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  **Name/Title of Meeting: Cancer Redox Biology Steering Committee
  Meeting**

  **Date of Meeting: 1/03//08 Location:** 10/2S235 conference room

  **Head Organizer: David Wink**

  **Summary Prepared By: Terry Moody**

  Dr. Terry Moody presented research on S-NSAIDs and EGFR transactivation
  in lung cancer cells. S-NSAIDs inhibit the growth of lung cancer cells
  in a cytostatic manner. In vivo, S-valproate and S-diclofenac were more
  potent than S-sulindac at inhibiting lung cancer xenograft growth in
  nude mice. There did not appear to be any drug toxicity. S-NSAIDs
  increased expression of E-cadherin, altering the lung cancer cell
  phenotype expression from mesenchymal to epithelial. Thus the S-NSAIDs
  potentiated the cytotoxic effect of gefitinib at inhibiting lung cancer
  growth. Also, the neuromedin B receptor antagonist, PD168368 was
  synergistic with gefitinib at inhibiting lung cancer growth. The
  increase in neuromedin B transactivation of the EGFR was reversed by
  addition of PD168368, N-acetyl cysteine and tiron. N-acetylcysteine and
  tiron are free radical scavengers which inhibited the increase in
  reactive oxygen species in lung cancer cells after treatment with
  neuromedin B.

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U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development

Office of Housing

Special Attention of: Notice H 96-55 (HUD)

All Secretary\'s Representatives Issued: June 28, 1996

All State Coordinators Expires: June 30, 1997

All Area Coordinators

All Housing Directors Cross References:

All SF Division Directors

All Housing CPD Division Directors

All Chief Property Officers

All Homeless Coordinators

Subject: Extension of Notice H 94-43 (HUD), Revision to the SFPD

Homeless Initiative Program

Notice H 94-43 (HUD) , issued June 14, 1994, is being extended to

June 30, 1997.

If you have any questions regarding the attached Notice, please

contact the Single Family Property Disposition Division at 202-708-

0740 or CPD\'s Program Management Division at 202-708-1226.

Assistant Secretary for Housing-

Federal Housing Commissioner

Attachment

HSIS: Distribution: W-3-1, R-1, R-2, R-3-1(H)(RC), R-3-2, R-3-3, R-6,

R-6-2, R-7, R-7-2, R-8
Questions on Proposed Section 242 Regulation

> 242.1 Definitions -- Service Area
>
> Can you provide a definition of what constitutes the service area?
> Some hospitals serve patients from all over the country or all over
> the state, although most of their patients come from the nearby
> surrounding community.
>
> 242.16 - Market need.
>
> Does HUD determine need or does the State CON process (if present)
> determine need? This needs to be clarified.

58. \- Books, Accounts, and Financial Statements.

> The regulatory agreement states that: "If the Mortgagor has any
> business or activity other than the project and operation of the
> mortgaged property, it shall maintain all income and other funds of
> the project segregated from any other funds or the mortgagor and
> segregated from any funds of any other corporation or persons." This
> does not appear in the proposed regulation. Is this a change in
> policy?
>
> SWAPS. What is HUD's policy with respect to interest rate swaps?
Task Description:

Firm will issue two checks in the amount of \$2,500 each, one on May 15,
2006, one on June 15, 2006 to Hernan Tiraboschi from the University of
Buenos Aires, Argentina. Payment to Mr. Tiraboschi as Per Diem and
Travel expenses during his stay at OPCB.

It is estimated that Hernan Tiraboschi will arrive at the NIDCR on or
about May 1, 2006 and will depart on June 30, 2006.

A total of \$5,000 shall be paid in two payments.

Note: NIH Events Planning BPA does not meet the requirements of this
task order.

The check should be sent via express mail to the NIDCR, to the attention
of Mrs. Elizabeth Powell at the following address:

Mrs. Elizabeth Powell

30 Convent Drive Room 211

Building 30

Bethesda, MD 20892-4340

Telephone: 301-496-3595

Fax: 301-402-0823

Preparer, Elizabeth Powell, OPCB, NIDCR
**§3.1602 Special conditions governing payments.**

\(a\) *Two or more persons expended funds.* If two or more persons have
paid from their personal funds toward the burial, funeral, plot,
interment and transportation expenses, the burial and plot or interment
allowance will be divided among such persons in accordance with the
proportionate share paid by each, unless waiver is executed in favor of
one of such persons by the other person or persons involved. The person
in whose favor payment is waived will not be allowed a sum greater than
that which was paid by such person. (See §3.1601(a)(3).)

\(b\) *Person* who *performed services.* A person who performed burial,
funeral and transportation services or furnished the burial plot will
have priority over claims of persons whose personal funds were expended.

\(c\) *Partial payment.* Where partial payment of the expenses of the
burial funeral and transportation of the body are made from funds of the
veteran's estate and the balance from the personal funds of another
person, the claim of the other person has priority.

\(d\) *Escheat.* No payment of burial allowance or plot or interment
allowance will be made where it would escheat.

\[26 FR 1621, Feb. 24, 1961, as amended at 38 FR 30107, Nov. 1, 1973; 41
FR 38771, Sept. 13, 1976\]

**§3.1603 Authority for burial of certain unclaimed bodies.**

If the body of a deceased veteran is unclaimed, there being no relatives
or friends to claim the body, and there is burial allowance entitlement
which is not based on §3.1600(b)(3), the amount provided for burial and
plot or interment allowance will be available for the burial upon
receipt of a claim accompanied by a statement showing what efforts were
made to locate relatives or friends. The question of escheat of any part
of such deceased veteran's estate is not a factor in such a claim.
Burial allowance may be authorized for cost of disinterment and reburial
of unclaimed remains originally accorded pauper burial but not for
initial expenses of a burial in a potter's field. Burial in a prison
cemetery is not considered a pauper burial.

\[48 FR 41162, Sept. 14, 1983\]
**Hyperspectral Applications to NOAA Products**

Hsiao-hua k. Burke^1^

MIT Lincoln Laboratory

# Lexington, MA 02420

Recent advances in EO sensor technology and signal processing have led
to the realization of simultaneous high-resolution spectral, spatial and
temporal data. The potential benefits of visible and IR hyperspectral
imaging to NOAA are many fold: from algorithm transferability, channel
adaptability, and application growth to inter-satellite calibration and
stable climate record. In this presentation, applications of visible and
IR hyperspectral information to atmospheric characterization as well as
surface feature retrieval will be discussed and illustrated with recent
data.

Examples of the Airborne Visible-InfraRed Imaging Spectrometer (AVIRIS)
and Hyperion data analysis results are illustrated. AVIRIS, an airborne
HSI sensor, has provided high quality HSI data for over a decade. The
sensor contains 224 bands, each with a spectral bandwidth of
approximately 10 nm, allowing it to cover the entire range between 400
nm and 2500 nm. For a NASA ER-2 flight altitude of 20 km, each pixel is
20 m in size, yielding a ground swath width of approximately 10 km.
Hyperion is currently the only space-borne HSI data source since the
launch of the First Earth Observing -1 (EO-1) in late 2000. The EO-1
satellite is part of NASA's New Millenium Program (NMP). It consists of
three imaging sensors: the multi-spectral Advanced Land Imager (ALI),
Hyperion and Atmospheric Corrector. Hyperion provides a high-resolution
hyperspectral imager capable of resolving 220 spectral bands (from 0.4
to 2.5 micron) with a 30 meter resolution. The instrument images a 7.5
km by 100 km land area per image.

Examples of atmospheric applications include water vapor retrieval,
cloud depiction, and aerosol characterization. Land surface feature
delineation examples are also shown. Finally, coastal characterization
is illustrated with Hyperion and compared with other data. It is
emphasized that though each application may only require a selective
number of spectral bands, the ultimate strength of HSI exploitation lies
in the simultaneous and adaptive retrievals of atmospheric and surface
features.

# 

# 

###
**March 25, 2008**

> **MORTGAGEE LETTER 2008-07**

**TO: ALL APPROVED MORTGAGEES**

####### SUBJECT: Update to Mortgagee Letter 2004-40

> **Single Family Real Estate Owned (Property Disposition)**
>
> **National Management and Marketing Contractors**

The purpose of this Mortgagee Letter is to provide updated information
to Mortgagee Letter 2004-40 issued September 30, 2004. With the
exception of the updated information in this Mortgagee Letter, all other
information identified in Mortgagee Letters 2004-45, 2005-04, 2005-07,
2005-12, 2005-25, 2005-29, 2005-35, 2006-02 and 2006-19 remains in
effect.

***Effective March 1, 2008,*** there has been a change of contact
information for Preservation and Protection requests and Extension of
Time requests to National Home Management Solutions, the Management and
Marketing contractor responsible for handling the state of Ohio.
Preservation and protection requests and extension of time requests for
Ohio properties should be sent to:

National Home Management Solutions

Three Advantage Court

Bordentown, NJ 08505

Contact person: Paula Truxel -- Property Preservation Department

Phone: (609) 981-5500

Toll Free: 1-800-211-0621

Fax: (609) 981-5510 or (609) 981-5511

Website: www.nhmsi.com

Preservation and Protection Requests and Requests for Extension of Time
should be forwarded to Ms. Paula Truxel, Mortgagee Compliance Manager,
Ohio, at e-mail: <paula.truxel@nhmsi.com>.

Please direct any questions relative to this Mortgagee Letter to Ivery
Himes, Director of the Asset Management and Disposition Division. Ms.
Himes can be reached on (202) 708-1672, extension 5628.

Sincerely,

Brian D. Montgomery

> Assistant Secretary for Housing --

Federal Housing Commissioner
Released: April 25, 2000

### NEW EEO FORMS AVAILABLE FOR USE

The following new FCC forms are available for use:

Broadcast and Cable Initial Election Statement

FCC Form 395-B Broadcast Station Annual Employment Report

FCC Form 396 Broadcast Equal Employment Opportunity Program

Report

FCC Form 396-A Broadcast Equal Employment Opportunity Model

Program Report

FCC Form 397 Broadcast Statement of Compliance

FCC Form 395-A Cable Television Annual Employment Report

FCC Form 395-M Multi-Channel Video Program Distributor Annual Employment
Report

The forms incorporate the new broadcast and cable Equal Employment
Opportunity rules that became effective on April 17, 2000, and on April
18, 2000, with respect to the information collection requirements
contained in the rules. *See Review of the Commission's Broadcast and
Cable Equal Employment Opportunity Rules and Policies and Termination of
the EEO Streamlining Proceeding, Report and Order,* MM Docket Nos.
96-16, 98-204, FCC 00-20, 15 FCC Rcd 2329 (2000). These forms have been
approved for use by the Office of Management and Budget and are
effective immediately. All previous editions of FCC Forms 395-A, 395-M,
396, and 396-A are obsolete and can not be used.

The new FCC forms are available via the Internet by accessing the FCC
Web site at [http://www.fcc.gov](http://ww.fcc.gov/) and clicking on the
Forms link. Printed copies of the form may be obtained early next month
by writing to the FCC's Form Distribution Center, 9300 E. Hampton Drive,
Capitol Heights, Maryland, 20743, or by calling (202)418-FORM or
1-800-418-FORM and leaving your request on the answering machine
provided for this purpose.

For further information, please contact Jackie Swank at (202)418-2621 or
the EEO Staff at (202)418-1450.

\- F C C -
# *Purpose*

Observe the surface tension of water by placing as many drops of water
on a penny as you can without them falling off.

## *Performing the experiment*

1.  Place a clean dry penny on the tray.

2.  Partially fill a dropper with water. (Note that you take water into
    the dropper by squeezing the plastic or rubber bulb, placing the tip
    of the dropper well under the surface of water in a cup, and
    releasing your squeeze to let water into the dropper. You let drops
    out of the dropper by gradually squeezing the plastic bulb. Before
    you begin the experiment practice using the dropper over the cup of
    water until you can let the drops out only one at a time.)

3.  Hold the plastic dropper vertically about 1 centimeter above the
    penny in order to place drops of water on the penny one by one.

4.  You and your adult partner should both count the drops carefully as
    you drop them on the penny. Don\'t lose count! Watch from the side
    as the water builds up. The surface tension of the water will
    finally break, causing the water to spill off the penny.

5.  Carefully empty the water from your tray back into the cup.

6.  Dry your penny and tray with a paper towel see if you can pile more
    drops on during a second try, and record your result. Then let your
    adult partner try the experiment.

7.  On the data sheet, record the maximum number of drops of water that
    you were able to get onto the penny at one time.

***Questions to think about***

1.  Could you coat the penny with something that would help you add more
    drops of water before it spills off?\
    Could you coat the penny with something that would make the water
    spill off when fewer drops are added?

2.  How would you modify the dropper so that you could release smaller
    drops and thus get more drops on the penny?

### *Explanation*

The structure of water molecules makes water act in some interesting
ways. This activity shows you one of the wonders of water, namely its
ability to cling to itself and to pile up on a surface. Because of the
way hydrogen and oxygen atoms are joined within a water molecule, water
molecules are attracted to or pulled toward one another. This is called
cohesion. There is a difference in this attraction among water molecules
at the surface of water and in all the rest of the water. A water
molecule at the surface is attracted mostly by water molecules beneath
it. A water molecule below the surface is attracted in all directions by
the water molecules around it. Thus, water molecules can form a kind of
\"skin\" on the surface of the water. This results in what scientists
call surface tension. Surface tension helps a drop of water hold its
shape. It also lets some insects walk around on the surface of the
water.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEWS MEDIA CONTACT:

May 8, 2000 Meribeth McCarrick at (202) 418-0654

**39 GHz AUCTION RAISES \$410,649,085.00**

Washington, D.C. - The Federal Communications Commission's 39 GHz
auction ended today raising a total net revenue of \$410,649,085.00. The
auctioned licenses can be used by companies to provide a variety of
fixed wireless services including local, long distance, high speed data
and Internet access information services.

"This auction has inserted 2,173 new fixed wireless licenses into the
marketplace," said Chairman William Kennard. "Winning bidders have the
potential to create robust competition to the local telephone companies
and other local service providers. This should result in lower prices
and more choices for consumers."

The auction, which began on April 12, ended after 73 rounds of bidding.
Of the 29 winning bidders 18 claimed small business status. A total of
2,450 licenses were auctioned. Unsold licenses will be part of a future
auction.

"These licenses will provide winning bidders with the opportunity to use
the latest technologies to meet consumers communications needs," said
Thomas Sugrue, Chief of the Wireless Telecommunications Bureau. "The
auction also created significant opportunities for small businesses,
which acquired 849 licenses in 171 markets for various exciting new
wireless services. This represents almost 40% of the total number of
licenses won."

Licenses were auctioned in 172 Economic Areas (EAs) across the United
States including cities such as New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago.
Licenses were also auctioned United States territories in Guam and the
Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin
Islands, and American Samoa. License winners must make down payments on
licenses 10 business days after the release of the Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau's Public Notice announcing the close of the
auction. Winning bidders must also file their long form applications
with the FCC within the same period. Further details about this and
other FCC auctions can be accessed via the FCC's homepage at:
http://www.fcc.gov/wtb/auctions/.

FCC contacts (Auctions and Industry Analysis Division): Bob Reagle (717)
338-2807 or rreagle@fcc.gov; Lisa Stover at (717) 338-2804 or
lstover@fcc.gov; TTY at (202) 418-7233; or (Private Wireless Division)
Keith Fickner at (202) 418-7308 or kfickner@fcc.gov, TTY at (202)
418-7233.

\- FCC -
**NATIONAL EYE INSTITUTE**

**Jazz: 60-second radio PSA transcript**

Music under: Jazz band---piano, drums, base, horns

ANNOUNCER:

Cool jazz. Sounds great, huh? I want to make a point with this
music---about your vision, and a disease called glaucoma.

Imagine your sight was like your hearing. If you had full hearing, you'd
be hearing the whole band, but with glaucoma, your sight begins to
go---around the edges at first.

# 

# (The music is now only piano and drums; the base and horns have faded out.)

If left untreated, glaucoma can cause a total loss of vision. Just like
that---

(Drums fade out and only the piano is left. Then the piano fades out.)

And there is no cure for glaucoma. But if you catch it early through a
dilated eye exam and treat it, your vision can be preserved. And if you
are an African American over the age of 40, you are at higher risk.

(Full band comes back in.)

So see your eye care professional, and get a dilated eye exam. Save your
sight. Just like that.

See the future. For more information about glaucoma, call:
1-877-569-8474.

Brought to you by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,
National Institutes of Health.
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P.O. Box 24403

Brooklyn, NY 11202-4403

May 22, 2008

> US Dept. Homeland Security
>
> US Coast Guard.
>
> Re Docket Number: USCG---2007-0074
>
> Dear Sirs,
>
> I am the outreach coordinator for the Red Hook Boaters based in
> Brooklyn New York.
>
> The Red Hook Boaters are an all volunteer 501C3 not for profit
> organization that runs free kayaking and beach clean-up programs at
> the Valentino Pier in Red Hook. All our programs are completely free
> and open to the general public. All our staff are unpaid volunteers.
>
> Through our actions almost 1,000 residents of Brooklyn have been able
> to enjoy the local waters from a kayak safely, and at no cost. Because
> many people come to our programs multiple times we have given out
> about 2,000 kayak rides.
>
> We are expanding our program, and this year we will run kayak trips
> into the harbor. I am an experienced kayak guide, and have been
> paddling in the New York harbor for over 10 years on my own, and as a
> guide with professional and non-profit organizations. I have probably
> made 100 trips to the islands over the years.
>
> I was at a meeting at the Hudson River Paddling Guild this last
> weekend where Commander Mike Mc.Brady from the US Coast Guard
> described the changes to the security zones in the harbor. I was
> pleased to see you are reducing and changing some of the zones around
> the cruise ship terminal, and the port facilities, but I was very
> unhappy to hear that you were increasing the zones around the Liberty
> and Ellis Islands.
>
> It is already very difficult to paddle around these islands with the
> current very large zones, and our kayaks have been forced out into the
> shipping channel. Before the zones we were able to safely paddle
> behind both Liberty and Ellis Islands along the shore, but now we have
> to paddle out in the area of heavy motorized traffic.
>
> I urge you to allow small human powered boats to be allowed to travel
> along the shore of Liberty State Park behind both islands, and also
> travel between the islands. This would be much safer for us, and would
> not decrease the security of the islands. Our kayaks travel at 3 or 4
> miles an hour, (this is slower than a brisk walk) and can carry less
> than 50 pounds of cargo. I assure you they are not a threat to the
> islands or the monument.

Thank you,

Tim Gamble

> Red Hook Outreach Coordinator

917-721-8851, info@redhookboaters.org
\-\-\-\--Original Message\-\-\-\--

From: maureenwalsh
\[[[mailto:maureenwalsh@cox.net]{.underline}](mailto:maureenwalsh@cox.net)\]

Sent: Tuesday, March 15, 2005 8:36 AM

To: comments

Subject: need for equality if taxation for married couples

To: Tax reform panel

It seems almost silly to be having to advocate for equal rights in

this day and age. Sadly, it is necessary. My wife and I do not consider
ourselves

to be less than whole citizens and we work and pay taxes like any
straight

couple.

It is time to recognize gay couples just like it was time to acknowledge

women and then people of color as equals. The time for exclusion is
past.

It is embarrassing to be part of a government that is so judgmental and
exclusive,

preaching about some set of morals as a way to exclude but flagrantly
follows

another in its actions.

If I am deemed to be less of a person in the eyes of my government and
prevented

from having the same rights as my hetero counterparts then should

I not be required to pay full taxes or take part as a full citizen?
TREATMENT GUIDELINES FOR HEALTH STAFF

# Gastroenteritis/Enteritis

Authorized health and wellness staff may treat gastroenteritis/enteritis
as follows:

1.  For vomiting, encourage careful handwashing, and offer clear,
    non-caffeinated liquids in small amounts frequently.

2.  For diarrhea, encourage careful handwashing, and after 12 hours of
    clear liquids introduce bland solid foods.

3.  For mild abdominal cramps caused by diarrhea, offer the student
    loperamide caplets (Imodium AD), 2 caplets initially, then 1 caplet
    with each subsequent loose stool, not to exceed 4 caplets in 24
    hours. Take caplets with 8 ounces of water.

4.  If febrile, the student may be given acetaminophen, 1000 mg, every 4
    hours \[MDD 4 g\]. **Avoid** aspirin and/or non-steroidal
    anti-inflammatory medications, which may lead to further GI upset.

5.  No student with gastroenteritis/enteritis should be permitted to
    work in food services until all symptoms have completely resolved.

**WHEN TO REFER TO THE CENTER PHYSICIAN**

-   If the student has blood in the emesis or stool

-   If the student has bilious emesis

-   If the student has diminished urine output

-   If the student has a temperature [\>]{.underline}101°F

-   If the student has more than mild, crampy abdominal pain

-   If the symptoms persist more than 3 days
N021962

January 22, 2008

CLA-2-29:OT:RR:E:NC:N2:238

CATEGORY: Classification

TARIFF NO.: 2923.90.0000

Mr. Robert Dahl

DuraBan International Inc.

230 Capital Drive, Suite 300

Buffalo, MN 55313

RE: The tariff classification of Duraban I in bulk form, from USA

Dear Mr. Dahl:

In your letter dated January 14, 2008, you requested a tariff
classification ruling.

The subject product, Duraban I, is a silicone quaternary ammonium salt.
It is an antimicrobial agent that is used to manufacture other
antimicrobial products. Duraban I contains 5% by weight of the active
ingredient 3-(Trimethoxysilyl)propyl dimethyl octadecyl ammonium
chloride *(CAS-27668-52-6)*, which is a U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) registered disinfectant and 95% by weight of deionized
water.

The applicable subheading for the Duraban I in bulk form, will be
2923.90.0000 , Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTSUS),
which provides for "Quaternary ammonium salts and hydroxides; lecithins
and other phosphoaminolipids, whether or not chemically defined: Other."
The rate of duty will be 6.2 percent.

Duty rates are provided for your convenience and are subject to change.
The text of the most recent HTSUS and the accompanying duty rates are
provided on World Wide Web at http://www.usitc.gov/tata/hts/.

 This merchandise may be subject to the requirements of the Federal
Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), which are
administered by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of
Pesticide Programs. Information on the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide
and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) can be obtained by contacting the National
Pesticide Information Center (NPIC) at 1-800-858-7378, or by visiting
the EPA website at www.epa.gov.

This ruling is being issued under the provisions of Part 177 of the
Customs Regulations (19 C.F.R. 177).

A copy of the ruling or the control number indicated above should be
provided with the entry documents filed at the time this merchandise is
imported. If you have any questions regarding the ruling, contact
National Import Specialist Harvey Kuperstein at 646-733-3033.

Sincerely,

Robert B. Swierupski

Director,

National Commodity

Specialist Division
[ACVFA Work Group Members]{.underline}

(Unless otherwise indicated, working group members are appointed Members
of the ACVFA)

[Economic Growth:]{.underline}

Lead: Ted Weihe

Ritu Sharma Fox

Spencer King

Michael Nyenhuis

Bill Reese

[Governing Justly and Democratically:]{.underline}

Lead: Aaron Williams

Michael Allen (National Endowment for Democracy)

Nancy Boswell

Lorne Craner

Elise Fiber Smith

John Sullivan

[Implementation Mechanisms:]{.underline}

Lead: Ken Wollack Sam Worthington

Nancy Aossey

Nancy Lindborg

Dean Triantafilou

George Ward (World Vision)

[Humanitarian Assistance:]{.underline}

Lead: Nancy Lindborg

Jim Bishop (InterAction)

Nancy Zucker Boswell

Judith Hermanson

Mary Pack (IMC)

Dean Triantafilou

[Investing in People:]{.underline}

Lead: Steve Moseley

Bill Reese

Elise Smith

George Ward (World Vision)

Ted Weihe

Sam Worthington
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:**

Tammi Schone - (605) 352-1102

**CHEYENNE RIVER SIOUX TRIBE RECEIVES FEDERAL FUNDING**\
**[*USDA Rural Development Provides Funding for New Asissted
Living/Nursing Home Facility*\
]{.underline}**

**(Eagle Butte, South Dakota -- February 10, 2006)** USDA Rural
Development State Director Lynn D. Jensen was in town today to present
the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe with a ceremonial check representing
community facility direct loan funds in the amount of \$4,400,000 for
the construction of an assisted living/nursing home facility.

"This facility will definitely meet a present need for assisted living
services. This facility will allow the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe to
develop an Elderly Village and its reservation based economy," said
Jensen.

There is presently no skilled nursing or assisted living services
available on the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe. The tribe will construct a
new health care complex on the southwest edge of Eagle Butte, South
Dakota, including a new Indian Health Service Hospital (IHS) which has
been approved by IHS to be built in the near future, and the 60-bed
skilled nursing and assisted living facility. The facility will consist
of 30 nursing units and 30 assisted living units and all necessary
equipment. The federal funding will be leveraged with other
contributions for a total project cost of \$9,767,971.

"Now we can bring our elderly home to Cheyenne River. This effort has
been a long time coming and there are many people to thank who helped
make this Elderly Village possible. The Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
appreciates the USDA Rural Development for this funding. It will not
only help our elderly but also means jobs and economic development,"
said Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Chairman Harold Frazier.

USDA Rural Development Area Director Tim Potts and Rural Development
Manager Clark Guthmiller also attended the event. USDA Rural Development
has ten offices in the state that assist rural communities. Office
locations include a state office in Huron, along with area offices in
Aberdeen, Huron, Mitchell, Pierre, Rapid City, Sioux Falls, Sturgis,
Watertown, and Yankton.

USDA Rural Development's mission is to deliver programs in a way that
will support increasing economic opportunity and improve the quality of
life of rural residents. As a venture capital entity, Rural Development
provides equity and technical assistance to finance and foster growth in
homeownership, business development, and critical community and
technology infrastructure. Further information on rural programs is
available at a local USDA Rural Development office or by visiting USDA's
web site at <http://www/rurdev.usda.gov>.

**- USDA -**
# **Guidelines for CFO Council Briefing / July 8, 2004**

***What you need to do:***

At the CFO Council meeting on July 8 from 2:00-3:00 in room 6029, a
designated representative from each bureau (CFO or assigned individual
who is close to the inventory) will provide an overview of its
Competitive Sourcing initiative. Looking at the approach attached with
this email, which was adopted in early 2004, we are at "Step 3" in the
process.

You will only need to present for **roughly five (5) minutes**. To help
you prepare your presentation, we have provided topic guidelines. You
may use any format to touch on the following:

-   Three (3) years worth of data on inventory (numbers and percentages
    for Inherently Governmental, Commercial-not available, and
    Commercial-available)

-   Any challenges/appeals over last three years and outcomes

-   Budget breakdown of FTE, Contract, Federal Assistance, Others

-   Studies completed over past three years

-   Studies underway

-   Proposed studies in FY 05 and FY 06 (guidance to come by June 30)

-   Any increases in budget for FY 05 and FY 06

***After the Meeting:***

Please send your presentations to:

Maile Arthur

Office of Acquisition Management

202-482-1574

<Marthur@doc.gov>

We will include the data in our "Getting to Green" plan strategy due
July 30, as required by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

***Questions?***

If you have any questions, or need additional guidance in developing
your presentations, please contact Maile Arthur (see contact information
above) or Jennifer Tress at 703-465-4495 /
<jtress@jeffersonconsulting.com>.
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| ## Program Flow                                                       |
+=======================================================================+
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+

The flow charts in this chapter display the major Automated Commercial
System (ACS) program segments interacting with Automated Manifest System
(AMS) and the data flow pathway through AMS.

The U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) manifest system is designed
to accept automated manifest data, including amendments, from carriers,
port authorities, or service bureaus. CBP transmits Release, Hold and
General Order (G.O.) information to the appropriate parties and informs
them when the bill of lading is reconciled.

CBP sees the AMS as a means of speeding the flow of cargo through an
electronic release notification system and reducing paperwork for both
carriers and CBP by eliminating the paper manifest, and decreasing the
number of discrepancy reports, MDR: Manifest Discrepancy Reports, and
in‑bond document (CBPF‑7512) which are required. Importers, brokers,
carriers, port authorities, service bureaus, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, and CBP should all benefit from greater control, better
communication, and a shorter dwell time for imported cargo.

**Basic AMS Processing Segments**

  ------------ ---- -------------- ---- --------------- ---- ---------------- ---- ------------
  **Manifest        **Release           **Information        **Posting &           **Manifest
  Creation**        Document            Processing**         Release               Closing**
                    Submission**                             Notification**        

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

+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+
| ######## ACS Modules                                                  |
+-----------------------------------------------------------------------+

  ------------- ---- ----------- ---- ------------- ---- ------------- ---- -------------
  **Automated        **ABI            **Cargo            **Cargo            **Automated
  Manifest**         Automated        Selectivity        Selectivity        Manifest**
                     Manifest         ABI Automated      ABI Automated      
                     Automated        Manifest**         Manifest**         
                     In-Bond**                                              

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

**Cargo Processing and Data Flow within AMS**

**Cargo Processing and Data Flow within AMS** *(continued)*

**Cargo Processing and Data Flow within AMS** (*continued*)

**Cargo Processing and Data Flow within AMS** *(continued)*

**Cargo Processing and Data Flow within AMS** *(continued)*

**Cargo Processing and Data Flow within AMS** *(continued)*
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Removing Land Units from a Toolkit Plan

\"How do you remove a land unit and associated planning information from
a Toolkit conservation plan?\"

The procedure involves first unlinking (\"unmapping\") the land unit in
ArcView, and then going to the Land Units tab on the Toolkit Customer
dialog box, and deleting the unmapped land unit:

-   Open the ArcView project in Toolkit.

-   Select (highlight) the field to unmap.

-   Click on the Link Button (not the Land Unit button). ALWAYS ANSWER
    \"NO\" WHEN PROMPTED FOR AUTOMATIC LINKING.

-   Highlight the field to unlink at the bottom of the Link window.

-   Click on the Unlink Button.

-   Close Link Window.

-   Save Project, close ArcView.

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-   Click on the Land Units Tab.

-   The unlinked land unit now shows up as \"unmapped.\" (You may have
    to toggle back and forth between tabs to force the changes to
    refresh in the Land Units tab.)

-   Highlight the row containing the unmapped land unit.

-   Press the Delete Key.

-   Click Yes when prompted to delete the land unit.

Note: This procedure just removes the land unit from the planning
databases.

-   To reflect the changes in the conservation plan document, you will
    have to rebuild your Conservation Plan using the Plan Wizard.

-   If you want to remove the land unit from the Planned Land Units
    theme in ArcView, you would have to open the theme for editing,
    delete the polygon and save your changes. DO NOT do this step before
    unlinking the land unit as indicated above.
## FSIS Re-design

## Weekly Status -- January 8^th^, 2004

**Tasks completed this week:**

-   Provided feedback and approval on content development submissions -
    214 submitted, 171 approved (see content approval tracker below).

-   Continued development and testing of the 306 pages defined as in
    scope.

-   Continued development and testing of the pages additional to the 306
    defined as in scope.

-   Created white paper for the task order extension and reviewed with
    Sandy Facinoli.

-   Scheduled meetings with Bryce Quick and Clif Gonzalez to discuss the
    extension task order.

**Tasks for next week:**

-   Continue development and testing of the 306 pages defined as in
    scope.

-   Continue development and testing of the pages additional to the 306
    defined as in scope.

-   Select final images for the promotional graphics.

-   Continue to provide feedback and approval on content development
    submissions.

-   Work with Bryce Quick to determine final content approval process.

-   Complete FSIS Style Guide and send to design team for review.

-   Meet with Bryce Quick and Clif Gonzalez to discuss the extension
    task order.

**Issues:**

-   Deadline for content development of 306 pages on Friday, December 12
    was not met by FSIS content developers.

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-   Development of all pages with approved content will not be complete
    by the end of the task order on 01/23/03.

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**DA 06-1269**

**Released: June 14, 2006**

**CONSUMER & GOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS BUREAU ACTION**

**REQUEST FOR EXEMPTION FROM COMMISSION'S CLOSED CAPTIONING RULES**

**DISMISSED**

**CGB-CC-0042**

Pursuant to Section 79.1 of the Commission's rules, on December 19,
2005, The United Methodist Hour, Inc. filed a petition for exemption
from the closed captioning requirements based on the undue burden
standard for its program "Time That Makes the Difference." In a letter
dated May 6, 2006, The United Methodist Hour, Inc. requested that its
petition be dismissed. Based on The United Methodist Hour, Inc.'s
request, its petition is dismissed.

To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities
(braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail
to fcc504@fcc.gov or call the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau at
202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (TTY). This *Public Notice* can also
be downloaded in Word and Portable Document Format at
[http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/dro](http://www.fcc.gov/cgb.dro).

Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau Contact: Amelia Brown (202)
418-2799 (voice), (202) 418-7804 (TTY); e-mail <amelia.brown@fcc.gov> or
Traci Randolph (202) 418-0569 (voice), (202) 418-0537 (TTY); e-mail
<traci.randolph@fcc.gov>.

**-FCC-**
C.A.N.D.I.D.

# Citizens AgaiNst Drug Impaired Drivers

##  P. O. Box 170970 414-352-2043

Milwaukee, WI 53217 FAX: 414-352-7080

www.candid.org E-Mail: <candid@candid.org>

REMARKS TO FDA/NTSB HEARING:

Thank you for inviting me here and for allowing me to speak.

Citizens AgaiNst Drug Impaired Drivers-C.A.N.D.I.D has as a part of its
mission to reduce the number of injuries and fatalities due to drivers
being impaired by prescription and over the counter medications.

For 12 years, we have encouraged people to read the labels and heed the
warnings on packages and bottles. It is our experience that they do not.

People believe that if a physician prescribes a medication, it is ok and
safe to drive, and if it is over-the-counter, it is harmless, and safe
to drive.

It is our experience that people do not read the labels on the packages
of over the counter drugs. Many people do not know how to read, or will
not stand in a store and take the time to read the information on a
package to comparison shop an OTC medication. Nor so they heed the
warnings. If a physician recommends an OTC, again, people do not
generally think about driving safety.

It is also our experience that the label of "DO NOT OPERATE HEAVY
MACHINERY"

means tractors, trailers, snowplows, etc., not passenger cars, to most
people.

It is C.A.N.D.I.D.'s recommendation that a universally understood
pictogram

be included on all labels, with a media campaign preceding a public
rollout, in order to explain the chosen pictogram.

The highest crash rates are teens and the elderly, for very different
reasons. Teens will experiment with drugs they can get their hands
on-and often abuse OTC cough medicines containing codeine. The elderly
may not be able to read the print on a package, may forget tot take a
dose, then double up or take a friend's drug. They take many medications
and may not understand drug interactions.

34 States, D.C. and five foreign countries have a program for detecting
drivers under the influence of drugs called the Drug Evaluation and
Classification System. This program has trained approximately 6,000
officers known as Drug Recognition Experts or DREs. Depending on the law
of a state, if a driver is impaired behind the wheel, they are subject
to the state penalties of their DWI law, even if the drug is prescribed
by their physician or is an OTC. This program needs to become better
publicized.

Much work remains to be done in order to keep our roads safer.
C.A.N.D.I.D.

receives calls regularly about prescription and OTC and driving. For
those who cannot, will not, and do not read, we need to give them all of
the help and education that we can. Thank You.
*Sent via NCIPC-Announcements Listserv 02/08/2008*

**Healthy People 2020 Public Meeting at CDC (March 17, 2008)**

**Department of Health and Human Services**

**Healthy People 2020 Region III and IV Meeting- Atlanta, GA**

**CDC, Roybal Campus, Building 19**

**March 17, 2008**

The Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion of HHS will host
the first regional meeting for input to Healthy People 2020.  The
intended audiences for these meetings include:

-   State and Local Health Departments

-   Academic Institutions

-   Professional Associations

-   Public and Private Health Organizations

-   Public Sectors: Business, Faith, Non-Profits

-   General Public

HHS is encouraging CDC to invite their partner organizations and
interested public to attend this meeting. Pre-registration is encouraged
at:
[[http://www.healthypeople.gov/hp2020/default.asp]{.underline}](http://www.healthypeople.gov/hp2020/default.asp)

***Important Facts:***

            Pre-registration for March 17 includes:

-   Online Pre-Registration to facilitate security access and lunch

-   Online form to submit questions for proposed panel session

-   Online signup for public comment period

-   Online Pre- and post-event comment form

> Please encourage your partners to attend the regional meeting that is
> most convenient in the following cities:

            San Francisco, April 1 -- HHS Regions IX and X (San
Francisco Federal Building)

            Fort Worth, TX, April 14 -- HHS Regions VI and VII
(Renaissance Worthington Hotel)

> Chicago, April 30 -- HHS Regions V and VIII (Northwestern University,
> Prentice Women's Hospital Conference Center)
>
> New York, HHS Regions I and II (TBD)
>
> Bethesda, MD, May 28 -- DC Area Healthy People Stakeholders Meeting
> (NIH Natcher Conference Center)

For additional information pertaining to the Atlanta meeting contact
[[healthypeople@cdc.gov]{.underline}](mailto:healthypeople@cdc.gov).
Advances in Treating Heart Disease

*Girish Bhaskar, M.D.\
Staff Physician\
Lake City VA Medical Center\
North Florida/South Georgia Veterans Health System*

In the spring of 1994, we began a trial study that ended in March of
2002.  Its purpose was to compare the effect of four different
antihypertensive regimens in reducing coronary heart disease.  These
regimens contain a low-dose diuretic (chlorthalidone), an angiotensin
converting enzyme inhibitor (lisinopril), a calcium channel blocker
(amlodipine), and an alpha blocker (doxazosin).  Additionally, for those
patients with a moderately elevated cholesterol level, we tested the
effect of lipid lowering with pravastatin, an HMG CoA reductase
inhibitor, in the reduction of coronary heart disease and total
mortality.  Dr. Bhaskar is also involved in a randomized controlled
clinical trial comparing a calcium antagonist treatment (Isoptin SR)
with a non calcium antagonist treatment for the control of high blood
pressure in patients suffering from coronary artery disease.  The
primary objective of this trial is to see if hypertensive patients with
coronary artery disease fare better when treated with a calcium
antagonist when compared with a non-calcium antagonist treatment.

A third study that Dr. Bhaskar is involved in is evaluating the effect
of two dosing methods of subcutaneous (under the skin) injections of
Etanercept and a placebo in patients with chronic heart failure.  The
goal of these studies is to provide better treatment for those suffering
from heart disease.
**THE DUE DATE FOR QUESTIONS TO THE SUBJECT RFQ IS EXTENDED FROM JUNE
24, 2002 TO JUNE 28, 2002.**

# Questions 6/22/02 THRU 6/25/02

#  REAL TIME DYNAMIC DATA ACQUISITION SYSTEM

# RFQ3-201356

Q1. Are there any programming language preferences?

A1. No.

Q2. After acquisition do the displays need to be updated real time?

A2. Yes.

Q3. Can signal processing be done off-line or does it need to be done in
real time?

A3. Real time and post-processing are required.

Q4. What format are you looking to store data? Text, binary, or ASCII?

A4. At least binary and ASCII.

Q5. What is the meaning of an integral user interface? Please give an
example of a non integral UI.

A5. An integral user interface means the displays for monitoring the
time history and processed data are an integral part of the host
computer. An example of a non-integral user interface: the data system
acquisition hardware is separate from the GUI computer.

Q6. What is meaning of system checkout? How will the system be
validated?

A6. System checkout is the process of verifying that the delivered
hardware and software perform to the specifications. The system will be
checked out using signal generators.

Q7. Will monitoring need any analog or digital outputs on DAQ board, say
for control purpose?

A7. No.

Q8. Is it expected that each channel should be configurable for
different signal inputs (on the fly?) without resetting the DAQ board?
Normally during any given test run, a channel is dedicated for one type
of input signal. Please explain.

A8. Yes. Each channel should be software configurable for different
input signals.

Q9. Normally circular buffering caters for most requirements of real
time data display - could you be more specific on event planning
requirements

A9. At times we need to capture a pre-trigger and a post-trigger history
of events.

Q10. Do all of the required Real-time Interactive plots need to run at
the same time?

A10. No, the user shall select the ones to run and only needs to
interact with one interactive plot at a time.

Q11. We are assuming that \"IRIG code\" is IRIG-B. Is this correct?

A11. Yes, IRIG-B is correct..

Q12. Can you be more restrictive with the statement \"Licensing of the
software shall permit unlimited reproduction of the software for
distribution with the data produced by the system to NASA personnel and
others for post-test analysis\".

A12. The quoted sentence applies only to the software that is used to
view the data.