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MAZIE K. HIRONO

2^ND^ DISTRICT, HAWAI\`I

\-\-\-\--

MEMBER OF CONGRESS

**Congress of the United States**

**House of Representatives**

**Washington, DC 20515**

**Statement of Congresswoman Mazie K. Hirono of Hawaii**

**in the U.S. House of Representatives**

**Recognizing the 42^nd^ Anniversary of Maui Economic Opportunity,
Inc.**

**March 23, 2007**

Ms. HIRONO. Madam Speaker, I rise today to recognize the 42nd
Anniversary of Maui Economic Opportunity, Inc. (MEO), which was
chartered as a community action agency on March 22, 1965, by Federal
mandate under the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964.

The motto of MEO is \`\`Helping People. Changing Lives.\'\' And for
these past 42 years, MEO has maintained a successful record of service
by providing basic tools for living, for earning, for self-reliance, and
for community involvement.

MEO has initiated many important programs on the Valley Isle, which
include specialized bus transportation for seniors, persons with
disabilities, and youth; Head Start; Enlace Hispano; community
reintegration of prison former inmates; micro-enterprise loans; business
education for low income entrepreneurs; employment training and
placement programs; Low Income Home Energy Assistance; and energy
conservation and home energy assistance for low-income persons. Most
impressively, MEO is able to serve all three islands that comprise the
County of Maui: Maui, Lanai, and Molokai.

MEO is one of only a handful of agencies\--out of over 1,000 community
action agencies nationwide\--selected by the National Community Action
Partnership to receive an Agency of Excellence Award, highlighting
superior administrative operations and program excellence. This
translates into advocacy and outstanding services tailored to the needs
of the Maui community.

I would like to extend a sincere mahalo nui loa (thank you very much) to
the staff of MEO for their hard work and dedication. May the next four
decades prove to be as successful.
\[\"The Department of the TREASURY NEWS\" banner, with \"The Department
of the Treasury 1789\" seal on right and \"BUREAU OF THE MINT; WASH.,
D.C. 20220 - W04-5011\" on 2nd line.\]

[FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE]{.underline}

August 9, 1973

MINIATURE RESTRIKE OF HISTORIC MEDAL

OFFERED BY U.S. MINT AT

[AMERICAN NUMISMATIC ASSOCIATION CONVENTION IN BOSTON]{.underline}

The U.S. Mint has reproduced the first medal authorized by the
Continental Congress in the spring of 1776, Mrs. Mary Brooks, Director
of the Mint, announced today.

The medal, picturing General George Washington on the front, recognizes
his achievement in forcing the British from Boston. On the reverse,
General Washington is depicted on horseback, surrounded by his staff and
pointing to the British fleet departing Boston while American forces
make ready to occupy the city.

The 1-1/2 inch bronze medal was struck at the Philadelphia Mint with
replica dies of those prepared by the U.S. Mint in the 1800s and used to
strike duplicates of the original 2-1/2 inch medal struck in gold and
presented to General Washington, his officers and men "for their wise
and spirited conduct in the siege and acquisition of Boston."

Popularly referred to as "Washington Before Boston," the original gold
medal was struck in France and designed by one of the foremost
medallists in Paris, Pierre Simon Duvivier. It is now part of the
collection at the Boston Public Library.

The bronze medal will be introduced at the Mint's exhibit "Honoring The
Heroes of the American Revolution" at the annual convention of the
American Numismatic Association in Boston, Massachusetts, August 23-27,
1973.

Other highlights of the Mint exhibit include:

A replica of the nation's first coin press built in Philadelphia in 1792
and used to produce such early, unusual coins as half cents and half
dimes. Lead blanks will be used to strike specimens of the "Washington
Before Boston" medal to show the press in operation.

A Lienhard transfer and engraving machine will also be in operation to
show the reduction process of "Washington Before Boston" from galvano to
die size.

An automatic coin blank weighing machine, first manually operated and
later electrified for Mint use.

An early hand operated coinage strip rolling machine.

Other Mint displays will feature our nation's Revolutionary War medals
and carry out ANA convention's theme honoring "The Boston Tea Party."

The "Washington Before Boston" medal, especially packaged, will be sold
for \$1.50 each at the Mint Exhibit at the ANA convention in Boston.
During the month of September, 1973, it will be available by mail order
from the U.S. Mint, Independence Mall, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19106,
for \$1.75 each which covers special handling and insured mail charges.

\- 2 -
**DA 06-1518**

**Released: July 28, 2006**

**[CERTIFIED MAIL -- RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED]{.underline}**

WITI License, Inc.

WITI(TV)

c/o Molly Pauker, Esq.

5151 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W.

Washington, D.C. 20016

Re: WITI License, Inc.

WITI(TV), Milwaukee, WI

> Facility ID No. 73107

File No. BRCT-20050729DRL

Dear Licensee:

This refers to your license renewal application for station WITI(TV),
Milwaukee, WI.

In the Children's Television Act of 1990, Pub. L. No. 101-437, 104 Stat.
996-1000, *codified at* 47 U.S.C. Sections 303a, 303b and 394, Congress
directed the Commission to adopt rules, *inter alia,* limiting the
number of minutes of commercial matter that television stations may air
during children's programming, and to consider in its review of
television license renewals the extent to which the licensee has
complied with such commercial limits. Pursuant to this statutory
mandate, the Commission adopted Section 73.670 of the Rules, 47 C.F.R. §
73.670, which limits the amount of commercial matter which may be aired
during children's programming to 10.5 minutes per hour on weekends and
12 minutes per hour on weekdays. *Children's Television Programming*, 6
FCC Rcd 2111, 2118, *recon. granted in part,* 6 FCC Rcd 5093, 5098
(1991). The commercial limitations became effective on January 1, 1992.
*Children's Television Programming,* 6 FCC Rcd 5529, 5530 (1991).

On July 29, 2005, you filed the above-referenced license renewal
application for station WITI(TV). In response to Section IV, Question 5
of that application, you certify that, during the previous license term,
station WITI(TV) failed to comply with the limitations on commercial
matter in children's programming specified in Section 73.670 of the
Commission's Rules. In Exhibit 19, you indicate that station WITI(TV)
exceeded the children's television commercial limits on three occasions
between March 23, 1998, and December 27, 1999. Of those three overages,
one was five seconds in duration, one was ten seconds in duration, and
one was 25 seconds in duration. You attribute the overages to human
error and inadvertence.

It appears from the information before us that the overages in question
were isolated violations of the children's television commercial limits.
Such *de minimis* violations of Section 73.670 of the Commission's Rules
does not warrant further consideration in connection with WITI(TV)'s
renewal application.

Accordingly, IT IS ORDERED that, a copy of this Letter shall be sent by
First Class and Certified Mail, Return Receipt Requested, to Molly
Pauker, Esquire, WITI License, Inc. at the address listed above, and to
John C. Quale, Esquire, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, 1440
New York Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20005.

> Sincerely,
>
> Barbara A. Kreisman
>
> Chief, Video Division
>
> Media Bureau
![](media/image1.wmf)July 11, 2005 Project: 689-66324

Report: 689-66324-6

Mr. David Morgan

Gas Transmission Northwest Corporation

1400 SW 5^th^ Avenue, Suite 900

Portland. Oregon 97201

Dear Mr. Morgan

RE: Analysis performed on one (1) steel pipe sample, received pursuant
to your Purchase Order Number

**Item:** Pipe Number 2-2

**Description:** Station #3, 12" Dia. X .491wt.

**Ref.:** Station 8, GTN Bypass Project.

# Chemical Analysis:

**(Units: % by weight)**

Carbon (C) 0.234

Manganese (Mn) 0.59

Silicon (Si) 0.158

Nickel (Ni) 0.011

Chromium (Cr) 0.007

Molybdenum (Mo) 0.009

Copper (Cu) 0.024

Vanadium (V) 0.007

Aluminum (Al) 0.038

Phosphorous (P) 0.006

Sulfur (S) 0.030

Columbium (Cb) 0.001

## Mechanical Properties:

Yield Strength, 0.2% Offset, psi 42,800

Tensile Strength, psi 70,500

Elongation in 2 inch, % 31.1

Hardness, BHN, 3,000 kg 143

Professional Service Industries, Inc. 6032 N. Cutter Circle, Suite 480
Portland, OR 97217 Phone 503/289-1778 Fax 503/289-1918

# Longitudinal Charpy Impact Test

V-Notch, 10 x 10mm at +20 F, ASTM A-370, Type A

+-------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+
| ##          | **Impact         | **Lateral         | **Percent       |
| Test Number | Strength, ft.    | Expansion, Mils** | Shear**         |
|             | lbs.**           |                   |                 |
+-------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+
| 1\.         | 16               | 21                | 10              |
+-------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+
| 2\.         | 27               | 32                | 20              |
+-------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+
| 3\.         | 29               | 34                | 20              |
+-------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+
| Average     | 24               | 29                | 17              |
+-------------+------------------+-------------------+-----------------+

Services performed for this project have been conducted with that level
of care and skill ordinarily exercised by members of the profession
currently practicing in this area under similar budget and time
restraints. No warranty, expressed or implied, is made.

We appreciate the opportunity to be of service to you. Should you have
any questions regarding the contents of the report or if we may be of
further assistance in any way, please contact us at (503) 978-4714 or
(800) 783-6985, email
[paul.irish@psiusa.com.](../paul.irish@psiusa.com.)

Sincerely,

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Paul Irish

Technical Director

Mechanical/Metallurgical Services Department

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Dimemas

-   Network simulator, simulates a network of SMPs by accepting user
    definitions of initial and target machines

-   Simulates the execution of an application on a machine (real or
    hypothetical) other than that on which the trace was gathered, by
    specifying a *processor ratio* for the speed of the simulated
    machine relative to the machine where the trace was gathered, as
    well as network topology and network bandwidth/latency
    characteristics of the machine to be simulated.

-   Simulates the execution of an application on the same number of
    processors of target machine

-   Input

    -   Initial machine definition

        -   MPI tracefile

        -   Machine on which tracefile was obtained (select from list)

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    -   Target machine definition

        -   Network definition

        -   Node definition

        -   Process-to-node mapping

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-   Output

    -   Predicted execution time

    -   Prediction based on linear model of point-to-point communication
        and null/constant/linear/logarithmic model of collective
        communication

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-   Snavely's performance sensitivity study is based on Dimemas
**INFORMATION FOR FAMILY HEALTH HISTORY (FHH) TOOL ADOPTERS**

This document provides information regarding recommended program
requirements in order to download the Family Health History (FHH) tool
at a hosting site. The FHH tool provides information in an XML format
compliant with the HL-7 Pedigree Model, which provides a mechanism for
the exchange of family history genomic and clinical information. It also
utilizes SNOMED and LOINC coding for the common classification of
diseases and disorders

Please note that we are not able to provide intricate details of
troubleshooting if you are having problems with an install.

# [System Requirements]{.underline}

## 

## Operating Systems for Application Installation

The Family Health History (FHH) is a web application developed using
Java. FHH supports installation on the following operating systems (and
likely will deploy on others):

-   RedHat Linux Enterprise (EL3O04)

-   Windows XP, Vista

-   Mac OS X (10.5.x)

## 

## Required Server Memory

The minimum amount of memory to be available to the application should
be 2GB.

## 

## Disk Space Requirements

The expectation is that the application server(s) should have roughly 15
GB of space available. FHH will need to temporarily store data and
recommends that the available temporary space be roughly 1GB. The
database space needs will not exceed 1GB.

**Application Server**

FHH has been designed to deploy on JBoss 4.0.5, but likely can be
successfully deployed on other J2EE containers. We recommend that JBoss
be installed with the JEMS installer; see installation guide for
details.

## Open Source Database Support

The FHH system supports MySQL for local data persistence.

**[Design]{.underline}**

## 

## Operating System and Browser Support

FHH is standards-based. Rather than specifying specific browser support,
FHH adheres to the XHTML 1.0 transitional standards as recommended by
the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). This standard is supported by most
modern browser versions.

**Multiple Language Support**

FHH supports both English and Spanish versions. Adopters can modify the
ApplicationResources.properties files to deploy with support of
additional languages (database entries in support of other languages
will also be required).

## [Navigation Requirements]{.underline}

### Screen Resolution

The recommended resolution is 1024 x 768 pixels.

**[Installation]{.underline}**

The source code for FHH is available as an easy download with executable
routines.

-   Please visit: <https://gforge.nci.nih.gov/projects/fhh/>

-   Click on the SCM tab
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**FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION**

**Washington DC 20554**

April 14, 2003

DA 03-1145

## By Fax and U.S. Certified Mail Return/Receipt

Robert A. Calaff

Senior Corporate Counsel - Governmental &

Industry Affairs

T-Mobile USA, Inc.

401 9^th^ Street, N.W., Suite 550

Washington D.C. 20004

# Re: [In the Matter of T-Mobile USA, Inc., Request to Withdraw Certain Pleadings]{.underline}

Dear Mr. Calaff:

This addresses the Request to Withdraw Certain Pleadings filed January
9, 2003 by T-Mobile USA, Inc., formerly known as VoiceStream Wireless
Corporation ("T-Mobile"). These pleadings are listed in Attachment A to
this letter ("Pleadings").

T-Mobile filed the Pleadings in connection with various matters relating
to Auction No. 35, in which T-Mobile was one of the winning bidders. On
November 14, 2002, the Commission announced that it would allow eligible
winners in Auction No. 35 the option to request the dismissal of their
pending applications for C and F block Broadband Personal Communications
Services ("PCS") licenses for spectrum that previously had been licensed
to NextWave Personal Communications Inc., NextWave Power Partners Inc.,
or Urban Comm-North Carolina, Inc.[^1] T-Mobile filed a request that its
pending applications for twelve (12) C and F block PCS licenses be
dismissed. The Wireless Telecommunications Bureau reviewed T-Mobile'
request and granted the dismissal of its remaining pending applications
on December 3, 2002.[^2]

T-Mobile states that it withdraws its support for the Pleadings in light
of the Commission's grant of its request for dismissal of its remaining
pending applications in Auction No. 35. Accordingly, pursuant to section
0.331 of the Commission's rules,[^3] we approve T-Mobile' request to
withdraw the Pleadings.

Sincerely,

Linda C. Ray

Deputy Chief, Policy and Rules Branch

Commercial Wireless Division

Wireless Telecommunications Bureau

[^1]: In the Matter of Disposition of Down Payment and Pending
    Applications By Certain Winning Bidders in Auction No. 35, Requests
    for Refunds of Down Payments Made In Auction No. 35, *Order and
    Order on Reconsideration*, 17 FCC Rcd 23354 (2002).

[^2]: *See* Wireless Telecommunications Bureau Grants Dismissal Requests
    of Eligible Auction No. 35 Winners and Dismisses Applications for
    156 C and F Block Broadband Personal Communications Services (PCS)
    Licenses, *Public Notice*, DA 02-3340, at 1, Attachment A (rel. Dec.
    3, 2002).

[^3]: 47 C.F.R. § 0.331.
**[ROBIN E. MARTIN]{.underline}**

![](media/image1.jpeg){width="1.625in" height="1.5in"}**Robin Martin
este directorul Bibliotecii Geisler din cadrul Central College, inca din
1987. Dna. Martin este licentiata in limba si literatura rusa la Indiana
University si are o diploma de master in biblioteconomie si stiinte
informatice de la University of North Texas. De asemenea, Martin este
profesor asociat de biblioteconomie si a primit de trei ori premiul
corpului didactic pentru realizari deosebite. Inainte de a fi profesor
la Central College, Robin Martin a fost asistent pentru spatiul sovietic
si est-european la Biblioteca "Linda Hall" de Stiinta si Tehnologie din
Kansas City, Missouri. De asemenea, a predat limba engleza si limba rusa
in scoli gimnaziale.**

**In calitate de director al Bibliotecii Central College Library, Martin
gestioneaza 11 bibliotecari si personal administrativ, precum si 80 de
angajati studenti. In acelasi timp, coordoneaza toate serviciile,
colectiile, facilitatile si retelele asociate unei asemenea biblioteci,
mediateca (care include sistem de tele-conferinta si televiziune cu
circuit inchis), arhivele, biblioteca educationala, biblioteca muzicala
si cea de chimie. Printre subiectele de interes se numara managementul,
leadership-ul si colaborarile dintre bibliotecari si specialistii IT.**

**In calitate de profesor, Robin Martin preda informatica in cadrul unui
curs experimental intitulat "Intersectari", oferit pentru prima data de
Central College, si este co-editor al al textului care sta la baza
acestuia, *Intersectari: Impactul omului asupra mediului global*
(Tapestry Press, Littleton, MA: 2003). Martin a fost presedinte al
Consiliului Artelor din Iowa si al Asociatiei Bibliotecilor din Iowa. In
prezent, face parte din comitetul de conducere al Asociatiei
Bibliotecilor din America -- Sectiunea Universitara.**

**Robin Martin este casatorita cu Dr. Raymond E. Martin, clarinetist si
Profesor Emeirt de muzica la Central College. Fiii lor, Joe si Phil,
sunt muzicieni profesionisti; acestia locuiesc si lucreaza la New York
si Chicago.**
**Archived Information**

**James E. Rosenbaum**

James E. Rosenbaum is Professor of Sociology,Education, and Social
Policy at Northwestern University. His most recent books are "Crossing
the Class and Color Lines",Univ. of Chicago Press, 2000 (with Len
Rubinowitz), and "Beyond College-for-All". Russell Sage Foundation.
2001. His research has been published in sociology and policy journals,
and has been described in the New York Times, the Washington Post, the
Wall Street Journal,Fortune Magazine,and Sixty Minutes. He has conducted
studies of the high school to work transition in the U.S. and Japan, and
he is now conducting studies of the community college to work
transition, funded by Spencer Foundation and Sloan Foundation. He is on
the executive board of the Joint Center for Poverty Research, the
Institute for Policy Research, and the Community College Research
Center. Dr Rosenbaum earned his B.A.at Yale, and his Ph.D. at Harvard.
Logistical support of Exchange Scientist from China:

Exchange Scientist is approved for a one-year visit which is expected to
begin on or about June 1, 2006. ES will be provided partial support for
the one-year period in the amount of \$1,112.50 per month to cover
living expenses.

Contractor is expected to provide a check, once a month, to either the
local home address of the ES or the host's work address. The checks are
to be sent via regular mail.

No taxes can be withheld from the stipend checks and contractor must
provide a Form 1099 to the IRS and a copy to the ES.
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> **[Neutron Therapy Facility]{.smallcaps}**

**19.d. [Background]{.underline}**

In May 2003 Provena Saint Joseph Hospital terminated its Work-for-Others
agreement with URA. Northern Illinois University agreed to take over
management of the neutron facility and expects to re-open the clinic in
FY04.

**19.f. [Accomplishments in FY04]{.underline}**

A new high capacity x-ray machine has been installed to facilitate the
flat panel CT project. A computed radiography system has been installed
to minimize and ultimately replace the use of x-ray film. The upgraded
patient immobilization system is expected to be put into routine use
during FY04

Use of permanent magnets to support blocks in the beam collimators has
been successfully demonstrated. The project for developing CT
reconstruction using flat-panel technology is proceeding slowly.

Plans for sponsoring an International Workshop in Clinical High-Energy
Neutron Dosimetry are underway.

One student completed a Master's Degree project in clinical dosimetry
leading to a degree from Northern Illinois University. A Georgia Tech
student is expected to complete the PhD degree in neutron capture
therapy in FY05.

########
**Influence of Fungal Isolate on Multitrophic Interactions**

Multitrophic Interactions are the energy links across a range of trophic
levels, this can also be represented by a food chain, herbivore feeds on
plant, and predator predates herbivore. In this experiment, the study of
the third trophic level is necessary to better understand how herbivores
and plants interact. I used tall fescue *Lolium arundinaceum*. As the
herbivore, I used the Bird cherry-oat aphid, *Rhopalosiphum padi* which
feeds on tall fescue and other grasses. The parasitoid *Aphelinus
asychis*, parasitizes aphids by laying its eggs in them. The Tall Fescue
is separated into three treatment groups, wild, which is infected with
the fungus *Neotyphodium coenophialum*, novel endophyte 577, which is a
strain of fungus that was isolated from tall fescue in the Mediterranean
region where the grass naturally grows, then artificially inoculated
into Jesup tall fescue, and E-, which lacks *N. coenophialum*. Since *N.
coenophialum* serves as a defensive mutualist, I placed 20 pots of Wild
type tall fescue, 20 of 577 and 20 of E- in a semi-natural setting where
both aphids and parasitoids are present, and observed the growth, aphid
density and parasitoid density of the Tall Fescue over a six week
course. The growth of the plants was significantly different within the
three treatments. Since *N. ceonophialum* modifies bottom-up regulations
of trophic cascades my studies show that E- had high aphid densities and
greater fluctuations, Wild has low aphid densities and small
fluctuations and novel strain 577 has intermediate densities and
fluctuations.
# David Obey, Reformer

# WSJ - REVIEW & OUTLOOK ***June 13, 2007; Page A18***

Life isn\'t easy for an Appropriations Chairman in Congress these days,
what with all the fuss about \"earmarks,\" and other hassles from
backbenchers who won\'t accept their pork in silence like everyone else.
So it\'s possible that House spender in chief David Obey was temporarily
disoriented when he uttered this beauty on Monday:

\"The only real opportunity you have to prevent something stupid from
happening is to have the protection of the staff who know the most about
these programs and can fight something if they think it smells,\" Mr.
Obey told reporters, while trying to explain why he won\'t be disclosing
earmarks in spending bills despite the promises made by Nancy Pelosi
while lambasting Republicans last year. Instead, Mr. Obey declared that
he and his staff would vet the earmarks themselves and then disclose
them all in the Congressional Record some day.

The staff? The who? Apparently Mr. Obey is referring to the Capitol Hill
employees hired by Members of Congress and beholden to them for their
livelihoods. These are the same Appropriations employees whose job it is
to tend to the needs of Members, keep them happy, and make sure they get
enough pork in the various spending bills so they vote \"aye\" and the
bills pass on the House floor. These are the cops that Mr. Obey says
will clean up the earmark beat. Uh huh.

We sympathize, at least a little bit, with the Wisconsin Democrat. His
colleagues have already shoved something like 32,000 earmarks his way so
far this spending bill season, and the last thing he wants is for some
troublemaker to be able to lampoon one or more of them on the House
floor. That\'s what got Republicans so embarrassed when that Alaskan
Bridge to Nowhere was uncovered in 2006. Democrats led by campaign
chairman Rahm Emanuel had great fun with the issue and promised they\'d
be different. Now poor Mr. Obey is stuck between the pork and those
campaign promises.

So the promises are giving way. At least Republicans allowed earmark
votes on the floor. Under Mr. Obey, earmarks won\'t be vetted in an
Appropriations subcommittee, or at the Rules Committee, or on the floor.
They will be kept secret before the House votes on spending bills, to be
unveiled only later when it is time to prepare a final House-Senate
conference report. Only then will backbenchers be able to raise
questions about individual earmarks \-- in writing, to Mr. Obey\'s
\"staff,\" which will then get to decide whether the earmarks survive or
not. Guess what \"the staff\" decision will be on an earmark requested
by, say, Powerhouse Democrat Jack Murtha and a challenge raised by some
first-term Republican from Amarillo?

By the way, the latest Los Angeles Times-Bloomberg survey finds that
Congress\'s approval rating is down to 27%, with 63% of the public
saying Democrats are practicing \"business as usual.\" For the record,
that\'s lower than President Bush\'s approval rating. At this rate,
maybe \"the staff\" will have to run for re-election next year.
**Chew on This**

The Mars robotic rovers, Spirit and Opportunity, are equipped with RATs,
or Rock Abrasion Tools. Their purpose is to abrade the surface patina
off the Mars rocks so that the alpha x-ray spectrometer can analyze the
minerals inside the rocks, rather than just on the surface.

But future robotic missions to Mars will be asked to go even further
below the surface. Scrapers and corers will gather rock samples of
substantial size, that, in order to be analyzed by a spectrometer, will
need to be crushed into a fine powder.

Crushing rocks on Mars? Now there's a problem that brings to mind a
multitude of possible approaches: Whack them with a large hammer?
Squeeze them until they explode? How about just chewing them up? It was
with this latter metaphor that the planetary instrument engineers struck
pay dirt---so to speak.

Thanks to NASA's Planetary Instrument Definition and Development
Program, a small group of NASA engineers came up with the Mars Rock
Crusher. Only six inches tall, it can chew the hardest rocks into a
powder.

The Mars Rock Crusher has two metal plates that work sort of like our
jaws. One plate stays still, while the other plate moves. Rocks are
dropped into the jaw between the two plates. As one plate moves in and
out (like a lower jaw), rocks are crushed between the two plates. The
jaw opening is larger toward the top and smaller towards the bottom. So
when larger rocks are crushed near the top, the pieces fall down into
the narrower part of the jaw, where they are crushed again. This process
repeats until the rock particles are small enough to fall through a slit
where the two plates are closest.

Engineers have tested the Mars Rock Crusher with Earth rocks similar to
those expected to be found on Mars. One kind of rock is hematite. The
rusted iron in hematite and other rocks help give Mars its nickname "The
Red Planet." Another kind of rock is magnetite, so-called because it is
magnetic. Rocks made by volcanoes are called basalts. Some of the
volcanoes on Mars may have produced basalts with a lot of a mineral
called olivine. We call those olivine basalts, and the Rock Crusher
chews them up nicely too.

Visit [www.jpl.nasa.gov/technology](http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/technology)
to read the latest about other NASA technologies for exploring other
planets and improving life on this one.

*This article was written by Diane K. Fisher and provided by the Jet
Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, under a
contract with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.*

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Caption:

*Looking down on the jaws of the Mars Rock Crusher, we see a magnetite
rock get crushed into smaller and smaller particles.*

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# Minutes MCDC Board of Directors Meeting

# Thursday, October 18, 2007

+-------------------------+-------------------------+-----------------+
| **Present**             | **Absent**              |                 |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+-----------------+
| Jack Chapman            |                         |                 |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+-----------------+
| Rusty Cowan             |                         |                 |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+-----------------+
| Pam Bourque             |                         |                 |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+-----------------+
| Kelli Fiske             |                         |                 |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+-----------------+
| Vicki Wampler           |                         |                 |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+-----------------+
| Colleen Wilson-Hodge    |                         |                 |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+-----------------+
| Kathleen Freestone      |                         |                 |
|                         |                         |                 |
| Sandi Roberts           |                         |                 |
+-------------------------+-------------------------+-----------------+

*[Director's Report:]{.underline}*

-   Fall Festival scheduled for tomorrow, October 19^th^ in the MSFC
    activities building.

-   Accreditation process with NAC is ongoing. We are hoping for a site
    visit by year end.

*[Registrar's Report:]{.underline}*

-   1 infant and 1 toddler slots filled, 40 on infant waiting list.

-   Membership Drive is closing out. Reminders sent out to the few
    delinquent members.

*[Treasurer's Report:]{.underline}*

-   2008 budget planning in progress. Open Forum should be scheduled for
    November.

*[Other Items:]{.underline}*

-   NASA has scheduled a ribbon cutting for October 22. Bud Cramer will
    visit MCDC. This is a nice show of support from MSFC management.
    This will not be an open house for security reasons.

-   Colleen will update the staff information pages on the website.

-   Building Update:

    -   The building punch list is still being worked by NASA Facilities
        Office.
**DA 08-1833**

July 31, 2008

Richard Ruhl

Pioneer Long Distance, Inc.

Kingfisher, OK 73750

Re: Call Sign: E3655

File No. SES-ASG-20080721-01006

Dear Mr. Ruhl:

On July 21, 2008, Pioneer Long Distance, Inc. filed by paper the
above-captioned application to assign an earth station license. For
reasons discussed below, we dismiss the application as defective,
without prejudice to refiling.[^1]

Section 25.112 of the Commission\'s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 25.112, requires
the Commission to return, as unacceptable for filing, any earth station
application that is not substantially complete, contains internal
inconsistencies, or does not substantially comply with the Commission\'s
rules. Pioneer Long Distance, Inc.'s application does not comply with
the Commission\'s rules, which renders it unacceptable and subject to
dismissal. The deficiency is as follows:

Pursuant to Section 25.119(c) of the Commission\'s rules, 47 C.F.R. §
25.119(c), assignment of license must be filed electronically through
the International Bureau Filing system using Form 312, including
Schedule A. Pioneer Long Distance, Inc. did not submit its application
electronically.

Consequently, we dismiss Pioneer Long Distance, Inc.'s application. In
preparing any application to be refiled, Pioneer Long Distance, Inc. may
wish to refer to the International Bureau Filing System (IBFS) website
at [www.fcc.gov/ibfs](http://www.fcc.gov/ibfs). If you need any
technical assistance with IBFS, please contact the IBFS help desk at
202-418-2222.

Sincerely,

Scott A. Kotler

Chief, Systems Analysis Branch

Satellite Division

International Bureau

[^1]: If Pioneer Long Distance, Inc. refiles an application in which the
    deficiency identified in this letter has been corrected but
    otherwise identical to the one dismissed, it need not pay an
    application fee. *See* 47 C.F.R. § 1.1109(d).
[APPENDIX B -- EXECUTIVE ORDERS AND COMPLIANCE]{.underline}

**Executive Order Number 11514** (34 FR 8693) - Protection And
Enhancement Of Environmental Quality

The activities under this program will help to ensure the enhancement of
environmental quality.

**Executive Order Number 11990** (42 FR 26961) - Protection Of Wetlands

The activities under this program will help to ensure the conservation
of wetlands and the services that they provide.

**Executive Order Number 12962** (60 FR 30769) - Recreational Fisheries

The activities under this program will help to ensure the conservation
of recreational fisheries habitats and the services that they provide.

**Executive Order Number 13089** (63 FR 32701) -- Coral Reef Protection

The activities under this program will help to ensure the conservation
of coral reefs and the services that they provide.

**Executive Order Number 12898** (59 FR 7629), as amended by EO 12948
(60 Fed. Reg. 6381, Feb. 01, 1995) - Environmental justice in minority
and low-income populations

The activities under this program will help to ensure the enhancement of
environmental quality in all populations. Number range CHAPTERPotential
impacts to any minority or low-income population as a result of any
proposed CRP project will be taken into consideration prior to
implementation of any restoration project.

**Executive Order Number 13093** (63 FR 40357) - American Heritage
Rivers

The activities under this program will help to ensure the enhancement of
environmental quality in Heritage Rivers.

**Executive Order Number 13112** (64 FR 6183) - Invasive species

The activities under this program will help to ensure the enhancement of
environmental quality in coastal areas by the removal of invasive
species.

**Executive Order Number 13158** (65 FR 34909) - Marine Protected Areas

The activities under this program will help to ensure the enhancement of
environmental quality in marine protected areas.

**Executive Order Number 13186** (66 FR 3853) - Migratory bird
protection

The activities under this program will help to ensure the enhancement of
environmental quality in coastal areas that will benefit migratory
birds.

**Executive Order Number 12996** (61 FR 13647) - Plants; conservation
and management

The activities under this program will help to ensure the enhancement of
environmental quality in coastal areas by the management and
conservation of native species.
Designation of Agency Representative

Please use this form to designate the senior-level official in your
department or agency serving as liaison to WHITCU to implement Executive
Order 13270. Please fax the completed form to 202-219-7086 by March 3,
2008.

  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------
  Agency                              

  Name of Liaison                     

  Title                               

  Phone                               

  Fax                                 

  E-mail                              

  Office                              

  Address                             

  City/State/Zip                      

  Signature of Agency Head            

  Date                                
  ----------------------------------- -----------------------------------

WHITCU, 1990 K St., N.W., Washington, DC 20006, 202-219-7040,
202-219-7086-Fax
MESSAGE NO: 0047203 DATE: 2/16/2000

CATEGORY: CVD TYPE: ADL

REFERENCE: REFERENCE DATE:

CASES: C-533-063

PERIOD COVERED: 01/01/1986 TO 12/31/1986

LIQ SUSPENSION DATE:

TO: DIRECTORS OF FIELD OPERATIONS, PORT DIRECTORS

FROM: DIRECTOR, TRADE ENFORCEMENT & CONTROL

RE: ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW FOR CERTAIN IRON METAL CASTINGS, FROM INDIA
(C-533-063)

1\. THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE HAS PUBLISHED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER (65
FR 5611) OF 02/04/2000, THE AMENDED FINAL RESULTS OF ITS ADMINISTRATIVE
REVIEW OF THE COUNTERVAILING DUTY ORDER (C-533-063) ON CERTAIN
IRON-METAL CASTINGS FROM INDIA FOR THE REVIEW PERIOD 01/01/1986 THROUGH
12/31/1986.

2\. IMPORTS COVERED BY THE REVIEW ARE SHIPMENTS OF SCOPE DESCRIPTION OF
THE PRODUCT AND CORRESPONDING HARMONIZED TARIFF SCHEDULE ITEM NUMBERS.

3\. ACCORDINGLY, YOU ARE NOW INSTRUCTED TO LIQUIDATE ALL SHIPMENTS OF
CERTAIN IRON-METAL CASTINGS FROM INDIA EXPORTED ON OR AFTER 01/01/1986
AND ON OR BEFORE 12/31/1986 AT THE FOLLOWING PERCENT OF ENTERED VALUE:

ID NUMBER COMPANY NAME RATE

C-533-063-003 CRESCENT FOUNDRY CO. PVT. LTD. 9.07 C-533-063-008 KEJRIWAL
IRON & STEEL WORKS 23.75 C-533-063-004 GOVIND 128.60 C-533-063-010 UMA
IRON & STEEL CO./COMMEX 30.24 C-533-063-000 ALL OTHERS 16.66

4\. THE ASSESSMENT OF COUNTERVAILING DUTIES BY THE CUSTOMS SERVICE ON
SHIPMENTS OR ENTRIES OF THIS MERCHANDISE IS SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF
SECTION 778 OF THE TARIFF ACT OF 1930. SECTION 778 REQUIRES THAT CUSTOMS
PAY INTEREST ON OVERPAYMENTS OR ASSESS INTEREST ON UNDERPAYMENTS, OF THE
REQUIRED AMOUNTS DEPOSITED AS ESTIMATED COUNTERVAILING DUTIES. THE
INTEREST PROVISIONS ARE NOT APPLICABLE TO CASH OR BONDS POSTED AS
ESTIMATED COUNTERVAILING DUTIES BEFORE THE DATE OF PUBLICATION OF THE
COUNTERVAILING DUTY ORDER. INTEREST SHALL BE CALCULATED FROM THE DATE OF
PAYMENT OF ESTIMATED ANTIDUMPING DUTIES THROUGH THE DATE OF LIQUIDATION.
THE RATE AT WHICH SUCH INTEREST IS PAYABLE IS THE RATE IN EFFECT UNDER
SECTION 6621 OF THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1954 FOR SUCH PERIOD.

5\. THE SUSPENSION OF LIQUIDATION ORDERED FOR THIS MERCHANDISE EXPORTED
ON OR BEFORE 12/31/1986 IS LIFTED. SUSPENSION OF LIQUIDATION FOR ALL
ENTRIES OF THIS MERCHANDISE EXPORTED AFTER 12/31/1986 WILL CONTINUE.

6\. IF THERE ARE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS MATTER BY CUSTOMS
OFFICERS, PLEASE CONTACT VIA E-MAIL, THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE SUPERVISORY
CHANNELS, OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCY LIAISON, USING THE ATTRIBUTE \"HQ
OAB.\" THE IMPORTING PUBLIC AND INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD CONTACT ROBERT
COPYAK, AD/CVD ENFORCEMENT OFFICE VI, IMPORT ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT
OF COMMERCE AT (202) 482-2209.

7\. THERE ARE NO RESTRICTIONS ON THE RELEASE OF THIS INFORMATION.

PAUL SCHWARTZ
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**All Mechanics with Inspection Authorization**

> **Subject: Inspection Authorization Renewal Locations**

**The meetings will start promptly at 900am.**

There will **[NOT]{.underline}** be an FAA approved 8-hour Refresher
Course given at the Lakeland FAA National Resource Center (LAL NRC) in
2009.

**TALLAHASSE AREA:** March 10, 2009 0900-1200 **(Renewals ONLY)**

Lively Technical Center Hanger

3290 Capital Circle SW

Tallahassee, FL 32310

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

**(POC: Robert.Blake@faa.gov)**

**JACKSONVILLE AREA:** March 11, 2009 0900-1300 **(Renewals ONLY**)

Florida Community College Jacksonville (FCCJ)

5640 New World Avenue

Jacksonville, FL 32221

Room A109

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**(POC: Leroy.Stromenger@faa.gov)**

**CENTRAL FLORIDA AREA:** March 12, 2009 0900-1200 **(Renewals ONLY)**

**Orlando Sanford International Airport**

1200 Red Cleveland Blvd

Sanford, FL‎ 32773

<http://www.orlandosanfordairport.com/>

**(POC: James.G.McConnell@faa.gov)**

**PUNTA GORDA AREA:** March 17, 2009 0900-1200 **(Renewals ONLY)**

Charlotte County Airport Authority

Airport Administration Building

28000 A-1 Airport Rd.

Punta Gorda, FL 33982

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

**(POC: Robert.Blake@faa.gov)**

**VERO BEACH AREA:** March 18, 2009 0900-1300 **(Renewals ONLY)**

Vero Beach Municipal Airport

Flight Safety Maintenance Hanger

3530 Cherokee Drive

Vero Beach, Florida 32960

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

**(POC: Tony.Alfaya@faa.gov)**

**TAMPA LOCATION AREA:** March 24, 2009 0900-1200 **(Renewals ONLY)**

National Aviation Academy

6225 Ulmerton Road

Clearwater, Florida 33760

[www.naa.edu](http://www.naa.edu/)

**(POC: Robert.Blake@faa.gov)**

**NORTH FLORIDA FSDO-15 Renewals "BY APPOINTMENT ONLY\"**

North Florida FSDO-15 **(Orlando location)** 407-812-7700
<http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/field_offices/fsdo/orl/>

North Florida FSDO-15 **(Tampa location)** 813-287-4900

<http://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/field_offices/fsdo/tpa/contact/>
Task Description:

Firm shall send electronic funds transfer in the amount of \$4,000.00 in
support of the Genetics and Environmental Mutagenesis Society (GEMS)
meeting. Funds should be transferred no later than 9/15/06.

Electronic funds account information shall be given at the time of
award.

Contact details:

Susan Ross, Treasurer

Genetics and Environmental Mutagenesis Society (GEMS)

P.O. Box 13475

Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

919-558-1348

\[Preparer: Fran Wagstaff, NIH/NIEHS, 919-541-4182\]
\(12\)

\[ACT OF APRIL 29, 1816\]

To regulate the legal tender value of certain foreign coins within the
United

States.

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

*the United States of America in Congress assembled,* That from

passage of this act and for three years thereafter, and

no longer, the following gold and silver coins shall pass

current as money within the United States, and be a legal

tender for the payment of all debts and demands, at the

several and respective rates following, and not otherwise,

videlicet: the gold coins of Great Britain and Portugal, of

their present standard, at the rate of one hundred cents for

every seventy-seven grains, or eighty-eight cents and eight-

ninths per pennyweight; the gold coins of France, of their

present standard, at the rate of one hundred cents for every

twenty-seven and a half grains, or eighty-seven and a quar-

ter cents per pennyweight; the gold coins of Spain, at the

rate of one hundred cents for every twenty-eight and a half

grains, or eighty-four cents per pennyweight; the crowns

of France, at the rate of one hundred and seventeen cents

and six-tenths per ounce, or one hundred and ten cents for

each crown weighing eighteen pennyweights and seventeen

grains; the five-franc pieces at the rate of one hundred and

sixteen cents per ounce, or ninety-three cents and three

mills, for each five-franc piece, weighing sixteen penny-

weights and two grains.

SEC. 2. Provides for an assay annually of the foreign coins

made current by the act, and a report of the result to Con-

gress.
**Mobile DNA in obligate intracellular bacteria**

Seth Bordenstein

*Josephine Bay Paul Center for Comparative Molecular Biology and
Evolution*

*The Marine Biological Laboratory*

*7 MBL Street, Woods Hole, MA 02543*

*United States of American*

[sbordenstein@mbl.edu](mailto:youremailaccount@xxx.xxx.xx)

The smallest bacterial genomes (less than 2Mb) are typically devoid of
mobile DNA owing to their intracellular lifestyle and elevated rates of
nucleotide deletion. Such streamlined genomes represent the few cases in
which mobile DNA is absent from Life. The recent genome sequencing
efforts of the most widespread invertebrate symbiont on the planet
(*Wolbachia*) has revealed a surprising mobile DNA content of over 10%.
Here I review the mobile DNA composition of intracellular bacteria and
discuss our recent investigations into the molecular evolution and
effects of bacteriophage in the evolutionary important *Wolbachia*.
Among other findings, I describe the first evidence for recent lateral
phage transfer among a consortium of obligate intracellular bacteria.
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