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ISO/IEC JTC1/SC18/WG8 **N787**

**Title:**

Recommendations of the WG8 Plenary, Tokyo, 23▒27 January 1989

**Source:**

WG8

**Project:**

All WG8 projects

**Project editor:**

**Status of document:**

WG8 approved recommendations

**Date:**

27 January 1989

**Distribution:**

WG8 and liaisons

**Recommendations of the ISO/IEC JTC1/SC18/WG8 Plenary**

**Tokyo, 27 January 1989**

**Recommendation 1: SGML Amendment 2**

WG8 accepts document N791 as a report of actions taken at the Tokyo
meeting and recommends that a SWG be held before the Munich meeting for
further consideration of the amendment.

**Recommendation 2: Guidelines for SGML Syntax-Directed Editing
Systems**

WG8 accepts N771 as the Disposition of Comments on DTR 10037,
*Guidelines for SGML Syntax-Directed Editing Systems*, and instructs the
editor to revise the text of N707 according to the editing instructions
contained in WG8 N772. WG8 further recommends that the resulting text be
forwarded to the SC18 Secretariat for a letter ballot as an ISO
Technical Report.

**Recommendation 3: Standard Page Description Language**

WG8 accepts the editing instructions for SPDL contained in WG8 N773 and
authorizes the editors to produce a new working draft (to be issued as
N786) prior to the Munich meeting.

**Recommendation 4: Document Style Semantics and Specification
Language**

WG8 accepts the editing instructions for DSSSL contained in WG8 N779 and
authorizes the editor to produce a new working draft (to be issued as
N789) after the Boston SWG and before the Munich meeting.

**Recommendation 5: Fonts**

WG8 accept N778 as editing instructions for DIS 9541 and DIS 10036 and
authorizes the editors to prepare a new text for distribution before the
Munich meeting.

**Recommendation 6: Liaison statements**

WG8 accepts the following liaison statements and forwards them to the
appropriate bodies (through the SC18 Secretariat, as appropriate):

N770 WGs 1, 3, 5 On Euromath

N774 WGs 1, 3, 5 On DSSSL and SPDL schedules

N781 WG1 On EDI User Requirements

N784 WG4 On SPDL

N785 SC24 On SPDL

**Recommendation 7: Programme of work**

WG8 accepts N788 as a statement of its Programme of Work, including
target dates, assignment of editors and liaisons, and schedule of future
meetings.

**Recommendation 8: Thanks to Japanese National Body and JBMA**

WG8 thanks the Japanese National Body and the Japanese Buisness Machine
Manufacturers Association for having hosted the first WG8 meeting of
1989. In particular, it thanks Dr. Komachi and Mr. Yamazaki for
organizing the meeting and to JBMA and Fuji Xerox for help with copying.
**Session III -- Industry/Consumer Perspective and Non-food/Feed
Products -- Poster III-1**

**Can We Breed Feed Oats Which Lower Methane Production by Ruminants?**

Alexander Cowan\*, Dave Davies, Dave Leemans, Athole Marshall and John
Valentine

IBERS, Gogerddan, Aberystwyth University, SY23 3EB, UK

\*corresponding author : email <syc@aber.ac.uk>

Abstract

The Stern review in 2006 found that agriculture accounted for \~14 % of
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. In the UK about 7% of GHG is contributed
by agriculture (AEA Technology plc, 2007). The main greenhouse gases are
nitrous oxide (N~2~O), methane (CH~4~) and carbon dioxide (CO~2~). Of
these N~2~O is \~300 times more potent GHG than CO~2~, and CH~4~ is 21
times more potent than CO~2~. In the UK, agriculture is the major
contributor to N~2~O and some 70kt N~2~O is emitted annually, equivalent
to 21.7Mt CO~2~. Enteric fermentation contributes greatly to methane
emission and there is evidence that feed composition and inclusion of
oil in the ration can reduce CH~4~ emissions by ruminants (Beauchemin
and McGinn, 2006).

In the UK, oats have traditionally been used as an animal feedstuff.
Conventional husked oats have a similar feed value to wheat and oats
have a higher energy value due to the increased oil content. At IGER
naked oats have been developed mainly for use as a feedstuff for
monogastrics. In addition, oats as a crop usually receive less
fertiliser than other feed cereals (RB209) which means they can play a
valuable role in mitigating some of the agricultural contribution to GHG
emission, firstly by reducing the use of N fertiliser compared with
other cereals and secondly because the increased oil content may reduce
methane emission.

Naked oats have the highest energy available of cereals crops (Valentine
1995) although their yield is 25-30% lower than that of conventional
husked oats. Currently, Racoon, a high oil naked oats is used as a feed
stuff for poultry. Since ruminants can utilise fibre we sought to
identify a possible "ideal" ruminant feed, an oat which has a low lignin
husk surrounding a groat with a high oil content, and quantify the
impact of this oat on GHG emissions in comparison with conventional oats
and other cereals. The in vitro gas production technique (Theodorou et
al., 1994) was used to measure both digestibility and the evolution of
CO~2~ and CH~4~ from a range of oat and wheat feedstuffs.

Results are presented for the effect of combinations of husk lignin and
groat oil content on gas production by in vitro rumen extracts. Initial
results confirm that the high oil reduces methane production. Inclusion
of low lignin husk would also allow animals to utilise feedstuff more
efficiently.

Breeding and selection for a feed oat which has a low lignin husk and
high oil groat is now one of the targets for the oat programme.
**Abiotic Formation of Ammonium in Hadean Hydrothermal Systems**

Alexander Smirnov

*Department of Geosciences*

*Stony Brook University*

*Stony Brook, NY 11790*

*USA*

asmirnov@ic.sunysb.edu

Douglas Hausner

*Department of Chemistry*

*Temple University*

*USA*

Daniel R. Strongin

*Department of Chemistry*

*Temple University*

*USA*

Martin A. A. Schoonen

*Department of Geosciences*

*Stony Brook University*

*USA*

One of the many outstanding questions in astrobiology is the source and
formation mechanisms of NH~4~^+^/NH~3~ which presumably was required for
prebiotic synthesis reactions. The uncatalyzed reduction of abundant
N~2~ to NH~4~^+^/NH~3~ is prohibitively slow due to the strong triple
bond in the molecule. Nitrite (NO~2~^-^) and nitrate (NO~3~^-^) present
in the Hadean Ocean, a result of atmospheric N~2~ interactions with
lightning, may have been more susceptible to reduction to
NH~4~^+^/NH~3~. We hypothesize that transition metals and their alloys
formed during serpentinization of mafic ocean floor rocks could have
acted as catalytic species in reactions leading to abiotic NH4^+^/NH~3~.
Here we present our experiments with N~2~, NO~2~^-^, and NO~3~^-^ in the
presence of Ni and Fe metal, Ni~3~Fe (awaruite), and NiFe (tetrataenite)
at conditions similar to serpentinization-driven submarine hydrothermal
systems. NO~2~^-^ and NO~3~^-^ were readily converted into
NH~4~^+^/NH~3~ at 200 °C and partially at 70 °C. Ni metal was found to
be most effective in converting N~2~ to NH~4~^+^/NH~3~. Synthetic
metals/alloys as well as four randomly chosen iron meteorites were found
to contain up to 120 ppm and 22 ppm nitrogen, respectively. We
hypothesize that nitrogen dissolved in the Fe^0^ \[present as nitride
(N^3-^)\] can react upon dissolution with H^+^ in solution to form
NH~4~^+^. Therefore, due to the instability of Fe^0^ in seawater, iron
meteorites could have been a nitrogen reservoir and a source of
NH~4~^+^/NH~3~ during the Hadean.
**The Impact-Mass Extinction Hypothesis**

David A. Kring

*Lunar and Planetary Laboratory*

*University of Arizona*

*1629 E. University Blvd., Tucson, AZ 85721*

*USA*

<kring@lpl.arizona.edu>

The impact-mass extinction hypothesis postulates that impacting
asteroids and comets can alter habitats so severely that the evolution
of life can be affected. This is a testable hypothesis and the link
between the Chicxulub impact event and the K/Pg mass extinction
indicates impact cratering can, indeed, affect the biologic evolution of
a planet. Impact cratering has occurred throughout solar system history
and affected life on Earth repeatedly.

In addition to causing calamity on planetary surfaces, impact cratering
has the capacity to generate vast, subsurface hydrothermal systems
suitable for thermophilic organisms. This may have been particularly
important during an intense bombardment of the Earth and other inner
solar system surfaces \~3.9 Ga. The terrestrial planets were hit by
thousands of impacting objects, mostly asteroids, some of which produced
impact basins exceeding 1000 km.

These processes are not unique to our solar system, but rather occur in
other young planetary systems where they produce debris disks (Song et
al., 2005; Su et al., 2005). As in our own solar system, collisional
processes often occur several hundred million years after stellar
accretion, which may be facilitated by the orbital migrations of large
gaseous planets (Gomes et al., 2005; Strom et al., 2005).

Intense bombardment can deliver biogenic elements, blow off terrestrial
planet atmospheres, and create seemingly harsh conditions on surfaces
while simultaneously creating subsurface hydrothermal systems on hydrous
worlds. Thus, the astrobiological effects of impact cratering being
unraveled on Earth may apply elsewhere in the galaxy.
**Demonstration of a Mechanical System**

**for Reconstructing Soil without Vehicle Compaction**

**Center for Applied Energy Research (CAER)**

**Coldstream Research Farm**

**11:00 AM Friday, November 2, 2007**

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**A mechanical system for reconstructing severely disturbed soil without
vehicle compaction will be explained and demonstrated. A 1.5 ac site was
reconstructed during 2007 at an approximate rate of 430 cu.yd. per hr.
Soil was transported to the mechanism by a 12 cu.yd. scraper and placed
in a strip or 'windrow' approximately 24 in. deep and 8 ft wide. The
mechanism then created an uncompacted berm 3 ft deep and 6 ft wide in 2
passes. The system could process soil deposited by such scrapers dumping
at 1.7 min. intervals.**

**[AGENDA]{.underline}**

**11:00 AM Assemble in 132 CAER (see map on reverse side)**

-   **Introductions and Overview of Activities- Richard Warner**

-   **Presentation of Soil Reconstruction System- Larry Wells**

**11:30 AM Box Lunch**

**12:00 PM Depart for reconstructed site on Coldstream Research Farm**

**12:30 PM Explanation/examination of reconstructed plots followed by
demonstration of the Soil Reconstruction System**

**2:30 PM Return to CAER**

**\
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**DA 01-327**

**Released: February 8, 2001**

**Wireless Telecommunications Bureau's Commercial**

**Wireless Division Dismisses Petition for Reconsideration as Moot**

Cleveland Mobile Services, Inc. (Cleveland) had filed a petition for
reconsideration of a decision by the Bureau's Office of Operations in a
900 MHz SMR finder\'s preference case, No. 93F741 (Call Sign WNMY882),
wherein the Office of Operations awarded a finder's preference to the
finder, Power Spectrum of Orlando, Inc. (Power Spectrum).[^1] Power
Spectrum has requested the dismissal of its finder's preference request
because it is no longer a going concern and, consequently, does not wish
to prosecute the case.

The Commercial Wireless Division (Division) has reviewed Power
Spectrum's request and finds that it raises no substantial or material
questions of fact under Sections 309 and 405 of the Communications Act,
as amended, 47 U.S.C. §§ 309 and 405. Therefore, the Division hereby
sets aside the notice of cancellation and finder's preference award for
Call Sign WNMY882, without judging the merits or establishing any
judicial precedent. The Division also hereby approves the withdrawal of
the finder's preference request, and it dismisses Cleveland's petition
for reconsideration as moot in accordance with sections 0.331, 1.106,
and 90.173(k)(1994) of the Commission\'s rules.[^2]

Action by Deputy Chief, Commercial Wireless Division, Wireless
Telecommunications Bureau.

For further information, contact Don Johnson of the Policy and Rules
Branch, Commercial Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau
at (202) 418-7240.

[^1]: Power Spectrum was a subsidiary of Geotek Communications, Inc.
    (Geotek), a former 900 MHz licensee that has assigned its licenses
    and discontinued operations.

[^2]: 47 C.F.R. §§ 0.331, 1.106, 1.115, 1.935, and 90.173(k)(1994).
![](media/image1.png){width="0.9992125984251968in"
height="0.8338582677165355in"}**Local Data for the Total Eclipse of the
Moon February 20 -- 21, 2008**

CLEVELAND, OHIO

W 81^o^ 40\', N 41^o^ 29\'

  ------------- -------------------------------- ---------------- ---------
  Date          Event                            Time (EST)       Stage

  Feb 20        Moonrise                         5:50 pm          

                Moon enters penumbra             7:34 pm          P1

                Moon enters umbra                8:43 pm          U1

                Moon enters totality             10:00 pm         U2

                Middle of eclipse                10:26 pm         

                Moon leaves totality             10:51 pm         U3

  Feb 21        Moon leaves umbra                12:09 am         U4

                Moon leaves penumbra             01:17 am         P4

                Moonset                          07:25 am         
  ------------- -------------------------------- ---------------- ---------

Data from derived from U.S. Naval Observatory

Lunar Eclipse Calculator -- see reference below

**Where to Go for formal Eclipse Observing Programs**

Cleveland Museum of Natural History - http://www.cmnh.org/

The Museum's regular public observing night on Wednesdays, when the sky
is dark enough to make observation around 10 pm. On February 20, 2008,
the program will be feature the total eclipse. Program starts at 8:00
pm. (University Circle)

http://www.cmnh.org/site/AtTheMuseum_PlanetariumandObservatory_SkyRoundup.aspx

Lake Erie Nature and Science Center - http://www.lensc.org

The Science Center is offering a special program for the total lunar
eclipse on February 20, 2008. Program begins at 7:00 pm with a
planetarium show, cost is \$3.00 (Bay Village)

http://www.lensc.org/events/index.htm

**Lunar Eclipse Websites of Interest**

# NASA's Eclipse Home Page by Fred Espenak

http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/eclipse.html

## This week's eclipse -- February 20-21

http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/LEmono/TLE2008Feb21/TLE2008Feb21.html

## MrEclipse.Com Lunar Eclipses for beginners

http://www.mreclipse.com/Special/LEprimer.html

**Shadow and Substance**

http://www.shadowandsubstance.com/

**Sky and Telescope Magazine**

This week's eclipse -- February 20-21

http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/home/15357796.html?1=1

Lunar Eclipse in General

http://www.skyandtelescope.com/observing/objects/eclipses/3304036.html

# Hermit Eclipse \> Science: Mechanics of Lunar Eclipses

http://www.hermit.org/Eclipse/why_lunar.html#Penumbral

## Lunar Eclipse Calculator from the US Naval Observatory

http://aa.usno.navy.mil/data/docs/LunarEclipse.php

## Astronomy Magazine Forum, Discussion of February 20-21, 2008 Eclipse

http://cs.astronomy.com/asycs/forums/t/30734.aspx
**U.S. ATLAS M&O Estimate**

**WBS Profile Estimates**

**Funding** All **Funding Type:** Management Reserve 1/23/2005 10:45:31
AM

**Institutions:** All **Estimate in Fixed FY\'05 \$k**
**Labor/Material:** Both

**WBS** **FY 03** **FY 04** **FY 05** **FY 06** **FY 07** **FY 08** **FY
09** **FY 10** **FY 11** **FY 12** **Total**

**Number** **Description** **(k\$)** **(k\$)** **(k\$)** **(k\$)**
**(k\$)** **(k\$)** **(k\$)** **(k\$)** **(k\$)** **(k\$)**

**3** **U.S. ATLAS M&O Estimate** 179 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 226

**3.2** **TRT** 179 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 226

**3.2.1** **TRT-Subsystem** 179 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 226

**3.2.1.1** **TRT Pre-operations** 179 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 226

**3.2.1.2** **Operations** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

**3.2.1.3** **TRT Maintenance** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

**3.2.2** **Common TRT/ID** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

**3.2.2.1** **Pre-Operations** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

**3.2.2.2** **Maintenance and operations (IU)** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

**3.2.2.3** **Maintenance and operations** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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**DA 07-1322**

**March 15, 2007**

**NOTICE OF DOMESTIC SECTION 214 AUTHORIZATIONS GRANTED**

WC Docket Nos. 07-14, 07-15 and 07-26

The applications listed in this notice have been granted pursuant to the
Commission's streamlined procedures for domestic section 214 transfer of
control applications, 47 C.F.R. § 63.03. The Wireline Competition Bureau
has determined that grant of these applications serves the public
interest.[^1] For purposes of computation of time for filing a petition
for reconsideration or application for review, or for judicial review of
the Commission's decision, the date of "public notice" shall be the
release date of this notice.[^2]

1\. Domestic Section 214 Application Filed for the Transfer of Control
of New Rochelle Telephone Corp., from eLEC Communications Corp. to CYBD
Acquisition, Inc., WC Docket No. 07-14, DA 07-654 (rel. Feb. 12, 2007).

**Effective Grant Date: March 15, 2007**

2\. Domestic Section 214 Application Filed for the Transfer of Control
of Telecarrier Services, Inc., from eLEC Communications Corp. to CYBD
Acquisition II, Inc., WC Docket No. 07-15**,** DA 07-655

(rel. Feb. 12, 2007).

**Effective Grant Date: March 15, 2007**

3\. Domestic Section 214 Application Filed for the Transfer of Control
of Andrew Telephone Company from the Existing to Future Shareholders, WC
Docket No. 07-26, DA 07-651 (rel. Feb. 12, 2007).

**Effective Grant Date: March 15, 2007**

For further information, please contact Tracey Wilson-Parker at
202-418-1394, Gail Cohen at 202-418-0939, or Jodie May at 202-418-0913,
Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition Bureau.

> **-- FCC --**

[^1]: *Implementation of Further Streamlining Measures for Domestic
    Section 214 Authorizations*, Report and Order, 17 FCC Rcd 5517,
    5529, para. 22 (2002).

[^2]: *Id.*; *see* 47 C.F.R. § 1.4 (Computation of time).
**Barbara Briller (Pennsylvania): Opposition to Petitions**

**From:** \"Barbara Briller\" \<bbriller@home.com\>

**To:** \<access@fcc.gov\>

**Date:** Wed, Nov 1, 2000 6:56 AM

**Subject:** Docket No. 99‑339==in opposition to petitioners for
reconsideration of the reported order on video description

524 East Drive

Sewickley, Pennsylvania 15143

Tele: 413‑741‑3356

Email: bbriller@home.com

October 31, 2000

To: Federal Communications Commissioners

Re: Docket No. 99‑339 ‑‑ In opposition to petitioners for
reconsideration of the reported order on video description

I was pleased last July to read that the FCC had ruled that television
networks must begin providing video descriptions in order to help
visually impaired people understand television programs. In the past,
many of my friends who have macular degeneration expressed their hope
that video descriptions would be provided someday.

Now that I have macular degeneration myself, I am looking forward to
having video descriptions help me keep in touch with the world. Please
don\'t rescind your order.

Deaf people already have closed captioning. By April 2002, I will need
video descriptions in order to understand television. Help me cope!

Sincerely,

(Mrs.) Barbara D. Briller
**BOARD RESOLUTION**

**REQUESTING *(select one of the following)* MUNICIPAL *(or)* MUNICIPAL
CAPPED RATE LOAN**

WHEREAS, It has been determined on the basis of the current Construction
Work Plan that financing is needed for electric facilities as shown on
Rural Utilities Service (RUS) Form 740c, Cost Estimates and Loan Budget
for Electric Borrowers, as follows:

New Financing Requested \$

RUS ***(select one)*** Municipal Rate ***(or)*** Municipal Capped Rate
Loan Requested

( %) \$

Supplemental Loan Requested ( %) \$

THEREFORE LET IT BE RESOLVED, that *[(Insert name and address of
Applicant)]{.underline}* make application to the RUS for a ***(select
one)*** municipal rate ***(or)*** municipal capped rate loan in the
approximate amount of \$ , to be used in accordance with the provisions
of 7 CFR Part 1710 and 7 CFR Part 1714 to finance a portion of the above
mentioned facilities; and that an application be made to *[(Insert name
and address of supplemental lender)]{.underline}* for a loan in the
approximate amount of \$ , under terms and conditions satisfactory to
the Administrator, to provide the balance of financing needed in
connection with the above mentioned facilities.

BE IT ALSO RESOLVED, that the *[(Insert name of applicant)]{.underline}*
hereby authorizes the RUS to release appropriate information and data
relating to this application to the supplemental lender to facilitate
the processing of the RUS and supplemental loans.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the RUS and supplemental loans shall bear
the same maturity date to cover a period of *[(Insert number of
years)]{.underline}* years and shall provide for repayment of the loans
***(choose one of the following)* (a)** [in periodic installments which
provide for interest and level amortization of principal over the term
of the loan (level principal method)]{.underline}. ***or* (b)** [in
periodic installments, including interest and principal payments, which
are equal in amount to every other such periodic installment (level
payment method).]{.underline}

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the RUS note shall be in the full amount of
the RUS loan, provide for repayment of principal to begin two years from
the date thereof, and ***(choose one of the following)* (a)** [include a
prepayment option that will allow (*Insert name of applicant*) to prepay
all, or a portion of, the RUS loan on a date other than a maturity
date]{.underline}. ***or* (b)** [omits the prepayment
option.]{.underline}

CERTIFICATION OF SECRETARY

> I, , Secretary of do hereby certify that the above is a true and
> correct excerpt from the minutes of the meeting of the board of
> directors of the , held on the day of , 19 , at which meeting a quorum
> was present.

SEAL

Signature
**§40.171 01/02**

**QUESTION:**

Can someone other than the employee direct that an MRO have the
employee's split specimen tested?

**ANSWER:**

• No. Because the split specimen exists to provide the employee with
"due process" in the event that he or she desires to challenge the
primary specimen's results, only the employee can request that the split
specimen be tested.

• In addition, an employer or a union (or other labor representative)
may [not]{.underline} act on the behalf of the employee in requesting
that the split specimen be tested.

• The employee must make the request directly to the MRO.

**§40.171 01/02**

**QUESTION:**

Can a split specimen be sent to a second laboratory that is under the
same corporate title as the primary laboratory?

**ANSWER:**

> • Yes. The rule requires the split to be tested at a different or
> second HHS-certified laboratory. For example, if the primary specimen
> was tested at XYZ Laboratory in Dallas, TX, the split specimen may be
> sent to XYZ Laboratory in Chicago, IL.
>
> • HHS certifies each laboratory separately and on its own merits.
> Laboratories on the HHS listing of certified laboratories, even those
> under the same corporate title, are individually certified and are
> considered separate and unique from one another.

**§40.171 01/02**

**QUESTION:**

Can the MRO require an employee's split specimen test request to be in
writing rather than verbal?

**ANSWER:**

> • 40.171(a) states that the employee's request may be verbal or in
> writing. Therefore, the MRO [must]{.underline} accept a verbal
> request.
>
> • The MRO may ask the employee for written documentation, but must
> immediately honor the verbal request.

• An MRO should always document whether or not an employee requested to
have the split tested.

• The MRO must document the date and time of the employee's request.
[Safety/Health Thought]{.underline}

1/19/04

We had a special request for this week's [Safety/Health
Thought]{.underline} from a young lady who brought to our attention that
January is National Thyroid Disease Awareness month. Thyroid disease
affects more than 27 million Americans. Making sure that your thyroid
gland is healthy and functioning properly is important to your body's
overall well-being We thank you and welcome your ideas for our weekly
messages.

The thyroid gland is a small butterfly-shaped gland located at the base
of your neck just below your Adam's apple and helps control the function
of many of your body's most important organs, including your heart,
brain, liver, kidneys and skin. The following are some of the signs and
symptoms of undiagnosed thyroid disease.

-   Fatigue

-   Unexplained weight gain or weight loss

-   Nervousness or irritability

-   Depression

-   Difficulty concentrating

-   Irregular heart beat

-   Increased sweating

-   Unexplained decreased or increased menstrual flow

-   Dry skin and hair

-   Always feeling cold or heat intolerance

-   Increased cholesterol

The thyroid gland produces thyroid hormone, which controls virtually
every cell, tissue and organ in the body. If your thyroid is not
functioning properly, it can produce too much thyroid hormone, which
causes the body's systems to speed up -- this called hyperthyroidism, or
it can create too little thyroid hormone, which causes the body's
systems to slow down -- this is called hypothyroidism. The bottom line
is if your thyroid gland isn't working properly, neither will you.

A simple check you can perform yourself could save your life called "
Neck Check".

-   Take a glass of water and a handheld mirror focusing on the area of
    your neck just below your Adam's apple and immediately above your
    collarbone.

-   While focusing on this area in the mirror, tip your head back.

-   Take a drink of water and swallow.

-   As you swallow, look at your neck. Check for any bulges or
    protrusions in this area when you swallow, not confusing the Adam's
    apple with the thyroid gland. Remember the thyroid gland is located
    further down.

If you see any bulges or protrusions in this area, see your physician.
You may have an enlarged thyroid gland or a nodule and should be checked
to determine whether cancer is present or if treatment for thyroid
disease is needed.

For more information on thyroid disease you can visit one of the
following health web sites.

[www.thryoid.org](http://www.thryoid.org/),
[www.thyroid.com](http://www.thyroid.com/),
[www.thyroid.about.com](http://www.thyroid.about.com/)

(References from American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists)
Poster Presentation 3-11

Effect of Pretreatment on the Extraction of Silymarins from

**Milk Thistle**

Senthil Subramaniam, Danielle Julie Carrier, [Edgar C.
Clausen]{.underline}\*

University of Arkansas

Department of Chemical Engineering

3202 Bell Engineering Center

Fayetteville, AR 72701

> Phone: (479)-575-5412; Fax: (479)-575-7926; E-Mail:
> <eclause@engr.uark.edu>

The silymarins silychristin and silbinin show therapeutic benefits
including an ability to reduce biliary cholesterol levels, an ability to
intervene in hormone refractory human prostate cancer and an ability to
decrease the nephritic effects of chemical injury. The traditional
method for extracting silymarin compounds from milk thistle includes a
24 hour defatting step with petroleum ether followed by a 4 hour Soxhlet
extraction with methanol. There is room for significant optimization in
the extraction process to more economically and efficiently recover the
silymarin compounds.

This presentation concentrates on examining alternative defatting
protocols which would render the biomass more susceptible to compound
extraction. Results from a variety of pretreatment/defatting techniques
are presented including treatment with dilute acid, dilute base,
NaHCO~3~ and NaCl, and enzyme preparations. The pretreated solids were
subsequently extracted in ethanol to yield silymarin compounds, with the
standard procedure described above used as the control. This comparison
of pretreatment protocols can most likely be applied to other
phytochemical extraction systems.
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  Reliability of Laser Diodes for Space Flight Applications

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**National Space Weather Assessment Team**

**12-14 Dec 05 Colorado/Omaha Itinerary**

**Monday Dec 12, 2005**

Travel to SEC

9:00 -- 10:00am Sun-to-Earth Modeling

> Tom Bogdan (tom@ucar.edu)
>
> Emily CoBabe-Ammann (ecobabe@lasp.colorado.edu)
>
> 2C406 David Skaggs Bldg, SEC

10:15 -- 11:00am Meet with USGS

> Dr. Jeff Love (jlove@usgs.gov)

2C406 David Skaggs Bldg, SEC

11:00am -- 1:00pm Lunch

1:00 -- 4:00pm Visit the Space Environment Center

> Dr. Ron Zwickl (ron.zwickl@noaa.gov)

2C406 Davis Skaggs Bldg, SEC

> POC: Rhonda Stewart 303-497-3113 (rhonda.stewart@noaa.gov)
>
> 1:00pm   Introductions and agenda confirmation       Dr. Zwickl\
> 1:05pm  Committee introductions and status            Dr. Lanzerotti\
> 1:15pm  NOAA\'s Space Weather Program            Dr. Zwickl\
>                 and contributions to NSWP\
> 2:15pm  NGDC Stewardship of space weather      Dr. Kihn\
>                  data \
> 2:30pm  Break\
> 2:40pm  Tour of forecast center and test bed            Dr. Kunches
> and Doggett\
> 3:00pm  Recommendations of future directions        Dr. Singer and
> Onsager\
> 4:00pm  Adjourn

4:00 -- 6:00pm Travel to Colorado Springs

6:00pm Check into the Radisson Inn

**Tuesday Dec 13, 2005**

7:00am Breakfast/Travel to SSAIO office in General Dynamics Bldg

8:00 -- 9:00am Meet with USAF Space Command

> Col Ron Grundman (ronald.grundman@peterson.af.mil)

Maj Kelly Hand (kelly.hand.ctr@peterson.af.mil)

> POC: Maj(S) Tom Holts 719-554-5427 (thomas.holts@peterson.af.mil)

9:00 -- 10:30am Meet w/ Space Situational Awareness Information Officer

> POC: Lt Col Bruce Cessna 719-556-9802 (bruce.cessna@peterson.af.mil)

Lt Col Ken Philippart 719-556-9801

(kenneth.philippart@peterson.af.mil)

11:00am -- 12:00pm Small Space Environment Sensors

> Dr. M. Geoff McHarg (matthew.mcharg@usafa.af.mil)
>
> Lunch/Travel to Colorado Springs International Airport
>
> Travel to Omaha, check into DoubleTree Inn

**Wednesday Dec 14, 2005**

7:00 -- 8:00am Breakfast/travel to Offutt AFB

8:00 -- 11:00am Air Force Weather Agency

Col Ray Clark

POC: Maj Tim Nobis 402-294-2093 (timothy.nobis@afwa.af.mil)

8:00am Mission Briefs with manager level discussions

9:30am AFWA/CV

10:00am Space WOC Tour and discussions with personnel

11:00 -- 11:45am Team meeting

11:45am -- 12:45pm Lunch O-Club with LCDR Mike Rocheleau

1:00 -- 2:00pm Meet with U.S. Strategic Command Leadership

> Mr. John Gipson Associate Dir, Capability & Resource Integration

Mr. Chip Coy: Deputy Chief, ISR and Space Division

> POC: LCDR Mike Rocheleau 402-294-5553 (rochelem@stratcom.mil)
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Vielen Dank!
IWG-1

**DRAFT**

**PRELIMINARY VIEWS ON WRC-03**

**WRC-2003 Agenda Item 1.21:** to consider the progress of the ITU-R
studies concerning the technical and regulatory requirements of
terrestrial wireless interactive multimedia applications, in accordance
with Resolution **737 (WRC-2000)** with a view to facilitating global
harmonization;

**ISSUE:** What if any actions are needed by the ITU-R to facilitate the
development of terrestrial wireless interactive multimedia?

**BACKGROUND:** At WRC-2000, a proposal from several European
administrations indicated a desire to address spectrum for terrestrial
wireless interactive multimedia applications. After much discussion, an
agenda item was developed for WRC-03 to consider progress on the studies
related to this issue. WRC-2000 also adopted Resolution 737, which
invites the ITU-R to: pursue studies to facilitate worldwide spectrum
allocations or identifications for terrestrial wireless interactive
multimedia technologies and applications, review the regulatory means to
facilitate the worldwide harmonization of spectrum for terrestrial
wireless interactive multimedia, and to review service definitions in
the light of convergence of applications, if necessary.

WRC-2000 also decided that any allocation changes or regulatory work on
this issue would be discussed at WRC-06.

Following WRC-2000, CPM-00 (CACE/186) decided to establish Joint Task
Group 1-6-8-9 to address the technical and regulatory requirements of
terrestrial wireless interactive multimedia applications as discussed in
Resolution 737. That group has met once (October 2000, Geneva), agreeing
that its work should be focused on developing the draft CPM Report on
agenda item 1.21 for WRC‑03. Liaison statements asking for comment on
the service, technical and regulatory aspects of terrestrial wireless
interactive multimedia applications were developed for transmittal to
the ITU-R groups working on related issues. Liaison statements are not
due back to JTG 1-6-8-9 until its November 2001 meeting.

**PRELIMINARY VIEW:** WRC-2003 will consider the progress of ITU-R
studies in response to agenda item 1.21, in order to fashion an
appropriate agenda item for WRC-2006 related to spectrum and associated
regulatory issues for terrestrial wireless interactive multimedia
applications. In light of this ongoing work at the ITU, the U.S. view
will be developed when more information is available from the ITU and
other entities. (April 18, 2001)
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PAINT SPRAY GUN

2 2 Q.2 LENGTH OF TIME USING HIGH TRANSFER 34

EFFICIENCY PAINT GUN

3 3 Q.3 WHETHER OR NOT FOLLOWING MANUFACTURERS\' 34

RECOMMENDED INSTRUCTIONS USING HVLP NOZZLES

4 4 Q.4 WHETHER OR NOT SAVING MONEY IN PAINT COSTS 34

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GUN

1-2 YEARS 4

11.8

3-4 YEARS 8

23.5

5 OR MORE YEARS 21

61.8

DON\'T KNOW 1

2.9

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YES 29

85.3

NO 2

5.9

DON\'T KNOW 3

8.8
**Guest / Industry Participants** (9/23/02)

**10/21/02 - Monday**

**Thomas Layloff, Ph.D.**

Principal Program Associate

Center for Pharmaceutical Management

Management Sciences for Health

5 Thomas Court

Granite City, Illinois 62040-5273

**Thomas Garcia, Ph.D.**

Pfizer Inc.

Eastern Point Road

156A/8156/38

Groton, CT 06340

**Tobias Massa, Ph.D.**

Exec. Director Global Regulatory Affairs

EIi Lilly & Co.

Lilly Corporate Center - 2522

Indianopolis, IN 46285

**Kenneth R Morris, Ph. D.**

Department of Industrial and Physical Pharmacy

School of Pharmacy, 1336 RHPH rm G18B

Purdue University

West Lafayette, IN, 47907-1336

**Harry G. Brittain, Ph.D.**

Center for Pharmaceutical Physics

10 Charles Road; Milford NJ 08848

**Leslie Z. Benet, Ph.D.**

University of California, S.F.

Dept of Biopharmaceutical Science

533 Parnassus Avenue Z-68

San Francisco, CA 94143-0446

**10/22/02 - Tuesday**

**Gerry Migliaccio**

**Steve Bende, Ph.D.**

**Michael S. Korczynski, Ph.D.**

Senior Vice President/General Manager

Mikkor**™** Enterprises, Inc.\
341 Signe Ct\
Lake Bluff, Illinois 60044-1219

**Government Participants**:

Marilyn Welschenbach. Ph.D. (OPS liaison)

Helen Winkle

Ajaz Hussain, Ph.D.

Lawrence Yu, Ph.D.

David Hussong, Ph.D.

Peter Cooney, Ph.D.

Yuan-yuan Chiu, Ph.D.

Vilayat Sayeed, Ph.D.

Frank Sistare, Ph.D.

Robert Osterberg, Ph.D.

Richard Friedman

Joseph Famulare
# ![](media/image1.png){width="0.7701388888888889in" height="1.0013888888888889in"}

# **Richmond National Battlefield Park**

## Civil War Visitor Center

At Tredegar Iron Works

### 470 Tredegar Street

Richmond, Virginia 23219

## 

## **Contact: Pat Ferrell / Education Specialist / 804-771-2018 /** <patrice_ferrell@nps.gov>

**Recommended Grade Levels: 1^st^ - 12^th^ Admission**: All programs are
**FREE!**

**Programs Available**: *See "Richmond National Battlefield Park"
brochure for **locations**.*

-   **Civil War Trunk / 4^th^ - 12^th^ Reserve for your classroom**

-   **Meet Mr. Lincoln / 1^st^ - 3^rd^ Tredegar Iron Works**

-   **Mills, Waterwheels and Raceways / 3^rd^ Tredegar Iron Works**

-   **Treasures at Tredegar / 4^th^ - 8^th^ Tredegar Iron Works**

-   **The Cannon's Roar / 4^th^ - 12^th^ Tredegar Iron Works**

-   **Walk the Plank / 4^th^ - 12^th^ Tredegar Iron Works**

-   **Civil War Richmond / 6^th^ - 8^th^ Tredegar Iron Works**

-   **Tredegar as an Industrial Site / 9^th^ - 12^th^ Tredegar Iron
    Works**

-   **Tredegar Junior Ranger / ages 5 to 15 Tredegar Iron Works**

-   **Common Soldier of the Civil War / 4^th^ - 12^th^ Tredegar or Cold
    Harbor**

-   **History Hunt / 4^th^ - 12^th^ Gaines' Mill / Cold Harbor**

-   **For Freedom and Honor /4^th^ - 5th Fort Harrison**

-   **Fields of Fire / 4^th^ - 5th Malvern Hill**

-   **Hospital on the Hill / 4^th^ - 5^th^ Chimborazo Museum**

**Standards of Learning**: **History**: 1.2, 2.11, 2.12, 3.5, 3.6, 3.7,
3.8, 3.11, 3.12, VS.1, VS.7, VUS.7, VUS.8, USI.1, USI.9 and USI.10 /
**Science**: 3.2 / **English** 1.1, 3.1, 3.6, 4.1, 4.2, 5.1, 5.2, 5.6

**Tour Length**: Depends on program or combination of programs selected

**Guide Service Availability**: All programs are ranger-guided

**Reservation Requirements**: Contact Ranger Pat at **804-771-2018** /
<patrice_ferrell@nps.gov>

***Reservations fill up quickly, please book as soon as possible.***

**Facilities on Premises**: Restrooms / Picnic area including tables and
water fountain.

> Please bring trash bags for cleanup.

Bookstore - Teachers may pre-order souvenir bags for the group.

**Handicapped Provisions**: Yes

**Preparation & Follow-up Activities:** Included in **Free** Program
Teacher Guides. Richmond National Battlefield brochure w/ map also
available to teachers upon request.
**U.S. ATLAS M&O Estimate**

**WBS Profile Estimates**

**Funding** All **Funding Type:** Research Program 1/25/2004 1:09:01 AM

**Institution** All **Estimate in Fixed FY\'04 \$k** **Labor/Material:**
Both

**WBS** **FY 03** **FY 04** **FY 05** **FY 06** **FY 07** **FY 08** **FY
09** **FY 10** **FY 11** **FY 12**

**Number** **Description** **(k\$)** **(k\$)** **(k\$)** **(k\$)**
**(k\$)** **(k\$)** **(k\$)** **(k\$)** **(k\$)** **(k\$)**

**3** **U.S. ATLAS M&O Estimate** 0 121 111 1007 1192 727 543 543 543
543

**3.6** **Trigger/DAQ** 0 121 111 1007 1192 727 543 543 543 543

**3.6.1** **Pre Operations** 0 121 89 196 0 0 0 0 0 0

**3.6.1.1** **Supervisor RoI Builder** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

**3.6.1.2** **Communications and Travel** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

**3.6.1.3** **Programming Support** 0 109 78 196 0 0 0 0 0 0

**3.6.1.4** **Equipment** 0 13 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

**3.6.2** **Operations** 0 0 21 811 1192 727 543 543 543 543

**3.6.2.1** **Supervisor RoI Builder** 0 0 0 216 260 216 172 172 172 172

**3.6.2.2** **Communications and Travel** 0 0 0 50 120 50 50 50 50 50

**3.6.2.3** **Programming Support** 0 0 0 524 790 440 300 300 300 300

**3.6.2.4** **Test facilities** 0 0 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 21

**3.6.3** **CERN Common Costs** 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

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Task Description:

Firm shall send a check in the amount of \$1,000 to support the 36^th^
Mid-Atlantic Macromolecular Crystallography meeting that will be held
June 1-3, 2006 in Winston Salem, North Carolina.

Make Check Payable to: 36^th^ Mid-Atlantic Crystallography Meeting

Check should be sent to the address listed below:

Center for Structural Biology

Attn: Al Claiborne, Professor and Co-Director

Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Medical Center Boulevard

Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157

\[Preparer: Kathryn Woods, NIH/NIEHS, 919-541-7917\]
**Tutorial Session**

**Current Topics in Plutonium Science**

**Sponsored by the G. T. Seaborg Institute**

**Sunday, July 5, 1:00 PM-5:00PM**

**Background**. The "Plutonium Futures -- The Science" conference was
established to increase awareness of the importance of the scientific
underpinnings of plutonium research, and facilitate communication among
its international practitioners. Most importantly, we hope that this
conference will stimulate the next generation of scientists and students
to study the fundamental properties of plutonium and other actinides. To
help prepare students, non-specialists, and other interested parties, we
have organized a half-day tutorial based on current topics of this
conference.

# Agenda

**1:00 PM** Challenges in plutonium physics and chemistry -- David L.
Clark, Director, G. T. Seaborg Institute, Los Alamos National Laboratory

**1:45 PM** Overview of IAEA activities in plutonium nonproliferation
and security -- Graham Andrew, IAEA Special Advisor for Scientific and
Technical Affairs

**2:30 PM** Break

**2:45 PM** Overview of the nuclear fuel cycle and new fuel cycle
initiatives -- Ed Arthur, Los Alamos National Laboratory

**3:30 PM** Overview of colloid facilitated transport of plutonium --
Annie B. Kersting, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

**4:15 PM** Adjourn
US Environmental Protection Agency

Methyl Bromide Critical Use Exemption

Office of Pesticide Programs

911 Bay, BEAD

1921 Jefferson Davis Highway

Arlington, VA 22202

July 3, 2005

**Re: Methyl Bromide CUE Request for California Peppers**

To Whom It May Concern:

The California Pepper Commission (CPC) is again submitting a CUE
application. The request is for 1,000 acres, which is only 5% of a
20,000 acre industry in the state of California. This is about 60%
reduction from previous application requests due to implementation of
alternatives and extending periods between applications.

The affected California pepper industry is not large. Research is
expensive and the CPC must allocate funds that benefit the majority of
its membership, not just the few that must rely on methyl bromide;
therefore, the burden of learning to use methyl bromide alternatives has
been placed on a few members who rely on their own experimentation. It
is also difficult to justify expensive, multi-year studies when there is
little confidence that CUE requests will be granted or given the same
consideration as some of the larger consortia, as historical evidence
suggests.

Growers have altered use by no longer applying methyl bromide on an
annual basis, and have even stretched applications to every three years.
What we have learned is that about 1,000 acres of peppers, primarily on
coastal land, can not farm the land without a buildup of soilborne
pathogen inoculum and without experiencing an increased problem with
nightshade and nutsedge; metam sodium can suppress these problems in for
two or three years, but a methyl bromide application is required to
clean up the pest populations every two or three years in order to
maintain production. This is illustrated in CDPR's Pesticide Use Reports
where a 90% decrease in methyl bromide use occurred between 1999 and
2002 but, in 2003, the use reverted to the 2001 levels because growers
saw they were in trouble and had to clean their fields.

Growers have less land to lease because of urbanization and the land
available is becoming more marginal for production. Because of the
expense to prepare a field for production, especially with irrigation,
growers cannot be nomadic farmers and change fields every year. We are
fighting simply to maintain.

Please give this application every consideration. Call me if there are
questions. We do not believe we are getting as much consideration as the
larger commodity groups because we do not have the money or the lobbying
efforts to be taken seriously.

Sincerely,

Glen A. Fischer

Commissioner/Chairman

California Pepper Commission