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(SHANGHAI) CO., LTD., SHANGHAI STAR FURNITURE CO., LTD. AND

SHANGHAI XING DING FURNITURE INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. FOR THE PERIOD

06/24/2004 THROUGH 12/20/2004 AND 12/28/2004 THROUGH 12/31/2005.

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CATHY SAUCEDA
**[STATEMENT OF WORK]{.underline}**

**[Title:]{.underline}**

"Collaborative Efforts for Drug Resistant Cancer Therapies"

**[Background:]{.underline}**

Dr. Wilfred D. Stein, Emeritus of Biophysics, is an Israeli citizen that
is being recruited to work on a project for six (6) months for Drs.
Bates and Fojo. Dr. Stein is to arrive in the U.S. from Israel, on June
30, 2008 and then begin work on July 1, 2008 until December 31, 2008.
The two sponsoring physicians will each pay one half of his per diem and
travel expenses to and from the U.S. Dr. Stein will be on a business B1
visa for his entire tenure here.

**[Description of Work:]{.underline}**

The Contractor will provide the funding for:

1.  Daily subsistence for Dr. Stein (approximately \$200 per day)

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1.  To provide travel support for Dr. Stein to and from Israel and
    various meetings/conferences.

Note: It is expected that Dr. Stein will receive the standard government
per diem rate for a traveler staying in the Washington, D.C. metro area.

**[Period of Performance:]{.underline}**

July 1, 2008 to December 31, 2008.

**[Project Officer:]{.underline}**

Richard Moon will serve as the Project Officer for Susan Bates, M.D.,
Molecular Therapeutics Section, and Antonio Fojo, M.D., Ph.D.,
Experimental Therapeutics Section, MOB, CCR, NCI. Mr. Moon is the
primary project officer for the Medical Oncology Branch, CCR, NIC.

**[Administrative Officer/Procurement Contact:]{.underline}**

Sandra Montgomery, Administrative Officer, MOB, CCR, NCI (301) 496-9989

**[Evaluation Factors:]{.underline}**

The vendor will be evaluated by the project officer to determine the
best value to the government using the following elements -

1.  Past performance

2.  Corporate experience

3.  Price

    **[Cost Estimate:]{.underline}**

The cost estimate ceiling for this contract is \$50,000.00.
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**Report No.** **2569** **August 13, 2002**

###  PETITIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION OF ACTION IN RULEMAKING PROCEEDINGS

> Petitions for Reconsideration have been filed in the Commission\'s
> rulemaking proceedings listed in
>
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> The full text of this document
>
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> S.W., Washington, D.C. or
>
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>
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>
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> **Subject:** Revision of the Commission\'s Rules to Ensure
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> Industry Solutions on 06/12/2002
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> 07/11/2002
>
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>
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> Commission\'s Rules Regarding Spread Spectrum Devices (ET Docket No.
> 99-231)
>
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> on 07/25/2002
>
> **Subject:** In the Matter of Amendment of Eligibility Requirements in
> Part 78 Regarding 12 GHz
>
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> **DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES** National Institutes of
> Health
>
> National Institute of Child Health
>
> and Human Development
>
> Bone and Extracellular Matrix Branch
>
> Building 10, Room 9S239
>
> 10 Center Drive, MSC-1829
>
> Bethesda MD 20892-1829
>
> Phone 301-594-3418
>
> Fax 301-480-3188

INSTRUCTIONS FOR COLLECTION AND SHIPMENT OF BLOOD SPECIMENS FOR DNA
ANALYSIS

1.  Collect \~4 --6 cc of blood in a purple top (EDTA) tube.

2.  Keep refrigerated until specimen is shipped.

3.  The specimen should be packed with the enclosed frozen ice packs
    (NOT dry ice).

4.  Please do not send specimens on a Friday; if specimens need to be
    obtained on

> Friday, keep them refrigerated for early Monday shipment.

5.  Send to:

> Dr. Joan Marini
>
> BEMB/NICHD/NIH
>
> Building 10, Room 9S239, MSC 1829
>
> 10 Center Drive
>
> Bethesda MD 20892-1829

.

6.  Please call the BEMB secretary at 301-594-3418 and leave a message
    that the specimen

has been shipped.

7.  If you have any further questions, please contact Mona Abukhaled,
    CRNP at 301-496-0741.
# 2009 National Institutes of Health Special Salary Table #N-25\*

## Applies to the following GS-12 positions only: 

## Supervisory Psychiatric Nurse, GS-610

## Supervisory Clinical Nurse, GS-610

## Nurse Specialist, GS-610

## Nurse Practitioner, GS-610

### Geographic Location: Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV-PA

### Annual 

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<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 7%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 8%" />
<col style="width: 10%" />
</colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr class="odd">
<td><h4 id="grade">Grade</h4></td>
<td><h4 id="step-1">Step 1</h4></td>
<td><h4 id="step-2">Step 2</h4></td>
<td><h4 id="step-3">Step 3</h4></td>
<td><h4 id="step-4">Step 4</h4></td>
<td><h4 id="step-5">Step 5</h4></td>
<td><h4 id="step-6">Step 6</h4></td>
<td><h4 id="step-7">Step 7</h4></td>
<td><h4 id="step-8">Step 8</h4></td>
<td><h4 id="step-9">Step 9</h4></td>
<td><h4 id="step-10">Step 10</h4></td>
<td><h4 id="increment">Increment</h4></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td><h4 id="section">12</h4></td>
<td>77,194</td>
<td>79,173</td>
<td>81,152</td>
<td>83,131</td>
<td>85,110</td>
<td>87,089</td>
<td>89,068</td>
<td>91,047</td>
<td>93,026</td>
<td></td>
<td>1,979</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

### Hourly 

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</colgroup>
<tbody>
<tr class="odd">
<td><h4 id="grade-1">Grade</h4></td>
<td><h4 id="step-1-1">Step 1</h4></td>
<td><h4 id="step-2-1">Step 2</h4></td>
<td><h4 id="step-3-1">Step 3</h4></td>
<td><h4 id="step-4-1">Step 4</h4></td>
<td><h4 id="step-5-1">Step 5</h4></td>
<td><h4 id="step-6-1">Step 6</h4></td>
<td><h4 id="step-7-1">Step 7</h4></td>
<td><h4 id="step-8-1">Step 8</h4></td>
<td><h4 id="step-9-1">Step 9</h4></td>
<td><h4 id="step-10-1">Step 10</h4></td>
</tr>
<tr class="even">
<td><h4 id="section-1">12</h4></td>
<td>36.99</td>
<td>37.94</td>
<td>38.88</td>
<td>39.83</td>
<td>40.78</td>
<td>41.73</td>
<td>42.68</td>
<td>43.63</td>
<td>44.57</td>
<td></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>

**\* For other nurse positions, including GS-12 titles not listed on
this pay table, refer to NIH Special Salary Table #N-01.**

This payscale supersedes Table #N-25 dated 01/7/2008.

EFFECTIVE DATE: January 4, 2009

Rev: 12/27/08
**REQUEST FOR TRAVEL CLEARANCE TO TAIWAN**

TO: Office of Taiwan Coordination (Fax No. 202-647-0076)

EAP/TC, Room 4312, Department of State (Tel No. 202-647-7711)

Washington, DC 20520

(ADDRESS and FAX NUMBER to

FROM: which reply should be sent)

Traveler's Name: Title/Grade:

Email Address: Tel. No.:

Blue Tourist Passport No: Current Security Clearance:

Name, Title and Phone No. of immediate supervisor:

Name and address of office funding Taiwan portion of travel:

Answer only if funded by Taiwan: Is this travel funded under an
AIT-TECRO Agreement? Or if not under an AIT-TECRO Agreement, has this
travel been approved by the official designated by your agency to review
travel funding by a foreign source under 41 CFR 301-1.3, 1.4, 1.5, 1.6
and 1.9?\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Dates of intended Taiwan visit:

Other destinations to be visited:

Anticipated contact with Taiwan authorities:

Purpose and U.S. Government interest served by this travel:

FOR STATE DEPARTMENT USE ONLY:

\_\_\_\_\_ No objection to this travel. Traveler must use blue tourist
passport to enter and depart Taiwan and must receive cable clearance in
advance from AIT Taipei.

\_\_\_\_\_ Denied. Travel falls outside Executive Branch guidelines.

IMPORTANT NOTE: the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) is a nonprofit
corporation established under the Taiwan Relations Act to manage
commercial, cultural, and other relations between the peoples of Taiwan
and the United States. USG employees/contractors traveling to Taiwan for
work-related purposes are considered to be, and should conduct
themselves as, consultants to AIT. For stays in Taiwan that exceed 30
days, contact AIT Washington office at 703-525-8474 for assistance
obtaining a Taiwan visa.

> (Revised 04/05/05)
PUBLIC NOTICE

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# WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 

News media information 202/418-0500 Fax-On-Demand 202/418-2830

Released September 27, 2001

## Report No. 338 EXPERIMENTAL ACTIONS 

The Commission, by its Office of Engineering and Technology,
Experimental Licensing Branch, granted the following experimental
applications during the period from 8/1/01 to 9/1/01:

-   **WC2XPH PRODELIN CORPORATION 0061-EX-PL-2001**

> New experimental to transmit on various microwave frequencies for
> antenna testing.
>
> Fixed: Maiden (Catawba), NC

-   **WC2XSI TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED 0155-EX-PL-2001**

> New experimental to operate in 133-135 kHz, 13553-13567 kHz, and
> 902.5-927.5 MHz for test, development, and demonstrations of radio
> frequency identification devices.
>
> Mobile: Continental United States, Alaska & Hawaii

-   **WB2XFP HARRIS CORPORATION 0324-EX-PL-1999**

> New experimental to operate in 450-512 MHz for on-the-air operational
> assessment of radio equipment following bench testing.
>
> Fixed: Rochester, NY

-   **WC2XRU NOKIA 0183-EX-PL-2001**

> New experimental to operate in 902-907, 947-952, 1885-1895, and
> 1965-1975 MHz for test and development of communications equipment.
>
> Fixed & Mobile: Burlington (Middlesex), MA

-   **WC2XRZ LAMONT DOHERTY EARTH OBSERVATORY OF COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY
    0173-EX-PL-2001**

> New experimental to operate in 1626.5-1645.5 MHz to use an Inmarsat
> terminal for testing and training purposes as part of a National
> Science Foundation research project.
>
> Fixed: Palisades (Rockland), NY

-   **WC2XSH NOKIA WIRELESS ROUTERS, INC. 0154-EX-PL-2001**

> New experimental to operate in 2400-2483.5, 5250-5350, and 5725-5825
> MHz for test and development of wireless routers for data
> transmissions.
>
> Fixed: Mountain View & Sant, CA

-   **WC2XSD WAVETRONIX, LLC 0185-EX-PL-2001**

> New experimental to operate in 9500-10000 and 10000-10500 MHz for test
> and development of radar sensors used for monitoring vehicular
> traffic.
>
> Fixed & Mobile: State of UT

-   **WC2XRR CENTERPOINT BROADBAND TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0156-EX-PL-2001**

> New experimental to operate in 21.2-23.6 GHz for field testing point
> to point microwave equipment.
>
> Fixed: Melbourne (Brevard), FL

-   **WC2XRQ CENTERPOINT BROADBAND TECHNOLOGIES INC. 0152-EX-PL-2001**

> New experimental to operate in the 37-39.5 GHz for testing point to
> point microwave equipment.
>
> Fixed: Melbourne (Brevard), FL
+----------------------------+------------------+---+-------------------+
| National Park Service      | Lava Beds        |   | 1 Indian Well HQ  |
|                            | National         |   |                   |
| U.S. Department of the     | Monument         |   | Tulelake, CA      |
| Interior                   |                  |   | 96134             |
|                            | Use the complete |   |                   |
|                            | site name here   |   | 530-667-8100      |
|                            | (e.g. Palo Alto  |   | phone             |
|                            | Battlefield      |   |                   |
|                            | Historic Site).  |   | 530-667-2737 fax  |
+----------------------------+------------------+---+-------------------+

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**Lava Beds National Monument** News Release

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  Use a "short-hand" version of the site name here (e.g. Palo Alto
  Battlefield not Palo Alto Battlefield National Historical Site).

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December 05, 2008

For Immediate Release

Contact: Dave Kruse, Superintendent, 530-667-8101

**Guided Tours on Captain Jacks Stronghold Trail to Continue into the
Winter Season**

**Tulelake, CA --** Lava Beds National Monument superintendent Dave
Kruse is pleased to announce that rangers will continue to lead visitors
on tours through the inner loop trail of Captain Jacks Stronghold
throughout the winter season. Due to resource protection and visitor
safety concerns brought about by the Jack Fire that swept through the
monument's northern grasslands in August, the popular Captain Jacks
Stronghold area remains otherwise closed to the public.

When weather and staffing permit, visitors may reserve a 1-hour guided
tour highlighting the events of the Modoc War as well as the effects of
the Jack Fire. Up to one tour each day may be offered, departing from
the parking lot at Captain Jacks Stronghold. Please contact the Visitor
Center at 530-667-8113 in advance of your visit for reservations and
available tour dates and times. Sturdy footwear and warm clothing should
be worn. School classes may request additional curriculum-based tours by
contacting the Visitor Center at least one week in advance of their
intended visit. The Stronghold is expected to reopen to public access in
spring after sufficient vegetation has grown back and trail posts and
directional signs have been reestablished.

Lava Beds is always open to visitors to explore on their own, and access
is available from the northern entrances throughout the winter except
immediately after large snowstorms. The Visitor Center is open from 8:30
[a.m]{.smallcaps}. to 5:00 [p.m]{.smallcaps}. and Cave Loop Drive is
open to vehicles from 8:00 [a.m.]{.smallcaps} to sunset every day except
Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

-NPS-
Poster Presentation 1A-19

Sustainable Feedstocks Strategy for Cargill Dow Polylactide Polymer

Karl R. Rábago

Sustainability Alliances Leader

Cargill Dow LLC

12700 Whitewater Drive, MS-130

Minnetonka, Minnesota 55345

Phone. 952.984.3807; E-mail:
[karl_rabago@cargilldow.com](mailto:Fagblevo@vt.edu)

Cargill Dow's Polylactide (PLA) polymer marks a new frontier in the
pursuit of truly sustainable materials suitable for a wide range of
applications, including fibers, packaging, films and chemical
intermediates. Made today from annually renewable resources -- corn
dextrose -- PLA polymer enjoys a significant environmental performance
advantage over petroleum-based materials with which it competes in the
marketplace. Life cycle analysis and a long-term commitment to
sustainability as measured against the "triple bottom line" of economic,
social and environmental improvements is driving Cargill Dow toward
further improvements. The company is pursuing a sustainable feedstocks
strategy that incorporates three key elements. These elements are: (1)
improving value derived from currently feedstocks through process
improvements, (2) developing a feedstocks platform based on
ligno-cellulosic biomass, and (3) developing market-based mechanisms to
both directly connect customer preferences concerning feedstocks (e.g.,
concerns surrounding genetically modified corn) and organic agriculture,
as well as to set the stage for improving the sustainability of
agriculture practices at farms supplying feedstocks.
**Observations of Hydrocarbons in Circumstellar Disks**

Alycia J. Weinberger

*Department of Terrestrial Magnetism*

*Carnegie Institution of Washington*

*5241 Broad Branch Rd. NW, Washington, DC 20015*

*USA*

weinberger@dtm.ciw.edu

Eric E. Becklin

*Division of Astronomy*

*University of California Los Angeles*

*USA*

Ben Zuckerman

*Division of Astronomy*

*University of California Los Angeles*

*USA*

Inseok Song

*Gemini Observatory*

*USA*

Astronomical observations of circumstellar disks are one of the few ways
of tracking coagulation, collisions, and chemistry in protoplanetary
disks -- the processes that take the raw materials of the interstellar
medium and turn them into planets. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons
(PAHs) comprise the primary visible form of organic matter in disks;
silicates, however, are the most abundantly observed disk constituents.
We will assess the importance of organics in three particular disks at a
range of evolutionary states.

Mid-infrared (8-13 micron) spectra were taken at with ground-based
telescopes of: HD 34700, a \<1 Myr old T Tauri binary star, HD 141569, a
5 Myr old star in the process of clearing its gas and dust, and BD +20
307, a \>300 Myr old star with a debris disk. The younger disks appear
dominated by PAH line emission, making them unusual compared to the
majority of young disks which show silicates. In both cases, the disks
are also spatially resolved. We will discuss the evolutionary paths that
might have led to their "peculiar" compositions. The old disk is
dominated by very small silicate grains located at \~1 AU from the star,
making it unusual compared to the majority of older systems which
contain only large grains. Spitzer space telescope spectra with greater
sensitivity and a wider range of wavelengths will be obtained by the
time of the meeting and will be used to search for PAH emission in the
old debris disk.
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CONTACT: Mark Herberger, Minuteman Missile NHS, 605-433-5552

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

June 23, 2008

MINUTEMAN MISSILE NATIONAL HISTORIC SITE

**NIGHT PROGRAM**

**THE COLD WAR: A RUSSIAN PERSPECTIVE**

Minuteman Missile National Historic Site is pleased to announce the
second in a series of summer night programs at Launch Facility (missile
silo) Delta-09. The park will be featuring Russian intern Egor Prokofiev
presenting a unique and insightful viewpoint on the Cold War. The
program will begin at The National Grasslands Visitor Center in Wall at
8:00 p.m on Wednesday July 2nd. The Grasslands Visitor Center will open
its doors at 7:30 p.m. to allow visitors to view exhibits and displays
inside.

Visitors will first attend an interpretive presentation by Prokofiev
entitled *"The Cold War: A Russian Perspective."* They will have the
opportunity to learn how Russians today look back on the long and
troubled conflict that defined the second half of the 20^th^ century.
They will discover what citizens of the Soviet Union felt and thought
about the United States during this troubled time period. This
presentation will also cover Soviet nuclear missiles. Many of these
missiles were targeted for Great Plains states such as South Dakota and
the Minuteman Missile sites throughout the region. Visitors will
experience another first at this program: an opportunity to view the
park's newest film which places the Cold War and nuclear weapons in its
proper context.

Chief Ranger Pam Griswold feels that this is a chance of a lifetime.
"This is definitely a program both citizens in our community and
visitors to the area will not want to miss. This is an unprecedented
chance to learn about the Cold War and nuclear weapons from the Russian
point of view. Imagine if someone during the Cold War had told you a
Russian citizen will be coming to Wall and discussing nuclear weapons.
Would anyone have believed it? This is a dream that has become reality
because of Minuteman Missile National Historic Site and The National
park Service's commitment to telling this vital story from multiple
perspectives."

From the National Grasslands visitor center tour participants will then
car caravan six miles east to Launch Facility (missile silo) Delta-09.
The missile silo is a half mile south of exit 116, Interstate 90.
Visitors will view a Minuteman II training missile on display. They will
also learn how the missile would be launched and the devastating power
of nuclear weapons. Please dress according to the weather, nights can be
chilly in June and thunderstorms may suddenly arise. Bring a flashlight.
Car pooling is recommended because of narrow and limited parking at the
site.

For more information about tours at the site please visit their website
at [www.nps.gov/mimi](http://www.nps.gov/mimi) or call 605-433-5552.
**[SPECIAL NOTICE]{.underline}**

During fiscal years 2008 and 2009, the U. S. Department of Energy (DOE),
will implement a new electronic procurement system.

As a result, DOE will also begin using a new communications portal as a
means to post notices and solicitations as well as to communicate award
activity (funding and non-funding) to awardees through the lifecycle of
an award. This new system is called FedConnect.

Upon implementation of the new electronic procurement system, all
organizations conducting (or wanting to conduct) business with DOE will
be required to register in Fedconnect:

1.  The URL for the FedConnect site is
    [[https://www.FedConnect.net/FedConnect/]{.underline}](https://www.FedConnect.net/FedConnect/).

2.  Register in FedConnect at
    <https://www.fedconnect.net/FedConnect/PublicUserRegistration.aspx>.

3.  To become familiar with the new procurement system, there is a
    "quick start guide" at
    <https://www.FedConnect.net/FedConnect/PublicPages/FedConnect_Ready_Set_Go.pdf>[.]{.underline}

4.  Contact the helpdesk for FedConnect at support@fedconnect.net with
    any questions relative to registration.

5.  FedConnect requires all organizations to be registered with the CCR
    before registering with FedConnect. The CCR website is
    [[http://www.ccr.gov]{.underline}](http://www.ccr.gov/). Please
    ensure your organization's information is up-to-date in the CCR and
    that the information corresponds to the information with Dun and
    Bradstreet <http://www.dnb.com/us/>.

In consideration of system implementation, the DOE Golden Field Office
strongly advises all current and potential contractors and financial
assistance recipients to register with FedConnect as soon as possible.

Thank you for your cooperation and understanding during this transition.
Born 16 November 1753 at Ballymena, County Antrim, Ireland into a
Scots-Irish family. He was the son of a prosperous merchant, and
received a classical education in Dublin. At eighteen, McHenry was the
first of his family to immigrate to America. In May 1778 the General
Washington selected him to serve as assistant secretary on his staff.
McHenry remained on Washington\'s staff as a volunteer without rank or
pay for two and a half years. During that period he saw action in the
battles of Monmouth and Springfield, New Jersey, and became a valued
member of Washington\'s immediate \"military family,\" along with men
like Henry Knox, Alexander Hamilton, and the Marquis de Lafayette.
McHenry\'s lifelong friendship with Lafayette dated from this
experience. Near the end of 1780 he transferred to the French officer\'s
staff, a change that led to a commission as major. McHenry resigned his
commission at the end of 1781 to enter politics. Elected to the state
legislature, he served for thirteen years, using this forum to argue the
cause of federalism. Between 1783 and 1786 he sat in the Continental
Congress, and in the following year he represented Maryland at the
Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. He died 3 May 1816, at
Fayetteville, Baltimore County, Maryland and is buried at Westminster
Presbyterian Churchyard, Baltimore, Maryland.
Public Law 88-256

88th Congress, H.R. 9413

December 30, 1963

An Act

[77 STAT. 843.]{.underline}

To provide for the coinage of 50-cent pieces bearing the likeness of
John

Fitzgerald Kennedy.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the

United States of America in Congress assembled. That in lieu of the John
F. Kennedy

coinage of the 50-cent piece known as the Franklin half dollar, there
50-cent pieces,

shall be coined a silver 50-cent piece which shall bear on one side the
coinage.\
likeness of the late President of the United States, John Fitzgerald

Kennedy, and on the other side an appropriate design to be prescribed

by the Secretary of the Treasury.

**Approved December 30, 1963.**

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

[LEGISLATIVE HISTORY]{.underline}:

HOUSE REPORT No. 1038 (Comm. On Banking & Currency).

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 109 (1963):

Dec. 17: Considered and passed House.

Dec. 18: Considered and passed Senate.
**Best Practices Workshop and the 6th MAQC Project Meeting**

Everyone is encouraged to attend the following two related meetings:

A. \"*[Best Practices]{.underline} and Development of Standards for the
Submission of Genomic Data to the FDA*\", co-sponsored by
FDA/DIA/PhRMA/BIO, Washington Marriott Hotel, Washington, DC, Nov.
27-28, 2006. Final program and updates are available at
[[http://www.diahome.org/product/12225/06036.pdf]{.underline}](http://www.diahome.org/product/12225/06036.pdf).
MAQC Phase II participants are highly encouraged to attend the \"*Best
Practices*\" workshop.

B. *[The 6th MAQC Project Meeting]{.underline}*: MAQC Phase II Efforts
on Predictive Signatures

Date: Wednesday, Nov 29, 2006 (plus Nov 28, 3:00 PM -- 5:00 PM, see
notice below)

Time: 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM ET

Place: U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Room 2031, Central Shared Use
Building, 10903 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20903-0002, USA.

Topics:

1.  To review the progresses of the three Working Groups of MAQC Phase
    II (Clinical, Toxicogenomics, and Titration);

2.  To decide on the data sets to be used in Phase II;

3.  To develop a detailed working plan for each Phase II Working Group.

Detailed meeting agenda will be distributed as soon as it is available.

**[Important notice]{.underline}:** To ensure that we'll have enough
time to discuss MAQC Phase II on Nov. 29, the three Working Groups
(Clinical, Toxicogenomics, and Titration) will present their progresses
on Tue, **Nov. 28, 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM ET** at the same conference room
reserved for the Best Practices workshop that will end at 2:00 PM, Nov.
28.

Thank you and best regards,

-Leming

Leming Shi, Ph.D.

National Center for Toxicological Research (NCTR)

U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

3900 NCTR Road

Jefferson, Arkansas 72079

U.S.A.

Tel: +1-870-543-7387

Fax: +1-870-543-7854

Leming.Shi@fda.hhs.gov

[[http://edkb.fda.gov/MAQC/]{.underline}](http://edkb.fda.gov/MAQC/)
**§17.151 Invalid lifts for recipients of aid and attendance allowance
or special monthly compensation.**

An invalid lift may be furnished if:

\(a\) The applicant is a veteran who is receiving (1) special monthly
compensation (including special monthly compensation based on the need
for aid and attendance) under the provisions of 38 U.S.C. 1114(r), or
(2) comparable compensation benefits at the rates prescribed under 38
U.S.C. 1134, or (3) increased pension based on the need for aid and
attendance or a greater compensation benefit rather than aid and
attendance pension to which he or she has been adjudicated to be
presently eligible; and

\(b\) The veteran has loss, or loss of use, of both lower extremities
and at least one upper extremity (loss of use may result from paralysis
or other impairment to muscle power and includes all cases in which the
veteran cannot use his or her extremities or is medically prohibited
from doing so because of a serious disease or disability); and

\(c\) The veteran has been medically determined incapable of moving
himself or herself from his or her bed to a wheelchair, or from his or
her wheelchair to his or her bed, without the aid of an attendant,
because of the disability involving the use of his or her extremities;
and

\(d\) An invalid lift would be a feasible means by which the veteran
could accomplish the necessary maneuvers between bed and wheelchair, and
is medically determined necessary.

\[33 FR 12315, Aug. 31, 1968, as amended at 36 FR 3117, Feb. 13, 1971;
54 FR 34983, Aug. 23, 1989. Redesignated at 61 FR 21966, May 13, 1996\]

**§17.152 Devices to assist in overcoming the handicap of deafness.**

Devices for assisting in overcoming the handicap of deafness (including
telecaptioning television decoders) may be furnished to any veteran who
is profoundly deaf (rated 80% or more disabled for hearing impairment by
the Department of Veterans Affairs) and is entitled to compensation on
account of such hearing impairment. (Authority: 38 U.S.C. 3902)

\[53 FR 46607, Nov. 18, 1988. Redesignated at 61 FR 21966, May 13,
1996\]
**Animal Incident Report**

**to the U.S. Department of Transportation**

**Pursuant to 14 CFR § 234.13**

**Reporting Period: April 1-30, 2008**

**REDACTED**

**July 22, 2008**

**TOTAL ANIMALS SHPPED DURING REPORTING PERIOD: 7,663**

**TOTAL REPORTABLE INCIDENTS DURING PERIOD: 1**

**% OF REPORTABLE INCIDENTS TO ANIMALS HANDLED: 0.01%**

**[NOTE - THIS INCIDENT WAS ONLY REPORTED TO ME TODAY (JULY 22, 2008).
PRIOR TO NOW, WE HAD ZERO REPORTABLE INCIDENTS FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL
2008. PLS CONSIDER THIS A REVISION. THANK YOU.]{.mark}**

**[INCIDENT #1:]{.underline}**

CO Flight #426 Houston to Baltimore Dog -- Shih Tzu / 2 yrs old

April 20, 2008 Male/ Name: "Chewy"

**[Owner/Guardian]{.underline}**

**REDACTED**

**[Narrative Description:]{.underline}**

**[Description of the Incident:]{.underline}**

The animal arrived into Baltimore with its jaw, teeth, etc. stuck in the
crate's door.

**[Description of the Cause of the Incident:]{.underline}**

The animal was apparently chewing on the metal crate door and managed to
lodge his lower jaw and some teeth in the door. Agents on duty tried to
free the animal and even tried to cut the plastic crate in order to
allow him to free himself, but they were unsuccessful. The customer
rushed the animal to a local veterinarian for emergency treatment. This
resulted in a self-inflicted injury to his mouth, jaw and a lost tooth.
Continental reimbursed the customer for the veterinarian expenses.

**[Description of any corrective action taken:]{.underline}**

None. The injury was self inflicted.
# **Construction Workmanship**

## Technical Panel - July 2001

### Technical Panel

Bill Beuter

Construction Section

Virginia Department of Transportation

1401 E. Broad Street

Richmond, VA 23219

Phone: 804-371-4875

Fax: 804-786-7778

E-mail: [beuter_wg@vdot.state.va.us]{.underline}

Lee Onstott

New Mexico State Highway & Transportation Department

P.O. Box 1149

Santa Fe, NM 87504

Phone: 505-827-5631

Fax: 505-827-5640

E-mail: [Lee.Onstott@nmshtd.state.nm.us]{.underline}

Mr. Peter W. Osborn

Operations Engineer/Geotechnical Specialist

FHWA - Rhode Island Division

380 Westminster Mall, Rm 547

Providence, RI 02903

Phone: 401-528-4550

Fax: 401-528-4542

<peter.osborn@fhwa.dot.gov>

Alan Samuels

Manager Construction Operations

Arizona Department of Transportation

206 S. 17^th^ Avenue

Phoenix, AZ 85007

Phone: 602-712-8940

Fax: 602-254-5128

E-mail: [asamuels@dot.state.az.us]{.underline}

Gene Wortham

Construction/Materials Engineer

Idaho Transportation Department

P.O. Box 7129

Boise, ID 83707-1129

Phone: 208-334-8426 (asst. is Cindy Schreiner)

Fax: 208-334-4440

E-mail: <gwortham@itd.state.id.us>

Asst: <cschrein@itd.state.id.us>

Wayne A. Herbel, P.E.\
Construction Associate\
Idaho Transportation Dept.\
Phone:  (208) 334-8436\
Fax:  (208) 334-4440\
E-mail: <wherbel@itd.state.id.us>

# **Technical Assistance Team**

Chris Newman

Training Officer

National Highway Institute -- FHWA HNHI-10

4600 North Fairfax Drive

Suite 800

Arlington, VA 22203

Phone: 703-235-0524

Fax: 703-235-0593

Email: <Christopher.Newman@igate.fhwa.dot>

Patricia Lees

Director of Training Services

Nichols Consulting Engineers, Chtd.

1885 S. Arlington Ave, Suite 111

Reno, NV 89509

Phone: 775-329-4955

Fax: 775-329-5098

Email: <plees@nce.reno.nv.us>

Carol Gepetta

Nichols Consulting Engineers, Chtd.

1885 S. Arlington Ave, Suite 111

Reno, NV 89509

Phone: 775-329-4955

Fax: 775-329-5098

Email: <carol@nce.reno.nv.us>

John A. Perry

Construction & System Preservation Engineer

FHWA (HIAM-20)

400 7^th^ Street S.W. Room 3211

Washington DC 20590

Phone: 202-366-2023

Fax: 202-366-9981

Email: <JohnA.Perry@fhwa.dot.gov>

Garth Newman

Idaho Transportation Department

208-334-8039

Mary Susan Sparlin

NHI Arlington, VA

703-235-0542

Jim Sorenson

FHWA Washington DC

202-366-1333

Mark Elicegui

Nevada DOT

775-888-7460

John Butterfield

Utah DOT

801-965-4111

Bob Pieplow / Mike Kissel

California DOT

916-654-2157

Andy Garnes

FHWA Ohio Division Office

614-280-6856

Kevin Dayton

Washington State DOT

360-705-7821
Welcome to the 19^th^

**a-Si/Thinfilm-Si Team Meeting**

**(preceded/paralleled by 5 EPRI team meetings)**

**0. Golden Marriott (Team Building) NREL Nov. 2-4, 1992 (Byron
Stafford's last)**

1.  **Louisville, KY May 9-10, 1993**

2.  **Denver Oct. 15-16, 1993**

3.  **Lakewood May 24-25, 1994**

4.  **Lakewood Jan. 17-18, 1995**

5.  **Lakewood May 15-16, 1995 (last NREL only)**

6.  **Lakewood Jan. 12, 1996 (1^st^ NREL/EPRI joint meeting, Werner
    Luft's last)**

7.  **Breckenridge Aug. 24-26, 1996**

8.  **Newark, DE, (IEC), Apr. 30,1997**

9.  **Golden (Golden), Jan. 23, 1998 (1^st^ in Visitor's Center)**

10. **Copper Mountain, Aug 21, 1998 (Jürgen Werner's "valley of death"
    plot)**

11. **San Francisco, CA Apr 10, 1999**

12. **Golden (NREL), Jan 10-11, 2000**

13. **Golden (CSM), Aug 3-4, 2000**

14. **Golden (CSM), May 31-Jun 1, 2001**

15. **Golden (NREL), Feb 25-26, 2002 (first thinfilm-Si session)**

16. **Golden (NREL), Jan 9-10, 2003**

17. **Vail, Aug 8-9, 2003**

18. **San Francisco, Apr 17, 2004**

19. **Golden (NREL), May 19-20, 2005**
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> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>
> April 6, 2006

# VA Awards Grant to Florida Veterans Home

WASHINGTON -- Making sure the Florida State Veterans Home in Daytona
Beach remains a comfortable residence for veterans, the Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today a grant of about \$650,000 to
renovate the Emory L. Bennett State Veterans Home.

\"This grant honors our commitment to care for the men and women of
Florida who have served in uniform,\" said the Honorable R. James
Nicholson, Secretary of Veterans Affairs. "Our federal-state partnership
helps to provide comfortable housing for Florida veterans in a caring
community."

The grant will pay up to 65 percent of the cost for renovations at the
state facility. The overall cost of the project is about \$1 million.

> In fiscal year 2005, VA spent over \$5.2 billion in Florida to serve
> nearly 1.8 million veterans who live in the state. VA operates six
> medical centers in Florida, along with more than 40 outpatient clinics
> and 10 Vet Centers.
>
> Information about Florida's six veterans homes can be found on the Web
> at <http://www.floridavets.org/nursing/nursing.asp> or by calling
> (850) 487-1533.
>
> \# \# \#
>
> 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>
\<@37\>Kinston Series

\<@33\>\<i\>*Depth class:*\<p\> Very deep

\<@33\>\<i\>*Drainage class:*\<p\> Poorly drained

\<@33\>\<i\>*Permeability:*\<p\> Moderate

\<@33\>\<i\>*Parent material:*\<p\> Loamy and sandy fluvial sediments

\<@33\>\<i\>*Seasonal high water table:*\<p\> At the surface to a depth
of 1 foot

\<@33\>\<i\>*Landscape position:*\<p\> Flood plains

\<@33\>\<i\>*Slope:*\<p\> 0 to 2 percent

\<@33\>\<i\>*Classification:*\<p\> Fine-loamy, siliceous, acid, thermic
Typic Fluvaquents

\<@27\>Geographically Associated Soils

-   \<@29\>Bibb soils, which contain less than 18 percent clay in the
    control section

\<@27\>Typical Pedon

\<@30\>Kinston loam, in an area of Kinston-Bibb association, frequently
flooded; south 1 mile on U.S. Highway 441 from the junction of U.S.
Highways 441 and 341, north 500 feet from the bridge over Sugar Creek,
and east 200 feet from Highway 441; in Telfair County

\<@23\>A---0 to 4 inches very dark grayish brown (10YR 3/2) loam; weak
fine granular structure; very friable; many fine roots; strongly acid;
abrupt wavy boundary.

\<@33\>Cg1---4 to 25 inches; light gray (10YR 7/2) sandy loam; few fine
prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and red (2.5YR 5/6) mottles; massive;
friable; many fine roots; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.

\<@33\>Cg2---25 to 50 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) sandy clay
loam; common medium prominent strong brown (7.5YR 5/6) and yellowish red
(5YR 5/6) mottles; massive; friable; strongly acid; clear wavy boundary.

\<@33\>Cg3---50 to 65 inches; light brownish gray (10YR 6/2) sand;
common medium distinct yellowish brown (10YR 5/6) and yellowish red (5YR
5/6) mottles; single grained; loose; common thin strata of sandy loam;
strongly acid.

\<@27\>Range in Characteristics

\<@33\>\<i\>*Reaction:*\<p\> Very strongly acid or strongly acid
throughout

\<@23\>\<i\>*A horizon:*\<p\>

\<@31\>Thickness---4 to 5 inches

\<@31\>Color---hue of 10YR, value of 3, and chroma of 1 or 2

\<@23\>\<i\>*Cg horizon:*\<p\>

\<@31\>Color---hue of 10YR or 2.5Y, value of 4 to 7, and chroma of 1 or
2; common mottles in shades of brown and red

\<@31\>Texture---sandy loam, sandy clay loam, or sand (texture may be
sand at a depth of more than 40 inches)
Laser Diode Array Specifications

Peak power: 2250 W after fiber lenses or more

Center wavelength: 0.807±0.003 µm at 20° C

Spectral bandwidth: \<0.003 µm FWHM at full operating current

Pulse length: up to 200 µs

Pulse repetition frequency: up to 10 Hz or more

Bar design: Al free active areas

Number of bars: 30 in single stack

Distance between bars: 0.800±0.005 mm

Lensing: fiber lenses for diode fast axis

Beam Divergence: \< 3° FWHM fast axis

\<10° FWHM slow axis

Emitting area: 23.2 by 10 mm

Configuration: conduction cooled

Compliance voltage: \< 70 V

Threshold current: \< 25 A

Efficiency optical output after fiber to electrical input: \>0.35

Heat sink operating temperature: 10 to 40° C minimum

Lifetime: 10^9^ shots at full input power, \>0.9 of full power out

Leads: 14 gauge stranded wire 0.15 to 0.20 m in length

Documentation: Optical power versus current

Voltage versus current

Efficiency versus current

Relative power versus wavelength

> Center wavelength versus diode temperature

Notes:

Fiber lenses shall be aligned parallel to the diode array bars with high
accuracy such that 0.95 of the energy is transmitted through an aperture
with a diameter of 43 mm at a distance of 1.0 m. The diode array is to
be used with a lens duct, the transmission of which decreases sharply if
the fiber lenses are misaligned or tilted with respect to the diode
arrya bars. The fiber lenses shall be installed so that the collimated
output from each bar of the diode array must be parallel in the near
field. This shall be verified by overlapping the collimated output of
the fiber at the focal plane of a large lens in the far field.
Department of Health and Human Services

The Office of AIDS Research requests a check for \$100,000 to support
the Microbicides 2008 Conference February 17 -- 20, 2008 in New Delhi,
India. These funds will be used for rental of the conference venue,
preparation of conference materials, travel expense for speakers, and
travel scholarships.

Minimum \$100,000

Maximum \$400,000

OD:OAR:Blockerd:db 301-402-3357 11/14/2023

Official File Located in OAR Admin: 5635 FL; Domus \# *x2006-2668*

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Poiesis and Praxis of Rap

Sung Hee Choi (Kyung Hee University)

 

As the voice of urban Black youth, rap music is considered as a form of
resistance. With its distinctive meter, rhythm, and recitative rhymes,
rap is also a form of poetry. This lecture, while observing rap\'s
political and cultural ambivalence, will focus on rap\'s unique
poetics/aesthetics and its influence on the formation of new \'glocal\'
identities in terms of nation, race, gender, class, and sexuality.
Paying attention to rapid commodification of rap in the music industry
and its inner tension between \"top-to-down\" and \"groundup\"
globalizations, we will look into some critical issues around the
poiesis and praxis of rap music in today\'s world. The issues include
rap as a postmodern art, sexism and feminism, \"glocalization,\" and
literary appropriation of rap.
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**NEWS MEDIA CONTACT:**

**Christopher Powers, 303-275-4742 January 19, 2005**

**Energy Department Gives Go-Ahead**

**For Medicine Bow Wind Project**

***DOE to Study, Share Data on Impact to Avian Population***

GOLDEN, COLO.\--The U. S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced it
has issued a "Finding of No Significant Impact" for a project to install
an innovative low wind speed turbine in the existing Medicine Bow wind
farm. A Finding of No Significant Impact is a determination under the
National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) that the project will have no
significant adverse impact on the environment and authorizes the
industrial partner, in this case Clipper Windpower, to proceed with
construction.

The Low Speed Turbine Demonstration Project is a DOE-funded initiative
to demonstrate and collect performance data on a new type of large wind
turbine, one that can operate in areas of the country where average wind
speeds are in at least the 13-14 mph range. Most large wind turbines
operate efficiently where average wind speeds are at least 15 mph. DOE's
goal is to promote the development of turbines that can operate
economically at lower speeds and thus open up additional areas to wind
power development.

"Wind power is a clean, affordable, renewable energy source," said John
Kersten, manager of DOE's Golden, Colo. Field Office. "Just as
important, wind power is a domestic energy source. It is also the
fastest growing energy source in the world today."

As part of the project, Clipper will conduct a study to determine the
turbine's impact on birds and bats and share the data with interested
state and federal agencies.

"The study will be conducted by qualified biologists using standard
scientific survey techniques," said Steve Blazek, NEPA Compliance
Officer with the Golden Field Office. "We will share the data so that
fish and wildlife officials can better evaluate the environmental
impacts of future wind power projects. It's a win-win situation."

The Finding of No Significant Impact is the result of an environmental
assessment conducted in accordance with NEPA. It involved a "scoping"
process in which government agencies and potentially interested groups
and individuals are asked about any concerns they may have about the
project. With that as a starting point, an environmental assessment
looks at all potential impacts to bird and animal populations, the
ecosystem in general, and such things as economics and aesthetics. The
environmental assessment for this project found the adverse impacts to
be minimal.

To view a copy of the environmental assessment and the finding of no
significant impact, go to <http://www.go.doe.gov/reading_room.asp>.