaster Loan Outreach Center**

**ATLANTA** -- The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announces
today that due to a steady decrease of activity, the Disaster Loan
Outreach Center located in the Commerce Bank will close Thursday,
September 27 at the close of business.

SBA urges disaster victims affected by the steam pipe explosion July 18,
2007 to visit the Center before the closing to obtain one-on-one
assistance and information about SBA's disaster assistance program. SBA
also encourages those victims who receive applications to return the
completed applications as quickly as possible. The Center is located in
the **Commerce Bank, 317 Madison Avenue and East 42^nd^ Street, New
York, New York, open Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 8 a.m. to 6
p.m. and will cease operation at the close of business Thursday.**

"We want to express our sincere gratitude to the staff of the Commerce
Bank," said Frank Skaggs, Director of SBA Field Operations Center East.
"By providing the facility for our Disaster Loan Outreach Center, they
have helped disaster victims in their community. We deeply appreciate
their generosity."

Anyone unable to visit the Center may obtain an application or SBA
program information by calling the SBA's Customer Service Center at
1-800-659-2955 (1-800-877-8339 for the hearing-impaired), Monday through
Friday from 8 a.m. until 9 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (EDT).
Business loan applications can also be downloaded from the SBA website
at [www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance.]{.underline} Completed
applications should be returned to the Center or mailed to: U.S. Small
Business Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center,\
14925 Kingsport Road, Fort Worth, TX. 76155.

**The filing deadline to return applications for property damage is
[today, September 25, 2007.]{.underline} The deadline to return economic
injury applications is [April 28, 2008]{.underline}**[.]{.underline}

*\# \# \#*

*For more information about the SBA's Disaster Loan Programs, visit our
website at
[www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance](http://www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance)*
RD Instruction 2021-C

PART 2021 - SPACE

Subpart C - Smoking Standards

§ 2021.101 [Scope]{.underline}.

This Instruction prescribes the smoking policy in the Rural Development
workplace.

§ 2021.102 [General]{.underline}.

In accordance with 41 CFR 101-20.105-3, this policy is designed
primarily to protect the rights of non-smokers from involuntary exposure
to second-hand tobacco smoke at the Federal work site. Accordingly, the
smoking policy is that smoking is prohibited inside all USDA facilities
and motor vehicles.

External smoking areas should be established at least 15 feet away from
common points of entry to facilities, and within parking garage areas
should be at least 15 feet away from entrances and away from air intake
into buildings.

§ 2021.103 [Authorities]{.underline}.

National and Finance Office Division and Staff Directors, State
Directors, Rural Development Managers, and Community Development
Managers are responsible for implementing this policy.

\(a\) Changes in conditions of employment for bargaining unit employees
can only be implemented after Rural Development has met its obligations
under the Federal Labor Relations Statute (5 U.S.C. Chapter 71) in
dealing with the exclusive representative (Union Local) for the
employees.

\(b\) The General Services Administration (GSA) retains control over
establishing smoking space in some public areas of buildings managed by
GSA. Rural Development tenants in GSA facilities should meet with GSA
building managers regarding smoking in the public areas.

\(c\) Questions regarding this policy should be directed to the Property
and Supply Management Division, Space Management Branch, in St Louis.

§§ 2021.104 - 2021.150 \[Reserved\]

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Somebody's Darling

##### 

##### Into the ward of the clean white-washed halls,

##### Where the dead slept and the dying lay;

##### Wounded by bayonets, sabres and balls,

##### Somebody\'s darling was borne one day.

##### Somebody\'s darling so young and so brave,

##### Wearing still on his sweet yet pale face

##### Soon to be hid in the dust of the grave,

##### The lingering light of his boyhood\'s grace. 

##### 

##### Somebody\'s darling, somebody\'s pride,

##### Who\'ll tell his Mother where her boy died?

##### 

##### Matted and damp are his tresses of gold,

##### Kissing the snow of that fair young brow;

##### Pale are the lips of most delicate mould,

##### Somebody\'s darling is dying now.

##### Back from his beautiful purple-veined brow,

##### Brush off the wandering waves of gold;

##### Cross his white hands on his broad bosom now,

##### Somebody\'s darling is still and cold. 

##### 

##### Give him a kiss, but for somebody\'s sake,

##### Murmur a prayer for him, soft and low,

##### One little curl from his golden mates take,

##### Somebody\'s they were once, you know,

##### Somebody\'s warm hand has oft rested there,

##### Was it a Mother\'s so soft and white?

##### Or have the lips of a sister, so fair,

##### Ever been bathed in their waves of light? 

##### 

##### Somebody\'s watching and waiting for him,

##### Yearning to hold him again to her breast;

##### Yet there he lies with his blue eyes so dim,

##### And purple, child-like lips half apart.

##### Tenderly bury the fair, unknown dead,

##### Pausing to drop on this grave a tear;

##### Carve on the wooden slab over his head,

##### \"Somebody\'s darling is slumbering here.\"
EFFECT OF X-MONOSOMY ON BRAIN DEVELOPMENT IN CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
WITH TURNER SYNDROME\
Presenter: Tanya S. Lisko\
Reiss, A., Kesler, S., Dunkin, B.\*\
Stanford University School of Medicine, Center for Interdisciplinary
Brain Sciences Research, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral
Sciences, Stanford, CA 94305, <briad@stanford.edu>\
\
A five year clinical study at the Center for Interdisciplinary Brain
Sciences Research at Stanford University School of Medicine is exploring
multiple dimensions of the effect X-monosomy has on brain development in
children and adolescents with Turner syndrome (TS).  Specifically, their
interdisciplinary research team is examining the impact X-chromosome
imprinting and parent origin have on cognitive and neuropsychological
functioning and brain function and structure in girls with this
disorder.  The study also includes a longitudinal component, the first
of its kind for TS. Girls with Turner syndrome have difficulties with
learning, primarily in the areas of visual spatial skills and executive
functioning.  However, they tend to have higher level verbal abilities
compared to controls. This presentation will give an overview of past
findings in Turner syndrome and discuss the current research aims.
Contact us:

**Acting Director**

Robert D. Cagle (501)257-4160

**Employee Processing**

**Fax: (501)257-4018**

Brad Niell (501)257-4032

Kim Miller (501)257-4053

Wayne Fuson (501) 257-4054

**Employee Suitability**

Mari Hughes (501)257-4114

**Contractor Processing**

**Fax: (501)257-4055/4056**

Donna Landrum (501)257-4128

Trent Pettis (501)257-4041

LaJoie Walker (501)257-4215

**Contractor Suitability**

Tim Daugherty (501)257-4031

Conrad Hamp (501)257-4033

**eQIP Questions**

Larry Easley (501)257-4052
\[PUBLIC---NO. 203---66^TH^ CONGRESS.\]

\[H. R. 13227.\]

An Act To authorize the coinage of 50-cent pieces in commemoration of
the three hundredth anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims.

*Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
States of America in Congress assembled*, That in commemoration of the
three hundredth anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims there shall
be coined at the mints of the United States silver 50-cent pieces to the
number of three hundred thousand, such 50-cent pieces to be of the
standard troy weight, composition, diameter, device, and design, as
shall be fixed by the Director of the Mint, with the approval of the
Secretary of the Treasury, which said 50-cent pieces shall be legal
tender in any payment to the amount of their face value.

SEC. 2. That all laws now in force relating to the subsidiary silver
coins of the United States and the coining or striking of the same,
regulating and guarding the process of coinage, providing for the
purchase of material and for the transportation, distribution, and
redemption of the coins, for the prevention of debasement or
counterfeiting, for security of the coin, or for any other purposes,
whether said laws are penal or otherwise, shall, so far as applicable,
apply to the coinage herein authorized: *Provided,* That the United
States shall not be subject to the expense of making the necessary dies
and other preparations for this coinage.

Approved, May 12, 1920.

\(216\)
LLOYD BURTON

\- Biographical Sketch -

(May, 2007)

Lloyd Burton is a professor of law and public policy at the Graduate
School of Public Affairs, University of Colorado at Denver. There he
directs the MPA program concentration in Emergency Management and
Homeland Security, and advises the school\'s dual degree program with
the CU School of Law.

Most of his current research focuses on the interface between
environmental law and policy and disaster management law and policy; and
on the role of law in both aiding and impeding intergovernmental and
interagency cooperation in disaster management.

Professor Burton serves on the Denver Board of Environmental Health, and
is former chair of a gubernatorial commission overseeing cleanup of
Colorado\'s largest municipal Superfund site.

He holds the Ph.D. in Jurisprudence and Social Policy (a teaching rather
than a practicing law degree) from the School of Law (Boalt Hall),
University of California Berkeley. His 1994 sabbatical was spent as a
Fulbright Fellow at the University of Auckland, New Zealand; and his
more recent one in Thailand. In both, he has focused on the role of
culture and cultural difference in making and implementing environmental
policy.

From 1965 to 1967 he served as a U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman, including
service with the Third Marine Division Ground Forces in the Republic of
Vietnam. Later he taught emergency field medical care and mass casualty
management at the Navy Hospital Corps School in San Diego, California.
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height="0.5305555555555556in"}

**ORNL's Mentored Thesis on "Linking Supercomputing and Systems Biology
for Efficient Bioethanol Production" Led High-School Students to Win
Siemens Competition National Finals**

A team of Oak Ridge high school seniors, Steven Arcangeli, Scott Horton,
and Scott Molony, mentored by Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
scientists, became national finalists at the Siemens Competition in
Math, Science and Technology, which is considered the premier research
competition for high-school students. Their research project entitled
"Linking Supercomputing and Systems Biology for Efficient Bioethanol
Production" has earned them \$100,000 in scholarship money. The team
used ORNL supercomputers to analyze biological networks, looking at tens
of thousands of genes and their biological pathways to discover clues
for engineering direct biofuel production by microorganisms.

The Secretary of Education, Margaret Spellings, presented the Siemens
awards, indicating the level of respect with which the awards are viewed
nationally. The importance of this achievement was also mentioned by
Senator Lamar Alexander on the floor of the Senate during his speech in
support of the National Competitiveness Investment Act. The award was
cited as an example of the kind of impact to be gained by creating
similar programs between national laboratories and local schools. The
exposure has been on a national level and has been of a degree that
stands out nationally. This has in turn led to a number of benefits to
the community and resulted in a considerable amount of positive
publicity for DOE and ORNL.

# 

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Figure Caption. *One of the students' innovations was the linking of
desirable microbial traits---such as resistance to high temperature,
multi-sugar uptake, and high ethanol yield---with specific genes and
biochemical pathways that are likely to be important for these traits.
To find these genes, they divided the organisms according to the
presence or absence of a trait. Their underlying intuition was that if a
gene was critical to a trait, then Mother Nature would preserve it, and
it therefore would be conserved by evolution. Hence, genes that are
crucial to the trait will cluster on one side of the divide. They
formulated the problem as a graph-theory problem of finding the cliques
of genes (pair-wise connected) that are conserved throughout evolution
among the organisms that possess a beneficial trait.*
July 23, 2003

Support a resolution to term limit appropriators

Dear Colleague:

It is no secret that the size of government continues to grow to
historic levels. Not just at the federal level, but at state and local
levels as well. We are now faced with a \$455 billion deficit, which is
larger than any in the history of the United States.

Serious spending discipline can only start with those who control some
of the Washington spending. I will soon be introducing a resolution to
term-limit those who sit on the House Appropriations Committee. This
proposal would limit appropriators to no more than three Congresses (6
years) in a period of five successive Congresses.

You may recall that in 1995 the freshman class championed committee term
limits as a means to instill new blood in committee positions. It was
then that they decided that members of the Budget Committee be limited
to four Congresses. And, eight years later, my freshman class has
started a working group -- the Washington Waste Watchers -- to combat
waste, fraud and abuse.

Term limiting the appropriators is no reflection whatsoever on the
leadership of those that are currently serving on the Committee,
especially that of Chairman Bill Young. I commend his continued
dedication and service to this Country. And, this will certainly not
deprive my colleagues from institutional leadership. This is simply a
preventative measure that will allow my colleagues the opportunity to
direct tax dollars, and allow fresh ideas into the appropriations
process.

I encourage you to support this effort to reform federal government
spending. To co-sponsor, please contact Emily Porter at 226-1178.

Most Sincerely,

> Trent Franks

Member of Congress
> **Table 1**. The world-wide production (tonnes per year) of anguillid
> eels in fisheries and aquaculture, averaged over the 1990s.

+-----------------------+---------------------+---------+-------------+
| Area                  | species             | Fishing | Aquaculture |
|                       |                     |         |             |
|                       |                     | yield   | production  |
+-----------------------+---------------------+---------+-------------+
| Europe &              | *A. anguilla*       | 15,262  | 18,101      |
|                       |                     |         |             |
| N. Africa             |                     |         |             |
+-----------------------+---------------------+---------+-------------+
| **America**           | ***A. rostrata***   | **      | **100**     |
|                       |                     | 1,480** |             |
+-----------------------+---------------------+---------+-------------+
| Asia, east            | *A. japonica*       | 1,300   | 187,875     |
+-----------------------+---------------------+---------+-------------+
| Asia, southeast       | mixed               | 8,385   | 1,579       |
+-----------------------+---------------------+---------+-------------+
| Asia, south           | mixed               | ?       | ?           |
+-----------------------+---------------------+---------+-------------+
| Africa, east          | mixed               | ?       | ?           |
+-----------------------+---------------------+---------+-------------+
| Australia & New       | *A. dieffenbachii & | 2,241   | 100         |
| Zealand               | A. australis*       |         |             |
+-----------------------+---------------------+---------+-------------+
| Total                 |                     | \>      | \> 207,755  |
|                       |                     | 28,668  |             |
+-----------------------+---------------------+---------+-------------+

> (Data from FAO databases)
**§48.670 Suspension.**

*Suspension* means an action taken by a Federal agency that immediately
prohibits a recipient from participating in Federal Government
procurement contracts and covered nonprocurement transactions for a
temporary period, pending completion of an investigation and any
judicial or administrative proceedings that may ensue. A recipient so
prohibited is suspended, in accordance with the Federal Acquisition
Regulation for procurement contracts (48 CFR part 9, subpart 9.4) and
the common rule, Government-wide Debarment and Suspension
(Nonprocurement), that implements Executive Order 12549 and Executive
Order 12689. Suspension of a recipient is a distinct and separate action
from suspension of an award or suspension of payments under an award.

*End of Part 48*
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**DA 05-1632**

**June 8, 2005**

**MB Docket No. 92-264**

**MEDIA BUREAU ANNOUNCES COMMENT AND REPLY COMMENT DATES FOR THE SECOND
FURTHER NOTICE REGARDING THE COMMISSION'S\
CABLE HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL OWNERSHIP LIMITS**

**Comment Date: July 8, 2005**

**Reply Comment Date: July 25, 2005**

On May 13, 2005, the Commission adopted a Second Further Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking (*Second Further Notice*) in this proceeding,
requesting additional comment on the Commission's 30% cable subscriber
(horizontal) ownership limit and 40% channel occupancy (vertical)
limit.[^1] The *Second Further Notice* set deadlines for filing comments
and reply comments at 30 and 45 days after publication of the *Second
Further Notice* in the Federal Register.

On June 8, 2005, a summary of the *Second Further Notice* was published
in the Federal Register.[^2] Accordingly, comments must be filed on or
before July 8, 2005; and reply comments must be filed on or before July
25, 2005. Commenters should follow the filing instructions provided in
paragraph 164 of the *Second Further Notice*. The *Second Further
Notice* is available at:
<http://www.fcc.gov/Daily_Releases/Daily_Digest/2005/dd050517.html>.

For more information contact Barbara Esbin or Patrick Webre, Media
Bureau at (202) 418-7200.

> By the Chief, Media Bureau

**- FCC -**

[^1]: *In the Matter of the Commission's Cable Horizontal and Vertical
    Ownership Limits, Second Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking*
    ("*Second Further Notice*"), FCC 05-96, \_\_\_\_ FCC Rcd \_\_\_\_
    (rel. May 17, 2005). These limits were reversed and remanded in
    *Time Warner Entertainment Co. v. FCC*, 240 F.3d 1126 (D.C. Cir.
    2001).

[^2]: 70 FR 33680.
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> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>
> September 18, 2002

# VA Honors Wayne Newton

> WASHINGTON \-- Las Vegas singer and performer Wayne Newton stopped by
> VA headquarters in Washington, D.C., Tuesday to receive a plaque from
> Secretary of Veterans Affairs Anthony J. Principi in honor of his time
> and efforts to pay homage to the men and women who have donned our
> Nation's uniforms.
>
> "We are grateful for all he has done to honor our Nation's heroes,"
> said Principi. "I invited him here to express the appreciation of all
> VA employees and to personally thank him for his efforts."
>
> Secretary Principi presented Newton with a plaque that read: "From a
> grateful Nation to a great patriot who has given a lifetime of service
> to America\'s veterans, from Vietnam to Afghanistan. Your heart for,
> and dedication to, those who have served our Nation in uniform
> exemplifies the very spirit of America."
>
> Newton's commitment to America's veterans dates to Vietnam, where he
> made two tours with the United Service Organizations. Newton, who is
> chairman of the USO Celebrity Circle, has visited troops in the
> Mediterranean, Persian Gulf and, recently, Afghanistan.
>
> Newton also met with Deputy Secretary Leo S. Mackay Jr., Ph.D., who
> discussed advances in VA health care and the department's role in the
> event of a national emergency. Newton toured the building and spoke
> with VA employees about their service to America's veterans.
>
> A long-time supporter of VA, the entertainer said, "I am humbled to be
> here, among those who have given so much more than I have given. What
> I have given pales, but what I gave was my best."
>
> \# \# \#
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**Session VI -- Plant Breeding, Germplasm Utilization and Cereal
Genomics -- Poster VI-3**

**SSR Variability in Wild Oat Accessions of *Avena strigosa* and *A.
barbata***

Cabral, A.L., Karaoglu, H. and Park, R.F

University of Sydney, Plant Breeding Institute Cobbitty, PMB 11, Camden,
NSW 2570, Australia.

Corresponding Author: PH: (+61)2 9351 8800; E-mail:
adrian@camden.usyd.edu.au

**Abstract**

Microsatellite variability across a collection of diploid *A. strigosa*
and tetraploid *A. barbata* species from a USDA-ARS National Small
Grains Collection was assessed using polymorphic oat SSR markers. In
order to identify SSR loci that were polymorphic, 105 primer pairs were
tested on a sub-sample of 24 accessions ('test lines'). Out of a total
of 524 accessions, 90 from 28 countries were chosen based upon
geographical source-diversity, and the individual variable reaction
responses to five *Puccinia coronata* f sp. *avenae* pathotypes. Eight
polymorphic SSRs were identified and run against the 90 accessions on
agarose. The gel images were matched with those obtained on 6%
polyacrylamide (PAGE), for allele counts. The eight markers identified
63 different alleles and the individual marker-diversity was calculated.
Average PIC and D values for the data generated were 0.49 and 0.52,
respectively. The genetic similarity among accessions was depicted via a
dendrogram, which was tested for reliability by means of a bootstrap
analysis. Percent similarity coefficients were the highest for diploids
from proximal countries and/or regions, and also for a few genotypes
from non-proximal regions. Diploid accessions from Canada, U.S,
Argentina, Uruguay and Brazil contained identical alleles, while a
similar situation was recorded for two groups of European accessions
from France, Romania, Poland and France, Denmark and Bulgaria,
respectively. Genetic similarity among diploid accessions from
non-proximal regions included genotypes from UK and US on the one hand
and Poland and Uruguay on the other. No obvious relationships could be
established between allele banding patterns and disease phenotypes. On
the whole, SSR markers were found to be informative and highly effective
in the characterisation of the wild accessions, in terms of clarity of
amplified alleles, reproducibility and comparisons across agarose and
PAGE gels.
**[AEROGEL ARRAY ASSEMBLY and INSTALLATION]{.underline}**

In order to minimize the amount of structural (non-active-detector)
material used, the aerogel array has been designed as a hanging
assembly, which can not stand by itself on the floor. Each of the 80
aerogel boxes are attached by 2 screws on each side to FR4 straps to
form an array 10 boxes high by 8 boxes wide. The 20 FR4 straps are in
turn suspended from two aluminum channels by bolts attached to aluminum
angles, which are bolted to the channels. As shown in Figure 1, the
channels are bolted to two trolleys riding on the 6-inch I-beam of a
commercial gantry. Stops on the gantry I-beam prevent the array from
rolling during assembly and transportation. Cables and hoses will be
routed to the outside end and tied up out of the way for installation.

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FIGURE 1. Array Assembled on Gantry

The array will be transported from Bldg. 510 to Bldg. 1008 on its
gantry, with temporary braces to prevent excess swaying. I-beam clamps
rated at 1000 Lb. are clamped to the top of the gantry beam directly
above the trolleys to provide lift points for the array/beam assembly. A
horizontal spreader bar is clamped to the top of the beam between the
lifting clamps to prevent any possible slippage of the lifting clamps.

When installed in the west carriage, the array is supported by a 6-inch
aluminum I-beam of the same cross section as the gantry beam. This
support beam is about 14 feet long and runs south to north from one side
of the carriage to the other, parallel to the beam. This I-beam is
supported on each end by a jacking screw assembly attached to the
aluminum PC support towers. The intent is to allow raising the array
vertically after installation for optimum positioning in the carriage.

A temporary transition I-beam (same cross section) is attached to the PC
tower to provide a continuous path from the gantry beam to the support
beam.

Once the gantry is rolled into the PHENIX IR at Bldg. 1008, the gantry
is lifted by crane (see Figure 2) high enough to allow removal of the
gantry legs. Free of the legs, the array/beam assembly is then lifted to
the installation position south of the west carriage, and the gantry
beam is attached to the transition beam by a bolted splice plate.

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FIGURE 2. Installing Aerogel Array in West Carriage

Once the I-beam path is leveled, the trolley stops are removed and the
array is rolled through the PC tower onto its support beam and
positioned. The array is then held in place by a locating strap bolted
between the outside trolley and the support beam.

Two arrays will be installed in this manner, both from the south side of
the carriage. After mechanical installation, cables and hoses will be
routed on the carriage and connected.

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FIGURE 3. North and South Aerogel Arrays Installed and Raised
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height="1.0986111111111112in"}Aerospace Education Grants

CAP is very thankful for the continued support given by the Air Force
Association and the Aerospace Education Foundation (AEF). Specifically,
we are grateful for the AEF grants that are provided to CAP units and
schools to enhance their aerospace missions. Since 1996, AEF has
provided over \$100,000 to CAP to help fund their aerospace programs.

According to the guidelines established by the AEF, the grant money
cannot exceed \$250 per request and will be used for aerospace-related
items, activities, videotapes, aerospace-oriented field trips or
aerospace education days. The grant cannot be used for flying, flying
instruction, honor guard or color guard activities or to buy uniforms.

Grant recipients must send a follow-up report to HQ CAP/LMA stating how
the grant contributed to their aerospace program. We will then send the
report to AEF so they can see how their money was spent.

Here are the winners for the Winter 2004:

**130^th^ Composite Sq, Minnesota**

**Alta Tulare Composite Sq, California**

**Cache Valley Composite Sq, Utah**

**Cadillac Highpoint Sq, Michigan**

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**Lewis Composite Sq, Illinois**

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**Medina County Skyhawks, Ohio**

**Michigan Wing -- Rocketry Encampment**

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**Sarasota-Bradenton Composite, Florida**

**Sequoia Porterville, California**

**St John the Evangelist Middle School Sq, Texas**

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**Winston-Salem Composite Sq, North Carolina**