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###### UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

OFFICE OF SPECIAL EDUCATION AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES

REHABILITATION SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

WASHINGTON, DC 20202

# INFORMATION MEMORANDUM

> RSA-IM-99-18
>
> DATE: March 24, 1999

ADDRESSEES: STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCIES (GENERAL)

STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCIES (BLIND)

> STATE REHABILITATION COUNCILS
>
> CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

####### PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY OF INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS PROGRAMS

> REGIONAL REHABILITATION CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAMS
>
> AMERICAN INDIAN VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION
>
> PROGRAMS
>
> CENTERS FOR INDEPENDENT LIVING
>
> RSA SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM

SUBJECT: Forums Regarding Employment of Women with Disabilities

CONTENT: This Information Memorandum is to inform you of several
exciting opportunities to assist women with disabilities to connect with
employment specialists and mentors who have experience in the labor
market.

> The Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services is
> participating in a two year project (1999-2000) which will provide
> regional forums for disabled women who are not yet employed to network
> with education, training, and employment specialists as well as women
> entrepreneurs and representatives of women\'s organizations.
>
> The two forums in 1999 are:

-   Oakland, California, May 2-5

-   San Antonio, Texas, August 5-8

> The registration fee for the three and a half day events will be
> \$250.00, including a training manual, resource kit, a reception and a
> few meals.
>
> We encourage you to contribute to this project in three ways:

1.  Provide scholarships to disabled women who could benefit from
    participating in this event. We are especially trying to reach
    representatives of minority groups and representatives of
    organizations such as centers for independent living who can share
    the information with others.

2.  Send counselors and other staff who should learn about new resources
    and opportunities featured at these conferences.

> 3\. Suggest disabled women who could speak about their entrepreneurial
> or labor market successes and participate in mentoring other women
> with disabilities in their efforts to become self-sufficient.

For more information on these forums, please contact:

> Ms. Kathy Martinez
>
> World Institute on Disability
>
> 510 16^th^ Street
>
> Oakland, California 94612
>
> Telephone: 510-251-4326
>
> Fax: 510-763-4109
>
> E-mail: kathy@wid.org
>
> Thank you in advance for disseminating information on these two forums
> and for advancing the employment of women with disabilities.
>
> Fredric K. Schroeder, Ph.D.
>
> Commissioner

cc: CSAVR

###  NAPAS

####  NCIL

####  NRFC
Stress propagation through a granular medium

Leonardo E. Silbert

James Franck Institute, University of Chicago

The mechanical stability of a sandpile depends greatly on its
construction history. Piles that are fragile are more likely to fail,
flow, or fracture under external forcing than more robust ones. In this
sense, some piles are more responsive than others. This can come about
from many factors, including the frictional and elastic properties of
the grains, as well as the topology of the grain-grain contact network.
Thus determining the stress properties and response characteristics of a
granular packing provides information on its state of stability.
Features such as stress inhomogeneity are usually reflected in the way
stresses propagate through the sample. However, because of the
opaqueness of granular particles, experimentally it remains problematic
to internally probe a particle packing. This is where simulational
projects have proved invaluable. Yet despite the progress made towards
describing simple two dimensional models, examining the particle-scale
properties for fully three dimensional packings has yet to be achieved.

In an attempt to investigate the role of configuration in determining
the structural integrity of a granular packing, the nature of force
propagation inside three dimensional particle packings is studied using
computer simulations of model granular assemblies. Starting from a
perfectly ordered face centered cubic array, disorder is incrementally
introduced into the system by removing particles at random and allowing
the system to relax. The resulting changes in the force network and
distribution of contact forces are analysed. There is a systematic
widening of the force distribution from the initial delta function and
surprisingly, it takes a relatively small amount of disorder to approach
the force distribution for an amorphous packing. Additionally, the
internal response of an ordered packing is analysed in the presence of a
perturbing force introduced into the central region of the packing. The
resulting response of the force network is then examined as the
perturbing force is incrementally increased. Excess stress propagates
away from the centrally perturbed region along characteristic loading
paths. This is accompanied by regions of particle contacts that suffer a
drop in the stress, due to arching effects. However, the stress becomes
more homogeneous with increasing distance from the perturbation source.
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**R E G I S T R A T I O N F O R M**

**LAST NAME:      **

**FIRST NAME:      **

**TITLE (Dr/Prof/Mr/Mrs/Ms):      **

**POSITION:      **

**ORGANIZATION:      **

**MAILING ADDRESS:      **

**CITY:      **

**STATE & POSTAL CODE:      **

**COUNTRY:      **

**TELEPHONE:      **

**FAX:      **

**EMAIL:      **

**REGISTRATION FEE: \$150.00 USD**

Monies for registration will be collected upon arrival at the Huiquan
Dynasty Hotel. A registration table will be set up for this purpose.

HOTEL INFORMATION:

+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+
| Huiquan Dynasty Hotel             | Qingdao Huanghai Hotel            |
|                                   |                                   |
| No. 9 Nanhai Road                 | 75, Yan'an Yi Road                |
|                                   |                                   |
| Qingdao, CHINA                    | Qingdao, 266003 CHINA             |
|                                   |                                   |
| Tel: 86-532-82886688              | Tel: 86-532-82870215              |
+-----------------------------------+-----------------------------------+

**CONFERENCE WEBSITE:**
[www.ysfri.ac.cn/GLME-Conference2-Qingdao/homepage.htm](http://www.ysfri.ac.cn/GLME-Conference2-Qingdao/homepage.htm)
**Unit I**

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height="3.477777777777778in"}***[The O'odham]{.underline}***

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height="1.320138888888889in"}

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***O'odham Village Life***. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page I - 1

OVERVIEW: Students will explore the O'odham culture by participating in
a variety of experiential activities, including an O'odham language
lesson and role playing daily tasks such as food preparation, tattooing,
games, mat making and pot making.

***Why the Santa Cruz**?*. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .page I - 13

OVERVIEW: Through a two-part exercise of studying maps and graphing
rainfall and temperature patterns, students will learn how environmental
conditions affected human settlement patterns in the Pimeria Alta.

***Create an O'odham Village*** . . . . . . . . . .page I - 19

OVERVIEW: Students will use their knowledge of cultural needs and
climate restrictions to place a fictional village in the prehistoric
Santa Cruz valley. They will describe the advantages of their site, and
draw a sketch of the village.
-------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------
  **ESEA: Excellence in      
  Economic Education**       

  **FY 2006 Program          
  Performance Report**       

  Strategic Goal 2           

  Discretionary              

  ESEA, Title V, Part D-13   

  Document                   
  Year 2006 Appropriation:   
  \$1,473                    

  CFDA                       84.215B: Excellence in Economic Education
  -------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------

  -------------- --------------------------------------------------------
  **Program      **To promote economic and financial literacy among all
  Goal:**        students in kindergarten through grade 12.**

  -------------- --------------------------------------------------------

  -----------------------------------------------------------------------

  -----------------------------------------------------------------------

  ------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------
  ***Objective 1 of 1:***   *To increase students\' knowledge of, and achievement in
                            economics to enable the students to become more
                            productive and informed citizens.*

  ------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------

  ----------------------- ----------------- ------------------- -------------------------
  **Measure 1.1 of 1:**                                         
  The percentage of                                             
  students taught by                                            
  teachers trained under                                        
  the Excellence in                                             
  Economic Education                                            
  program who demonstrate                                       
  improved understanding                                        
  of personal finance and                                       
  economics issues.                                             
    (Desired direction:                                         
  increase)                                                     

  **Year**                **Target**        **Actual\           **Status**
                                            (or date            
                                            expected)**         

  2005                    Set a Baseline    (September 2006)    Pending

  2006                    BL+1%             Undefined           Pending

  2007                    BL+2%             Undefined           Pending

  2008                    BL+2%             Undefined           Pending
  ----------------------- ----------------- ------------------- -------------------------

**Source**. U.S. Department of Education, Excellence in Economic
Education annual grantee performance report.

**Frequency of Data Collection**. Annual
HIGHLIGHTS FOR BIG HEADS

ALA Annual Meeting, June 2007

PERSONNEL RECRUITMENT

We are currently interviewing for two librarian positions: a Coordinator

for Electronic Resources, who will report to Jill Emery, Head of

Acquisitions. This position will have primary responsibility for
acquiring

and licensing electronic resources.

Also, a Metadata Librarian, who will report to the Head of Cataloging
and

Metadata, Tim Strawn. This position will have responsibilities with the

Texas Digital Library, an initiative with several universities in Texas.

ILS IMPLEMENTATION AND ERM UPDATE

We are going live this week with III Millennium. We are in the process
of

migrating Circulation data.

We purchased Ex-Libris\' Verde product in February and the licensing was

completed last week. So, implementation of the ERM will begin soon.

GOOGLE PROJECT

As you know, we signed on with Google. They will be starting with the

Benson Latin American Collection. The first shipment is scheduled
towards

the end of July.

TS FACE LIFT UPDATE

After 30 years, the Technical Services staff area is getting a face

lift. The update will include new paint, carpet, cubicle panels,

additional electrical outlets and phones. Colors will be muted blues and

grays\....quite different from our current orange and gold. My office
will

be painted while I\'m at ALA. The renovation will run June 21 through
August 9.

OTHER

Jill Emery was elected Vice President Elect of NASIG. She also served on

the ALCTS Program Committee for the 50th Anniversary festivities.

Robin Fradenburgh, Associate Director for Technical Services

[(r.fradenburgh@mail.utexas.edu]{.underline}
> December 27, 2002
>
> Mortgagee Letter 2002-26
>
> TO: All Approved Mortgagees
>
> SUBJECT: Single Family Real Estate Owned (Property Disposition)
> National Management and Marketing Contracts

This Mortgagee Letter provides a change of address for all preservation
and protection requests submitted to HUD's Management and Marketing
Contractor, Golden Feather Realty Services, Inc. This Mortgagee Letter
is effective immediately. Forward all preservation and protection
documentation to:

Golden Feather Realty Services

1600 Sacramento Inn Way, Suite 220

Sacramento, CA 95815

Phone: (916) 922-2262

FAX: (916) 564-6424

\(916\) 564-6654

\(916\) 564-5275

EMAIL ADDRESSES:

Joel McCall (ext. 254) (Supervisor): <JmcCall@goldenfeather.com>

Frances Heffentrager (ext. 253): <Fheffentrager@goldenfeather.com>

Capri Dodson (ext. 252): <Cdodson@goldenfeather.com>

Benjamin Bustamante (ext. 251): <Bbustamante@goldenfeather.com>

Mortgagees must take the appropriate steps to effect this change
immediately. Please direct any questions to Wanda Sampedro of the Office
of Single Family Asset Management, Headquarters, at (202) 708-1672.

> \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

John C. Weicher

Assistant Secretary for Housing-

> Federal Housing Commissioner
Proposed language for inclusion in Statements of Work for new on-site
contracts:

**[Conformance with Environmental Management Systems]{.underline}**

The Contractor shall perform work under this contract consistent with
the relevant policy and objectives identified in the agency,
organizational, or facility environmental management system (EMS)
applicable for your contract. The Contractor shall perform work in a
manner that conforms to all appropriate Environmental Management
Programs and Operational Controls identified by the agency,
organizational, or facility EMS, and provide monitoring and measurement
information as necessary for the organization to address environmental
performance relative to the environmental, energy, and transportation
management goals. In the event an environmental nonconformance or
noncompliance associated with the contracted services is identified, the
contractor shall take corrective and/or preventative actions. In the
case of a noncompliance, the Contractor shall respond and take
corrective action immediately. In the case of a nonconformance, the
Contractor shall respond and take corrective action based on the time
schedule established by the EMS Site Coordinator. In addition, the
Contractor shall ensure that their employees are aware of the roles and
responsibilities identified by the environmental management system and
how these requirements affect their work performed under this contract.

All on-site contractor personnel shall complete yearly EPA sponsored
environmental training specified for the type of work conducted on-site.
Upon contract award, the Contracting Officer\'s Representative will
notify the facility-level Environmental Management Systems Coordinator
to arrange EMS training for appropriate staff.
Environmental effects on adhesion forces

in nanosystem applications

J. Grobelny, N. Pradeep, D.-I. Kim, and Z. C. Ying

*National Institute of Standards and Technology*

*Gaithersburg, Maryland 20899*

Mentor: Robert F. Cook

Nanoscale adhesion forces have great effects in many technological and
medical applications and knowledge of such forces is crucial in the
design of many advanced nanodevices. Adhesion forces are composed of
several contributing elements such as van der Waals force, electrostatic
force, meniscus force and other interaction forces originating from the
physics and chemistry of the surfaces. Pull-off forces between a gold
sphere and flat gold substrate are studied using atomic force microscopy
in different environments. Literature data exhibit various behaviors of
pull-off force as a function of relative humidity and it is an open
question whether the pull-off force measured in nitrogen atmosphere is
free of a meniscus contribution. We observe that the pull-off force
measured in vacuum is only a small fraction of that in ambient air or
nitrogen atmosphere. In contrast, the snap-on force exhibits a weak
environmental effect. Calculations to quantify the capillary
condensation forces, including the effects of elastic deformation of the
contacting bodies and of adsorption layers, reveal that the meniscus
force is the dominant source of the observed difference in pull-off
forces. Contrary to the popular belief, our experimental data show that
nitrogen purge does not eliminate the meniscus contribution to the
pull-off force completely.

Author Informations:

Name: Jaroslaw Grobelny

Mentor's name: Robert F. Cook

Division: Ceramics, 852

Laboratory: MSEL

Room/Building: B109/217

Mail Stop: 8526

Telephone #: 301-975-6104

Fax #: 301-975-5334

Email: <jaroslaw.grobelny@nist.gov>

Sigma Xi: not a member

Category: Materials
EVALUATION CRITERIA- OPASI Consultation meetings

In determining which offer represents the best value (i.e., labor hours,
special features, administrative costs) to meet the Government's needs,
the Government shall evaluate responses using the following evaluation
criteria that are listed in descending order of priority:

A. Experience of Proposed Personnel -- The vendor's proposal shall
discuss how the proposed personnel have the knowledge, experience, and
skills to contribute to the tasks outlined in the Statement of Work. The
response should address how previous work is directly relevant to the
requirements for this delivery order. Evidence should be provided to
support successful experience facilitating and summarizing complex
meetings at the NIH Director level.

B. Past Performance of Proposed Personnel -- The vendor shall address
past activities relevant to the tasks in the Statement of Work and the
contributions and performance of proposed personnel in executing such
projects. It is important to describe the scope of such projects and the
degree of success achieved in implementing them. The Government will
conduct reference checks. The vendor is required to provide a list of
projects with points of contacts, including names, phone numbers, and/or
email addresses.

C. Approach -- The vendor will describe how it interprets the
Requirements of the Statement of Work in sufficient detail to
demonstrate an understanding of the project and to allow OPASI to
evaluate the vendor's approach. Vendor shall identify potential problems
that could be encountered in implementing its approach. The vendor shall
identify its internal procedures for monitoring the progress of assigned
tasks.

D. Corporate Experience - The vendor shall address the company's past
experience and accomplishments in work areas that are relevant to tasks
in the Statement of Work. Vendor shall describe its experience with the
scientific and technical aspects of the tasks to be assigned.

E. Corporate Past Performance -- The vendor's past performance should
address corporate accomplishments over the past three-year period.
Although overall corporate accomplishments will be considered, primary
weight shall be assigned to those projects which are related to NIH
scientific meetings . The Government will conduct reference checks and
therefore the vendor is required to provide a list of client's with
points of contacts, including names, phone numbers, and/or email
addresses.
Legal Opinion: GMP-0131

Index: 7.351

Subject: FOIA Appeal: Staff Field Notes

November 12, 1992

Scott D. Albertson, Esq.

Holly, Albertson & Polk, P.C.

Denver West Office Park

1667 Cole Blvd.

Suite 100, Building 19

Golden, Colorado 8040l

Dear Mr. Albertson:

This is in response to your Freedom of information Act

(FOIA) appeal dated October 20, 1992. You appeal the partial

denial by Kenneth Lange, Manager, St. Louis Office, dated

September 30, 1992. Mr. Lange withheld intra-agency handwritten

notes of the Architectural and Engineering staff of their visits

to the Green Jade Estates Subdivision under Exemption 5 of the

FOIA. You have advanced two reasons as to why the decision of

the St. Louis Office should be reversed. First, you state that

the request was not answered in the allotted time and, second,

you state that the field notes are not predecisional since HUD

issued individual letters to homeowners regarding their home

inspections.

I have decided to affirm the initial denial.

The agency did comply with its regulatory procedures in

responding to your request. Your request of July 16, 1992 was

sent to the Kansas City Office, instead of to the St. Louis

Office. Under 24 C.F.R. Section 15.42(b) the time requirement

for responding to a request does not begin to run until the

request is received by the proper office. The referral of your

request was received by the St. Louis Office on July 28, 1992 and

they provided you an interim response on September 1, 1992. The

final response, denying your request for the staff notes, was

issued on September 30, 1992. I am also advised that the Kansas

City Regional Office preliminarily had advised you on June 30,

1992 that the individual notes of the team members who made

inspections of the homes at the Green Jade subdivision could not

be released to you.

The second basis for your appeal is that the individual

notes of the HUD staff are not predecisional since the St. Louis

Office has released information to the individual homeowners

regarding the Department\'s onsite inspections. The onsite staff

notes were made in preparation for a final report. At this time

such a report has not been produced. The fact that homeowners

have been notified of the observations of the team members does

not mean that HUD is precluded from issuing a final agency report

nor does it mean that a final report must be limited to the

content of the letters to the homeowners. Under these

circumstances, the notes are predecisional observations and

recommendations of office staff for use by the Department in its

deliberative process of producing a final agency report. The

notes, therefore, are withholdable under Exemption 5 of the FOIA,

5 U.S.C. Section 552(b)(5).

I have further determined, pursuant to 24 C.F.R. Section

15.21, that the public interest in protecting the deliberative

process, militates against disclosure of the predecisional

information.

You have the right to seek judicial review of this

determination pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(a)(4).

Very sincerely yours,

George L. Weidenfeller

Deputy General Counsel (Operations)

cc: Yvette Magruder

Joseph James, 7G
**Atlanta Hartsfield (ATL) - PSOTATL08003**

ASQ876/CRJ2 "Acey 876" was taxing eastbound on taxiway Mike. The pilot
was instructed to taxi via M (Mike), to D (Dixie) and hold short of
runway 27R. DAL261/B752 "Delta 261" was cleared for takeoff on runway
27R. ASQ876 turned right on taxiway Dixie, and crossed runway 27R at
taxiway D as DAL261 was on departure roll. As DAL261's speed increased
past 44 knots, ASDE-X safety logic alerted "Runway 27R occupied!" ASQ876
was clear of the runway at taxiway D as DAL261 was abeam taxiway M16.
DAL261 continued to depart as ACY876 cleared the runway. The closest
proximity was 1,640'.

At some point after DAL261 was issued a takeoff clearance, an
unidentified voice can be heard on the frequency advising "You guys
better hurry.", "You got somebody crossing the runway...at Dixie.",
"Holy smokes." It is undetermined at this point where these
transmissions came from.
> June 4, 2003
>
> MEMORANDUM
>
> To: Bureau Capital Planning Coordinators
>
> Cc: Bureau Chief Information Officers
>
> From: Ellen Findley (advance copy)
>
> Chief, Portfolio Management Division
>
> Subject: Updated Guidance for Part 2 Enterprise Architecture (EA)
> Information in Exhibits 300
>
> It has been brought to our attention that the various Exhibit 300s
> submitted provide inconsistent responses relative to the architecture
> section (Part IIA.) This is confusing for the reviewer and lowers our
> creditability, resulting in reduced scores. To ensure that our scores
> are rated as high as possible, we are providing information that will
> assist your effort to describe the Interior enterprise architecture.
>
> Because of the short turnaround time for correcting responses, the
> OCIO has partnered with BLM to assist project managers in correcting
> their responses. Therefore, you may opt to use their services or make
> the changes yourself.
>
> If you wish to use the BLM services, contact John Foster at
> 303-236-1588.
>
> All corrected EX 300s must be submitted to OCIO by COB Friday, June 6,
> 2003.
>
> Attachments:
>
> Updated Guidance for Architecture Section of Exhibit 300
>
> Example from USGS -- ANSS system
>
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> height="0.4895833333333333in"}
>
> leslie_roberts@ios.doi.gov (for Ellen Findley)
>
> Ph: (202) 208-5439
>
> FAX (202) 501-2360
>
> Interior Enterprise Architecture Team
>
> U.S. Department of the Interior
>
> OCIO, MS 5312
>
> 1849 C Street, N.W.
>
> Washington, D.C. 20240
## I.8 Series statement and series added entries

# I.8.1 Applicable rules

Per AACR2 12.6B, record series information as instructed in AACR2 1.6.
AACR2 1.6G1 directs the cataloger to supply the bracketed information
"\[new ser.\]" or its equivalent if a new sequence of numbering with the
same system doesn't include such wording.

If a series is added, deleted, or changed on a subsequent iteration of
an integrating resource, change the series area to reflect the current
iteration (AACR2 12.6B2b). If considered to be important, retain the
series information from the earlier iteration in a note (see
*I.9.10.5*).

Make series added entries according to the rules outlined in AACR2
21.30L, providing access points under the heading for each series if it
provides a useful collocation.

# I.8.2 PCC application/policy

Consider the series information from an earlier iteration important and
retain it in a note if the series is a traced series (see *I.9.10.5*).

LCRI 21.30L instructs the cataloger to apply the optional provision for
adding the numeric, etc., designation of the series in the series added
entry. LCRI 21.30L also gives guidance regarding the form of the series
added entry and specifies that an added entry be provided also for any
series information for a traced series recorded in a note (see
*I.9.10.5*).

In the added entry, the series heading and numbering are given in the
form established in the series authority record.
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## REGISTRATION FORM

**Child Support Enforcement-- 30 Years and Counting!**

**15^th^ National Child Support Enforcement Training Conference**

**October 24-26, 2005**

***To ensure proper registration, please print clearly and fill out
completely. Registration Fee: \$225.00***

Name:

Prefix First Name Middle Initial Last Name

Preferred Badge Name:
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Position Title:
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E-Mail:
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Address:

City/State/Zip:

> Phone ( ) FAX ( )
> [\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_]{.underline}

**PROFESSIONAL TYPE** **POSITION**

Please check one from this column Please check one from this column

\_\_\_\_\_ 1. State \_\_\_\_\_1. Front Line Worker

\_\_\_\_\_ 2. Tribal \_\_\_\_\_2. Trainer

\_\_\_\_\_ 3. Federal \_\_\_\_\_3. Attorney

\_\_\_\_ 4. Private \_\_\_\_\_4. Supervisor/Manager

\_\_\_\_\_ 5. Other\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ \_\_\_\_\_5.
Other\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Special Meals:  Vegetarian  Kosher

Special Needs: (*Be specific,e.g., sign language interpreter)*

**METHOD OF PAYMENT** ***(Payment [must]{.underline} accompany form to
be processed)***

Registration Fee: \$225.00

\_\_\_\_\_\_OCSE Central Office Staff Only (HHS 393 will be submitted.)

\_\_\_\_\_\_State Access and Visitation Program Coordinators (By
invitation only)

Please charge: AMEX VISA MASTER CARD  DINERS CLUB

Credit Card Number:
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Name as it appears on
card:\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
Exp. Date: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Check Enclosed *Payable to :Westover Consultants, Inc.*

Purchase Order (*Form must be complete in order to process your
registration)*

FAX To: **301-495-7174** MAIL To: **Westover Consultants, Inc.**

Contact Person: Gail Quilter-Guerrieri **8630 Fenton Street, Suite 724**

Phone: 301-495-7418 Ext: 105 **Silver Spring, Maryland 20910**

***CANCELLATION:** Written cancellations made on or before **October 14,
2005** will be refunded in full. After that date, no refunds will be
granted for cancellations or for registrants who fail to attend.
Substitutions are welcome at any time. Confirmation of your registration
will be mailed within 4 business days of receipt of this form.*
> ![](media/image1.jpeg){width="1.8847222222222222in"
> height="2.8958333333333335in"}
>
> Elizabeth C. O'Quinn
>
> Bachelor of Science
>
> Wofford College, 2006
>
> Major: Biology, Pre-medical
>
> Emphasis: Computational Science
>
> Faculty Advisor: Dr. Angela B. Shiflet
>
> Program: Research Alliance in Math & Science
>
> ORNL: <oquinnec@ornl.gov>
>
> Personal: <oquinnec@gmail.com>

**Research Area: Computational Biology/Vascular Remodeling/Kinetics**

Intimal hyperplasia (IH), the thickening of the tunica intima of a blood
vessel, is a universal response of an artery to injury. The occlusion of
an artery due to IH can occur in a stenosed artery that has been treated
with balloon angioplasty or that has been injured, and is a significant
reason for late bypass failure. In an artery which illustrates IH,
vascular smooth muscle cells migrate from the tunica media (middle) to
the tunica intima (inner) layer of the artery wall in response to
biochemical gradients of various cytokines, such as platelet derived
growth factor (PDGF). IH may be stimulated, enhanced, or inhibited by
cytokines released from invading inflammatory cells and by cellular
signaling after the denudation of endothelial cells lining an artery. In
order to predict which patients will develop IH following vascular
injury and to understand the conditions under which estrogen and hormone
replacement therapy have beneficial and/or detrimental influence on the
development of IH, my project is to develop a conceptual theoretical
model that describes the processes involved in IH using ArgoUML, a
Unified Modeling Language tool for diagrammatically modeling
object-oriented system designs. This conceptual model will be integrated
into a mathematical model of vascular remodeling under development by
Oak Ridge National Laboratory in collaboration with the Vascular
Research Laboratory at the University of Tennessee Medical Center in
Knoxville.

**Research Mentors:**

Kara Kruse, M.S.E. and Richard Ward, Ph.D.

Modeling and Simulation Group

Computational Sciences and Engineering Division

Oak Ridge National Laboratory

\(865\) 574-5154

<krusekl@ornl.gov>/<wardrc1@ornl.gov>
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**September 13, 2003**

### MORTGAGEE LETTER 03-13

**TO: ALL MULTIFAMILY MORTGAGEES**

**SUBJECT:** Temporary Suspension of FHA Multifamily Commitments- Credit
Cap

> Limitation

The Department has determined that the FHA Commitment Authority for
Title II mortgages for the General Insurance /Special Risk Insurance
Funds may be exhausted prior to the end of the fiscal year. Therefore,
the following procedures will be in effect from September 16, 2003 until
the enactment of supplemental Commitment Authority in FY 2003 or new
Commitment Authority for FY 2004. This applies to all multifamily and
health care sections of the National Housing Act and the risk-sharing
programs under the HCD Act of 1992:

## Full Insurance 

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3.  Outstanding Firm Commitments cannot be amended to increase the
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4.  FHA will continue to extend outstanding SAMA letters and Conditional
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5.  FHA will continue to issue new, amend outstanding and reopen expired
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    but the following language must be added to such letters and
    commitments: "This SAMA Letter (or MAP invitation letter or
    Conditional Commitment) is further conditioned upon an increase in
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6.  FHA will continue to initially and finally endorse project mortgages
    that had outstanding Firm Commitments issued before the effective
    date of the suspension.

**Housing Finance Agency Risk-Sharing (Section 542c)**

1.  New Firm Approval letters cannot be issued.

2.  Expired Firm Approval letters cannot be reopened.

3.  Outstanding Firm Approval Letters cannot be amended to increase the
    mortgage amount.

4.  FHA will continue to extend outstanding Firm Approval Letters.

5.  FHA will continue to initially and finally endorse project mortgages
    that had outstanding firm approval letters issued before the
    effective date set forth above.

**GSE Risk-Sharing (Section 542(b))**

FHA cannot execute addenda to risk-sharing agreements for GSE mortgages.

We appreciate your cooperation.

> Sincerely,
>
> John C. Weicher
>
> Assistant Secretary for Housing-
>
> Federal Housing Commissioner
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**REGION III**

**1650 Arch Street**

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June 5, 2007

Mr. Ali Mirzakhalili, Program Administrator

Air Quality Management Section

Division of Air and Waste Management

Delaware Department of Natural Resources

and Environmental Control

156 South State Street

Dover, Delaware 19901

Dear Mr. Mirzakhalili:

On May 2, 2007, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) received
a revision to the Delaware State Implementation Plan (SIP) from the
Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control. The
SIP revision pertains to a plan entitled "Regulation No.1113 -- Open
Burning." EPA has determined that the submittal is administratively and
technically complete, and is being reviewed to prepare a Notice of
Proposed Rulemaking (NPR).

If members of your staff have any questions, they may direct them to
Rose Quinto, Air Quality Planning Branch at (215) 814-2182. She is the
principal contact for this rulemaking.

Sincerely,

/s/

> Judith M. Katz, Director

Air Protection Division (3AP00)

cc: John A. Hughes, Secretary, DNREC

Ron Amirikian, DNREC
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Fs working group meeting July 11, 2002

Agenda:

1\) Laurent Nadolski: update on 5.3 horizontal dispersion bump

2\) Christoph Steier: update on 6.0 vertical dispersion bump

3\) Steve Marks: measurement of the sextapole magnet

4\) Howard Padmore: angular separation, mechanical considerations

5\) Howard Padmore: calculations regarding a new wiggler in 5.0 for 1st

harmonic operation

Laurent reported on the horizontal dispersion bump for beamline 5.3.1.
In simulations, the beta beating can be corrected nicely for a 3 %
shunt. With this shunt an effective dispersion of 9.6 cm is achieved
corresponding to a 480 μm displacement with 9.5 MeV modulation. With a 6
% shunt the beta beating is more problematic. During machine physics
time, Laurent measured the change in momentum aperture with 3 % shunt,
W16 closed and no beta beating correction. His preliminary result
predicts a 25 % loss in beam lifetime.

Christoph described the status of work on the vertical dispersion bump
for beamline 6.0. There is progress according to the schedule presented
before. The power supplies should arrive at the end of July. The
locations of the skew quadrupoles have been chosen. The aim is to
correct errors in the machine that presently contribute to the vertical
emittance. Tests have been done to switch off the two corrector magnets,
which will no longer be available. The resulting change in the beam
position was \~ 200 μm.

Steve gave an update on measurements of the sextapole magnet. The magnet
field was measured using different coil configurations. It was possible
to obtain 4 times the nominal skew quadrupole field, which corresponds
to 4 cm dispersion. The heating of the magnet was also acceptable.

Howard described how the angular separation scheme could work in
straight 6. Three bend magnets (50, 100, 50 mrad) are needed. There is
enough space for the symmetric configuration. For the modulator
different combinations of peak field and period can satisfy the
requirement for the fundamental to be at 800 nm wavelength. A new port
on the following sector arc chamber is required for the undulator
radiation. A meeting with Tom Henderson and other engineers concluded
that this could be done with in-situ machining. Troy Stevens is looking
into the details of the arc sector modifications. Howard also looked at
the required photon stops, which seem doable.

Howard next talked about a new wiggler for 5.0. He descibed a permanent
magnet wiggler with 11 cm period and peak field of 1.97 T. The design
criterion is to fill the aperture of the wiggler side stations and allow
1^st^ harmonic operation of the slicing. His first analysis showed that
comparable performance on the side stations is possible. Further
evaluations of the harmonics of the magnet field is required.
## NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

MABI AS-1355

Interview with ELVERA VIGIL OGARD

Interviewer: PHIL HUFFMAN

Also Present: MICHELE HARTLEY, JACK LOEFFLER

Pajarito, New Mexico

June 30, 1999

**EXCERPTED**

My grandfather and my grandmother had many acres of land here along the
river, which was farm area, and they homesteaded it.

...the church is very small. It's, I think, considered a chapel...it's
brown on the outside, like most buildings are in New Mexico...The inside
is also a brown, with blue trim. And blue is actually used in New Mexico
a lot, because it's supposed to keep the evil spirits away.

...as you walk out of the front door, the first thing you see is this
magnificent mesa that is right at the foot of the Rio Grande...It's
magic, and it's sacred, and it's very spiritual. This is a wonderful
place for meditation.

...we used to come and visit the church, because that was the only thing
that we thought was a community-based thing, the glue that brought
people back to this area.

As I got older, we could see that the church needed some help, but it's
a big project, you know, to maintain a building. And although the church
is small, it still takes manpower, labor, and stuff.

So we kept looking at the church, going back to the earth, and thinking,
"We really must do something. We really must do something." But, you
know, talk is cheap. You have to organize. And that's when Cornerstones
\[Community Partnerships\] came in...They said they could help us
organize the logistics. If we could raise money and bring labor in, they
would give us the expertise on what to do in bringing it back up and
doing it right.

...what we're speaking of in this instance is people coming together,
whether they live here or not. And people do come together, because of
the love they have for this building and this setting. And I think the
love that develops also comes from the stories that are told about
it...But I think if stories don't get told, you lose it, and if you
don't have a place like this, stories don't get told.
RFS REGS, 3/27/08

Re: DHS Docket No. USCIS-2007-0060

Dear USCIS Officer,\
\
I am very concerned about USCIS\'s new rule of mutiple H1B filings for
FY 2009. I appreciate USCIS\'s intention of prohibiting the same
employers from filing duplicate or multiple petitions on behalf of a
single beneficiary.\
\
However, there is another major concern that in order to increase the
chances in random selection, many aliens are filing multiple H1B
petitions through multiple consulting companies, even some of these
consulting companies ask for deposit to prepare H1B petitions for
non-exisiting job positions. This kind of multiple filings are not for
different business needs, only for the purpose of abusing the system.\
\
Those employers are taking advantage of many aliens\' fears of random
selection by offering to sponsor their H1B, if the aliens are ready to
pay the employers the entire cost of H1B and many other fees.\
\
This kind of multiple H1B filings substantially lower the chances of
other genuine applicants who only files single H1B petition. The
situation is more insidious in the sense that most consultants file
petition without projects, i.e. \'jobs\' at hand.\
\
I sincerely hope that USCIS to re-consider the fairness of the current
random selection\
strategy. I suggest that USCIS to first sort applications based on each
individual alien (by name and date of birth) and then perform random
selection based on the aliens and not based on the number of
applications received, else this year also lot of aliens will get an
unfair disadvantage in the random selection like last year. There are
many aliens, who had been left out in the random selection last year due
to these malpractices.\
\
\
Best Regards

 

Yingjing Huang