BEE-spoke-data/govdocs1-by-extension huggingface dataset:
**Data at Rest (DAR) Encryption Fact Sheet**

**SmartBUY/ESI DAR Agreements Overview**

The SmartBUY DAR [Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs)]{.underline}
*(Link: [www.gsa.gov/bpa](http://www.gsa.gov/bpa))* were awarded to 11
vendors.

![](media/image1.wmf)

The SmartBUY DAR BPAs are co-branded with our partners at the DoD
Enterprise Software Initiative (ESI), with ESI serving as the managing
partner. ESI and SmartBUY have similar goals and objectives, but
different customer bases. ESI BPAs cover DoD agencies and NATO. The
agreements expand to all Federal agencies through partnership with
SmartBUY, and to State and Local Governments via the Cooperative
Purchasing program.

**Additional Benefits**

-   All awarded offers are FIPS 140-2 validated. Each vendor signed FIPS
    140-2 Confirmation form is on file in the [SmartBUY Program
    Management Office]{.underline} *(Link:
    http://www.gsa.gov/Portal/gsa/ep/contentView.do?programId=8399&channelId=-18846&ooid=22458&contentId=22527&pageTypeId=8199&contentType=GSA_BASIC&programPage=%2Fep%2Fprogram%2FgsaBasic.jsp&P=SBUY)*

-   Licenses are transferable within a federal agency and include
    secondary use rights

-   Volume pricing is based on tiers for 10,000, 33,000, and 100,000
    users

-   Discounts on volume pricing range up to 85% off of GSA Schedule
    prices

-   Spot discounting is encouraged

-   There are up to five option years after award. Award date: June 15,
    2007

-   The BPAs may be used by all federal government agencies, NATO, and
    State and Local Agencies

-   The BPAs were awarded through a full and open competition. The 103
    technical requirements were provided by all federal agencies and
    were evaluated by an interagency team of information assurance
    experts.

**BPA Points of Contact for Civilian and State and Local Agencies**

Sharon Terango Michael Hargrove

SmartBUY Project Manager SmartBUY Contracting Officer

Phone: (703) 306-6104 Phone: (703) 306-7701

Fax: (703) 306-6816 Fax: (703) 306-6816

E-mail: [Sharon.Terango@gsa.gov](mailto:sharon.terango@gsa.gov) E-mail:
[Michael.Hargrove@gsa.gov](mailto:michael.hargrove@gsa.gov)

**BPA Points of Contact for DoD Agencies and NATO**

[AF Procuring Contracting Officer]{.underline} [Alternate
PCO]{.underline}

Richard Ashley Maurice Griffin

Phone: (334) 416-4198 Phone: (334) 416-6099

E-mail: <Richard.Ashley@gunter.af.mil> E-mail:
<Maurice.Griffin@gunter.af.mil>

[Customer Support]{.underline} [AF ESI Software Product
Manager]{.underline}

Jim Watkins Duane Haughton

Phone: (334) 416-4206 Phone: (334) 416-1754

E-mail: <James.Watkins.ctr@gunter.af.mil> E-mail:
<Duane.Haughton@gunter.af.mil>

[AF Info Assurance Software Product Manager]{.underline}

Traci Smith

Phone: (334) 416-4540

E-mail: <Traci.Smith@gunter.af.mil>
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**DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES** default Public Health Service

Food and Drug Administration

Rockville, MD 20857

March 4, 2004

> Matthew Bryan
>
> Full House Productions
>
> 2070 Running Ridge Court
>
> Maryland Heights, Missouri 63043
>
> Dear Mr. Bryan:
>
> Your petition requesting the Food and Drug Administration to approve a
> variance
>
> for a laser light show, was received by this office on 03/03/2004. It
> was assigned docket number 2004V-0109/VAR1 and it was filed on
> 03/03/2004. Please refer to this docket number in future
> correspondence on this subject with the Agency.
>
> Please note that the acceptance of the petition for filing is a
> procedural matter in that it in no way reflects an agency decision on
> the substantive merits of the petition.
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Jennie Butler, Director
>
> Division of Dockets Management
>
> Office of Management Programs Office of Management
**Amphibious Aircraft Exemption Requests for Retractable Landing Gear**

The FAA has granted an exemption to a Light-Sport amphibious aircraft
design that has retractable landing gear. This was done concurrently
with FAA developing rule-making to allow simple retractable landing gear
instead of the repositionable landing gear that the current rule
requires. Data submitted by industry participants has addressed FAA
concerns about safety of retractable landing gear amphibious LSA, and
the design in the exemption that was granted had features that FAA
agreed as simple and safe in use and operation. For the benefit of
others who may wish to request a similar exemption from the FAA, the
following were the considerations that FAA used in its evaluation of the
amphibious aircraft retractable landing gear.

For light-sport aircraft designed for operation on water:

Is the gear designed to be moved in the air during a noncomplex phase of
flight solely for the purpose of changing the landing site from water to
land or land to water? FAA does not want the use of the gear
extend/retract mechanism to cause pilot distraction during busy phase of
flight (departure or approach). Provide samples of placards or Aircraft
Operating Instructions (AOI) instructions/limitations relating to the
operation of the gear. Verify that the pilot actions are not complex
from an operational standpoint.

Verify that repositioning the gear is not for the purpose of increasing
speed and is not for operation on every flight. In other words, the V~H~
determination is made with gear retracted. The amphibious aircraft is
intended for operation on land or water, so FAA expects that sometimes
the position of the gear need not change.

Verify that there is no degradation of aircraft performance because of
the landing gear remaining extended in flight. In other words, the stall
speed determination is made with gear down.

Describe the retraction system/mechanism. The FAA will consider design,
manufacture, and maintenance of your landing gear system to ensure it
meets the simplicity intended for light-sport aircraft. The system
should be simple in terms of pilot workload, and it should be reliable.
The location and accessibility of the gear handle will be part of this
consideration. The location of the gear handle may be inside or outside
the cockpit so long as the repositionable system design and operation is
simple and reliable.
February 12, 2003

President\'s Commission

on the United States Postal Service

1120 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 971

Washington, DC 20005

Dear Commissioners,

When the U.S. Postal Service avoids devastating postal rate increases
for

independent periodicals, it is preserving the flow of information and
ideas

essential to democracy. That\'s why I have no hesitancy in pleading for
the

lowest possible rates for publications with high editorial content but
low

income from advertising.

Our world---indeed, our nation---seldom, if ever, has needed responsible

independent publications more than now. That we do not all think alike
is a

good thing, but without acccessible print journals diverse views could
not be

exchanged freely and regularly.

Frankly, during the past year, as I have struggled against a Postal
Service

bureaucracy that seems determined to prevent our new publication from

receiving periodical privileges, I have had to keep reminding myself
that the

postal system is a marvelous utility. My impression at times has been
that a

continuously circulating memo (a computer screen saver?) reminds
employees

not to extend periodical privileges to even one more magazine.

But the larger issue is the preservation of publications that improve
the

chances of democracy. Please speak a loud, clear word for rates low
enough

that those of us with low circulations but content that deserves to be

considered can stay alive.

Cordially,

James C. Suggs

President and Publisher

DisciplesWorld magazine

P.O. Box 11469, Indianapolils, IN 46201-0469
Sample Schedule

for the

South Canyon Staff Ride

> **0700-0745** Stand 1 discussion and Tactical Decision Game TDGS \# 1
> at Trailhead
>
> **0745-0900** Hike to Stand 2
>
> **0900-0930** Stand 2 discussions and TDGS \# 2 at Overlook Ridge
>
> **0930-0945** Hike to Stand 3
>
> **0945-1030** Stand 3 discussions and TDGS #3 at Overlook
>
> **1030-1100** Hike to Stand 4
>
> **1100-1130** Stand 4 discussions and TDGS #4 at West Flank Fireline
> (the Stump)
>
> **1130-1230** Hike to Stand 5 and take lunch
>
> **1230-1300** Stand 5 discussions and TDGS #5 at Lunch Spot
>
> **1300-1330** Hike to Stand 6

**1330-1530** Stand 6 discussions, exploration time, TDGS #6 integration
at Zero Point

**1530-1700** Hike out to Trailhead
###### Hardware Module or Subsection

**Complete or Update specifications section for this design**

**Prototype design**

> **Design & Simulate (iterate till done)**
>
> **Review design**
>
> **Layout PCB or hardware**
>
> **Complete review before producing design**
>
> **Purchase parts needed**
>
> **Fabricate PCB or hardware**
>
> **Test prototype**
>
> **Design prototype test hardware**
>
> **Purchase parts for test hardware**
>
> **Assemble test hardware**
>
> **Test hardware**
>
> **Modify design**
>
> **Test modifications**

**Milestone at prototype/pilot transition**

> **Pilot (10%) production**
>
> **Update specifications**

####### Update Design & Simulate

> **Layout PCB or hardware**
>
> **Purchase parts needed**
>
> **Fabricate PCB or hardware**
>
> **QC incoming assemblies**
>
> **Test pilot**
>
> **Purchase parts for production test hardware**
>
> **Assemble production test hardware**
>
> **Test**
>
> **Modify design**

**Milestone at full production transition**

> **Production**
>
> **Update specifications**
>
> **Update Design & Simulate**
>
> **Update Layout for PCB or hardware**
>
> **Purchase parts needed**
>
> **Fabricate PCB or hardware**
>
> **QC incoming assemblies**
>
> **Test production**
>
> **Purchase parts for any additional test hardware**
>
> **Assemble any additional test hardware**
>
> **Test**
>
> **Update documentation**

**Milestone at production completion**

> **Integration of modules and subsections**
>
> **Test and integrate with neighbors, then subsystem, then system.**
>
> **Purchase parts for additional integration hardware**
>
> **Assemble additional integration hardware**
>
> **Integrate**
>
> **Move hardware and assemble and test at C0**
>
> **Take Data.**
**DA 08-1068**

May 5, 2008

Mr. Robert W. Swanson

Vizada, Inc.

1101 Wootton Parkway, 10^th^ Floor

Rockville, MD 20852

Re: Call Sign KA313

File No. SES-MOD-20080310-00256

Dear Mr. Swanson:

On March 10, 2008, Vizada, Inc. (Vizada) filed the above-captioned
application to modify its Ku-Band[^1] Earth Station on board Vessel
(ESV) license to add up to 400 new 1.5 meter antennas[^2] and add new
emissions. Pursuant to Section 25.112(a)(1) of the Commission's rules,
47 C.F.R. § 25.112(a)(1), we dismiss without prejudice to refiling the
portion of the application that seeks to use the 1M43G1W and 2M35G1W
emissions.

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. A portion of Vizada's application is internally inconsistent,
which renders it unacceptable and subject to dismissal. The deficiency
is as follows:

In response to item E48 of Schedule B, Vizada lists the maximum EIRP per
carrier for emission 1M43G1W as 55.0 dBW and for emission 2M35G1W as
57.2 dBW. These values are higher than, and therefore inconsistent with,
the 52.0 dBW Total EIRP for all carriers listed in response to item E40
of Schedule B. Given these inconsistencies, we cannot determine the
proposed emission power for emissions 1M43G1W and 2M35G1W. Thus, the
portion of Vizada's application seeking to use the 1M43G1W and 2M35G1W
emissions in the 14.0-14.5 GHz band is defective.

Accordingly, pursuant to Section 25.112(a)(1) of the Commission's rules,
47 C.F.R. §25.112(a)(1), and Section 0.261 of the Commission's rules on
delegations of authority, 47 C.F.R. §0.261, we dismiss the application
to the extent above without prejudice to refiling.[^3]

Sincerely,

Scott A. Kotler

Chief, Systems Analysis Branch

Satellite Division

International Bureau

[^1]: 10.95-11.2, 11.45-12.2, 14.0-14.5 GHz frequency bands.

[^2]: SeaTel Model 6006.

[^3]: If Vizada refiles an application identical to the portion
    dismissed, with the exception of supplying the corrected
    information, it need not pay an application fee. *See* 47 C.F.R. §
    1.1109(d).
**Family of Seven Seeks Larger Home**

**[Outline of Need:]{.underline}**

Angela and Mitch Robinson and their five children resided in a 1,100 sq.
ft. mobile home within a Fremont, NE trailer park. The mobile home,
which they owned, had two bedrooms plus a dining room converted to a
bedroom. The family had outgrown their present home and needed to locate
adequate living space. Angela Robinson contacted a local bank for a
housing loan and was denied credit due to their limited income. The
banker recommended contacting USDA Rural Development.

**[How Rural Development Helped:]{.underline}**

Angela got in touch with USDA Rural Development and was found eligible
for a loan. The Robinsons located a home in Scribner, NE to purchase but
it would need repairs in order to be eligible for Rural Development's
housing program. Repairs included attic and basement insulation, drywall
repair, new kitchen cupboards, and electrical work. Due to the estimated
costs of the repairs, Rural Development contacted Three Rivers Housing
Development Corporation (HDC) as they purchase, rehabilitate and sell
homes. A week later, Three Rivers HDC purchased the home selected by the
Robinsons and began the repair work. Everything was falling into place
for Angela and Mitch\--their mobile home sold, Three Rivers HDC secured
them \$3,000 in down payment assistance through the Federal Home Loan
Bank of Topeka, KS and Angela was approved for a Rural Development loan
of \$50,600. On July 25, 2005, Three Rivers HDC sold the home to the
Robinsons.

**[The Results:]{.underline}**

Thanks to USDA Rural Development and Three Rivers HDC, Angela and Mitch
along with their five children (Caleb-13 yrs., Kaley-11 yrs., Sarah-8
yrs., David -4 yrs., and Elianne-1 yr.) enjoy a 1,500 sq. ft.,
affordable, four-bedroom house to call "home".

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height="2.0277777777777777in"}

The children attend a smaller school and are growing up in a small town
while the parents value the benefits associated with both. Room to play
is found in the backyard where the kids spend much of their time.

**"The Robinsons"**

**July 2005**
# Caribbean Central American Action

Press Release\
For Immediate Release\
Contact: Charlie Skuba\
cjskuba@c-caa.org 202-466-7464 ext 24\
\
**El SalvadorElections Demonstrate a Continued Commitment to Democracy
and Open Markets**\
\
Washington, DC, March 23, 2004\
\
Caribbean Central American Action (CCAA)welcomed the results of the
presidential election in El Salvador this week inwhich Tony Saca was
elected, with 58% of the vote, to be the next President,succeeding
President Francisco Flores.\
\
\"CCAA congratulates Mr. Tony Saca and the people of El Salvador,\" said
Federico Sacasa, ExecutiveDirector of CCAA. \"This election reaffirms
the efforts of the leadershipand the people of El Salvador to
builddemocracy and advance the political and economic transformation
that isnecessary for the future of all of Central America. Thepolitical
will of the people is heartening evidence of the region\'s greatprogress
in the past two decades.\"\
\
\"President-elect Saca\'s commitment tocontinue the policies of
President Flores\' government to advance free marketsand free trade
bodes well for the future prosperity of El Salvador,\" said JimJacobsen,
Chairman of CCAA. \"The people of El Salvador have voted tomove forward
with democracy, economic reform, and trade. Now, thegovernment of El
Salvador, along with its Central American neighborsand the United
States,must move forward with the successful implementation of the
U.S. - Central AmericaFree Trade Agreement - a vital step in
Strengthening the ThirdBorder(tm).\"\
\
Caribbean Central American Action is anon-governmental organization that
promotes private sector-led economicdevelopment in the Caribbean Basin.
Moreinformation can be found by visiting CCAA\'s website at
www.c-caa.org.
# X-Ray Reflectivity as a Probe of the Structure of Thin Lubricating Films

Sunil K. Sinha

University of California San Diego La Jolla, CA 92093-0319 and Los
Alamos Natl. Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87105

and

> J. Johnson and A.Erdemir

## Energy Technology Divn., Argonne Natl. Laboratory, Argonne, IL 60439

ABSTRACT:

X-Ray specular reflectivity can be used to probe the electron density
profile of a liquid or solid film on a surface as well as films confined
between two solid surfaces. Information can thus be obtained regarding
layering, roughness and changes induced by pressure or temperature.
Off-specular scattering can be used to study the topology of the
roughness and in-plane structure which might develop. We shall
illustrate with applications we have made to two systems, namely
ultra-low friction Carbon films developed at Argonne Natl. Laboratory,
and liquid films confined between silicon plates.
WIRELINE COMPETITION BUREAU SHORT TERM NETWORK CHANGE NOTIFICATION FILED
BY SPRINT

Report No. NCD-1188 December 21, 2005

Re: SHORT TERM NETWORK CHANGE NOTIFICATION RECEIVED

Sprint, an incumbent local exchange carrier (LEC), has filed short term
public notice of network change, together with certification of service
on identified interconnecting carriers, as required by section 51.333(a)
of the rules of the Federal Commission Commission's (FCC). *See* 47
C.F.R. §§ 51.333(a).

The incumbent LEC contact is:

Mr. Dick Juhnke

Head of Federal Advocacy

Sprint -- Local Telecommunications Division

401 9th Street, N.W., Suite 400

Washington, D.C. 20004

\(202\) 585-1912

An objection to an incumbent LEC's short term notice may be filed by an
information service provider or telecommunication service provider that
directly interconnects with the incumbent LEC\'s network. Such
objections must be filed with the Commission, and served on the
incumbent LEC, no later than the ninth business day following the
release of this public notice. *See* 47 C.F.R. § 51.333(c).

Attached is a copy of the network change filing (total of eighteen
pages). The original filing is available for inspection and copying at
the FCC Public Reference Room, Portals II, 445 12th Street, S.W., Suite
CY-A257, Washington, D.C. 20554.

For further information, contact Carmell Weathers, (202) 418-2325
(voice), or
[**carmell.weathers@fcc.gov**](mailto:carmell.weathers@fcc.gov),
(e-mail), of the Competition Policy Division, Wireline Competition
Bureau. The TTY number is (202) 418-0484.

**-FCC-**
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NEWS MEDIA CONTACT

September 8, 2003 David Fiske 202-418-0513

**FCC Chairman Michael Powell Names Christopher Libertelli Senior Legal
Advisor,**

**And Sheryl Wilkerson as Legal Advisor for Wireless and International
Issues**

FCC Chairman Michael Powell today announced the appointment of
Christopher Libertelli as his Senior Legal Advisor and Sheryl J.
Wilkerson as his Legal Advisor for wireless and international issues.

Mr. Libertelli presently serves as the Chairman\'s Legal Advisor for
wireline competition-related matters, including advising the Chairman on
the Commission's unbundled network elements rules and addressing
broadband services issues. Previously, Mr. Libertelli served as Special
Counsel for Competition Policy in the Office of the Bureau Chief of the
Wireline Competition Bureau, and as an attorney-advisor in the Policy
Division of the Common Carrier Bureau, the predecessor to the Wireline
Competition Bureau.

Before joining the Commission in 1999, Mr. Libertelli served as an
associate in the communications law firm of Dow, Lohnes & Albertson in
Washington, D.C. Mr. Libertelli received a B.A. in International
Relations from Boston University. He graduated from the Boston
University School of Law where he was the Bowler Communications Law
Fellow and Case and Note editor of the Boston University Journal of
Science and Technology Law.

Ms. Wilkerson joins the FCC after serving as Vice President of
Legislative Affairs for ArrayComm, Inc., a wireless technology company.
She previously served the FCC from 1995 to 2000 as Director of the
Office of Legislative and Intergovernmental Affairs (OLIA). Before being
named Director, Ms. Wilkerson was Special Counsel to the General Counsel
where she served as liaison to the Local and State Government Advisory
Committee. Ms. Wilkerson also served as Attorney Advisor for OLIA,
coordinating the agency's task force on telecommunications reform
legislation.

Before joining the FCC, Ms. Wilkerson served as Staff Counsel to the
Senate Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Communications. Earlier in
her career, Ms. Wilkerson was an Attorney Producer for the Federal
Judicial Center and worked on communications and legislative issues for
National Strategies, Inc.; Leventhal, Senter and Lerman; and Wexler,
Reynolds, Fuller, Harrison and Schule, Inc. Ms. Wilkerson also served as
Legislative Assistant to the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on
Telecommunications.

Ms. Wilkerson earned a B.A. in Telecommunications and Afro-American
Studies, with honors, from Indiana University in Bloomington, and a J.D.
from Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.

> \- FCC -
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: NEWS MEDIA CONTACT:

September 18, 2006 Chelsea Fallon (202) 418-7991

**FCC'S ADVANCED WIRELESS SERVICES (AWS) SPECTRUM AUCTION CONCLUDES**

Washington, D.C. -- The Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) first
auction of Advanced Wireless Service (AWS) spectrum licenses ended on
September 18, 2006. A total of 1,122 licenses were offered in the
auction, and 104 bidders won 1,087 licenses. The AWS licenses can be
used to provide any of a wide array of innovative wireless services and
technologies, including voice, data, video, and other wireless broadband
services offered over Third Generation ("3G") mobile networks. The
licenses offered in the auction encompassed a range of geographic area
and megahertz sizes in order to accommodate the varying spectrum needs
of different types of wireless providers, including those serving rural
areas.

Auction No. 66 began on August 9, 2006, and closed after 161 rounds of
bidding, raising total gross bids of nearly \$13.9 billion. The top five
winning bidders based on the net amount of their winning bids include:
T-Mobile License LLC; Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon Wireless;
SpectrumCo LLC; MetroPCS AWS, LLC; and Cingular AWS, LLC. More than half
of the winning bidders in the auction certified their qualifications as
small business entities, enabling them to use bidding credits. The
unsold licenses remain held by the FCC and will be made available again
in a future auction.

All winning bidders must make down payments on their licenses within ten
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 (FCC Form 601) with
the FCC within the same period. The grant of these licenses to the
winning bidders is dependent upon the timely submission of their down
payments and final payments, and the review of their long-form
applications.

As required by the Commercial Spectrum Enhancement Act (CSEA) for this
auction, the FCC set a reserve price to cover the estimated relocation
costs of Federal stations occupying 1710-1755 MHz, the frequencies
covered by half of each AWS license in the auction. Net bids had to
total at least \$2.06 billion in order to conclude the auction in
compliance with CSEA and the reserve.

The FCC has completed 64 auctions in the 13 years since it was granted
competitive bidding authority. Further details about this and other FCC
auctions can be accessed on the FCC's auctions web page at
[[http://wireless.fcc.gov/auctions]{.underline}](http://wireless.fcc.gov/auctions)
and the FCC's Integrated Spectrum Auction System web site at
[[http://auctions.fcc.gov]{.underline}](http://auctions.fcc.gov/).

-- FCC --

News and other information about the FCC are available at
[www.fcc.gov](http://www.fcc.gov/).
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**NASA Employs Performance Artist**

**\$20,000 Taxpayer-Funded Stipend**

**For two years, NASA paid Laurie Anderson as the agency's "artist in
residence." The performing artist was commissioned to perform a
theatrical story-telling piece in theaters across the nation, as part of
a NASA outreach effort. The artist in residence position was not
specifically authorized by Congress.**

**[Job Description:]{.smallcaps}**

-   Create and tour a theatrical piece, educating theater-goers about
    NASA; and

-   "...to produce a film on the moons of the solar system" for the 2005
    World Expo.

    -   Laurie Anderson describes the film in this way, "It's images
        from above...It begins with this idea of stuttering and how
        difficult it is to start things. And it's connected to the rocks
        in many ways."[^1]

![](media/image2.jpeg){width="1.125in" height="1.125in"}[**Additional
Employment While Working for NASA**]{.smallcaps}

-   Preparing for her violin tour;[^2]

-   Taking long walks around Europe to create an audio diary for French
    radio; and

-   Composing music for a Japanese garden for the 2005 World Expo.^1^

> When asked how she is working on so many projects while also working
> for NASA, Anderson replied, "The NASA artist in resident thing is a
> very small stipend. It's not enough to really do stuff..."^2^

**[Statements by Laurie Anderson in Interviews During Time at
NASA:]{.smallcaps}**

-   "Congress is the jocks and they're always saying how terrible it is
    that NASA spends their money on all this stuff."[^3]

-   "As sad as I am about being in the United States these days, NASA is
    genuinely exciting."[^4]

-   Suggested to a NASA engineer while touring NASA facilities, "Have
    you ever thought of a different set-up?\...I'm on a quest against
    rectangles."[^5]

-   "...I've been trying to avoid goal-oriented behavior."^2^

-   "I am and always have been a snob."^3^

-   "I think a lot of people in Washington are extremely suspicious of
    NASA."^2^

-   "I met many astronauts, and they seemed so out of place."^4^

[^1]: "Moon and Stats Align for Performance Artist," *Washington Post*,
    June 30, 2004.

[^2]: "Moon Rocks," *Newsweek* Online, July 9, 2004.

[^3]: Vue Weekly,
    <http://www.vueweekly.com/articles/default.aspx?i=1366>

[^4]: "Post-Lunarism," *New York Times*, January 30, 2005.

[^5]: "NASA artist in residence tours Ames' key research facilities,"
    Astrogram, July 2003.
Maturing Monitoring Agents into Model Based Diagnostic Agents for Ground
Processing of the Space Shuttle and Future Exploration

  ------------------------------------------ ----------------------------
  Glen S. Semmel\                            Ladislau Bölöni\
  *National Aeronautics and Space            *Dept. of Electrical and\
  Administration (NASA)\                     Computer Engineering,\
  DX-E1, Kennedy Space Center, FL 32899\     University of Central
  <Glenn.S.Semmel@nasa.gov>\                 Florida (UCF)\
  Phone: (321) 861-2267\                     Orlando, FL 32816\
  Fax: (321) 861-7470*                       <lboloni@cpe.ucf.edu>\
                                             Phone: (407) 823-2320*

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

Abstract

*NASA Kennedy Space Center deploys rule-based software agents to help
monitor the Space Shuttle ground telemetry data. The agents recognize
predefined measurement patterns and issue notifications to Shuttle
Engineers when various events occur. Hundreds of rules for thousands of
measurements have been written. Currently, these agents possess only
shallow knowledge. They do not lend themselves to more complex tasks,
such as autonomously diagnosing hardware failures in the ground support
equipment.*

*Processing and preparing a Space Shuttle for launch requires the
verification of thousands of end items, such as pumps, valves, relays,
and batteries. Diagnosing hardware problems within this extensive array
of ground support equipment is a labor intensive task. It requires
thousands of person hours for each processing flow of the Space Shuttle.
Reasoning about the structure and behavior of the ground processing
systems is ubiquitous in this real-time environment. Automating this
diagnostic task would not only benefit*

*today's ground processing needs, but pave the path for infusing
autonomy into future support systems that may operate on various
non-terrestrial surfaces including lunar, Martian, and orbiting
spaceports. When failures in surface support equipment occur in these
remote locations, an army of humans-in-the-loop, as present in today's
Space Shuttle ground processing environment, will simply not be
available. Thus, higher degrees of diagnostic automation becomes even
more essential for remote surface support processing and operations.*

*This paper presents an evolution path for maturing today\'s monitoring
agents into model based diagnostic agents that can benefit both the
Space Shuttle and future Exploration vehicles. This will enable more
automated inference of the location of end item failures. We discuss the
identification of knowledge patterns within the existing Space Shuttle
ground support domain, the migration of rule sets towards an XML like
representation, and the introduction of an assumption based truth
maintenance system to leverage this knowledge base.*

.
![](media/image1.png){width="1.2909722222222222in" height="1.3in"}

STATE OF FLORIDA

SEVENTH JUDICIAL CIRCUIT

FLAGLER, PUTNAM, ST. JOHNS AND VOLUSIA COUNTIES

VOLUSIA COUNTY JUSTICE CENTER

251 N. RIDGEWOOD AVENUE

> DAYTONA BEACH, FL 32114 --7503

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| #              |                                    | TEL: (386)    |
|  Drug Court Of |                                    | 239-7770      |
| fice - Daytona |                                    |               |
+----------------+------------------------------------+---------------+
| Court          |                                    | FAX: (386)    |
| Administration |                                    | 254-4650      |
+----------------+------------------------------------+---------------+
| Drug Court     |                                    | TEL: (386)    |
| Office -       |                                    | 943-7077      |
| Deland         |                                    |               |
+----------------+------------------------------------+---------------+

[Volusia County Drug Court]{.underline}

**[Physician Disclosure Policy]{.underline}**

Effective December 20, 2006, Participants of the Drug Court Program are
required to notify any medical practitioner to whom they have visited
for medical treatment of the following information:

"I am a participant in the Volusia County Drug Court Program and
required to disclose that I have an addiction to chemical substances.
Unless absolutely medically necessary in the treatment of an illness or
injury, I am **[not]{.underline}** to be prescribed a medication
containing a narcotic/addictive drug or any other type of medication
that may interfere with the treatment of my addiction."

The participant must request that the Practitioner write on the
participant's file that the patient is a Drug Court Participant, sign
and date the entry and the participant is strongly encouraged to obtain
a copy to be brought to his/her supervising Court Officer at the
earliest possible time.

Failure to comply with this Policy will result in a sanction determined
by the Court.

Created December 20, 2006
> ![](media/image1.png){width="1.6in"
> height="0.5200787401574803in"}**Conservation Security Program (CSP)
> Enhancement Job Sheet**

**Buffer for Western Prairie**

**Fringed Orchid (Job Sheet H-6)**

Definition

On areas that meet minimum criteria as potential habitat for western
prairie fringed orchids, a buffer area 100 feet wide is managed with no
utilization at the perimeter of wetlands or intermittent or perennial
streams.

Purpose

Provide use exclusion on native rangeland sites that may contain remnant
populations of Western Prairie Fringed Orchids.

Where Used

This enhancement may be used on rangelands in Clay, Lincoln, Minnehaha,
Turner, Yankton, and Union Counties. The site must have soils with
suitable characteristics for orchids, have no history of having been
broken for crop or pasture, and be within 100 feet of a wetland,
intermittent or perennial stream, as outlined in the South Dakota
Procedures for Threatened, Endangered, and Other Special Concern
Species.

Enhancement Specification

The buffer area will be at least 100 feet wide beginning at the upland
boundary of the wetland or bankfull elevation of the stream.

Operation and Maintenance

The buffer area will not be grazed or hayed for the duration of the
contract. A prescribed burn may be used to enhance conditions for
Western Prairie Fringed Orchids, if completed according to NRCS
standards and the conditions for implementing this practice in the South
Dakota Procedures for Threatened, Endangered, and Other Special Concern
Species.

  ------------- -------------- -------------- ----------------------------
  **Year**      **Field        **Acres**      **Length (linear feet) of
                Number**                      stream or acres of wetland
                                              protected**

  Example       2              5.5 acres      1,200 feet of Imex Sample
                                              Creek, on both sides

                                              

                                              

                                              

                                              

                                              

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

Payment Rate

\$ 30.00 per acre per year.

**The Western Prairie Fringed Orchid buffer, Topeka shiner buffer, and
riparian area wildlife buffer enhancements may not be used on the same
acres.**

**Certification**

I certify that I have applied this enhancement according to the
specifications outlined above and have provided the required operation
and maintenance to this enhancement.

**Name:**\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
**Date:**\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_
DA 02-1069

May 8, 2002

**WRC-03 ADVISORY COMMITTEE**

**SCHEDULES NINTH MEETING**

The ninth meeting of the Advisory Committee for the 2003 World
Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-03 Advisory Committee) will be held
on June 4, 2002 from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm, in the Commission Meeting Room,
Room TW-C305, 445 12th Street, S.W., Washington, DC. A draft agenda of
the meeting is attached. At this meeting, the Advisory Committee will
consider status reports from its Informal Working Groups (IWG) and
consensus views and proposals in preparation for the 2003 World
Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-03). This meeting is open to the
public.

The Commission\'s WRC-03 worldwide web site (http://www.fcc.gov/wrc-03)
contains the latest updated information and agendas on all scheduled
meetings and Advisory Committee matters. Documents of all WRC-03
Advisory Committee and IWG meetings are available for public inspection
and photocopying at the FCC\'s Reference Information Center, 445 12th
Street, S.W., Room CY-A257, Washington, D.C. (telephone: 202-418-0270,
TTY: 418-2555). In addition, copies of the documents can be purchased
through the FCC\'s duplication contractor, Qualex International, Portals
II, 445 12th Street, SW, Room CY-B402, Washington, DC, 20554, telephone
202-863-2893, facsimile 202-863-2898, or via e-mail
**qualexint@aol.com**.

For further information on this meeting schedule, contact Alex Roytblat
of the International Bureau\'s Strategic Analysis and Negotiations
Division (telephone: 202-418-7501).

**AGENDA**

**Ninth Meeting of the WRC-03 Advisory Committee**

**Federal Communications Commission**

**445 12th Street, S.W., Room TW-C305**

**Washington, D.C. 20554**

**June 4, 2002; 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm**

1\. Opening Remarks

2\. Approval of Agenda

3.  Approval of the Minutes of the Eighth Meeting

4.  Reports from regional WRC-03 Preparatory Meetings

5.  NTIA Draft Preliminary Views and Proposals

6.  IWG Reports and Documents relating to:

a\. Consensus Views and Issue Papers

b\. Draft Proposals

7.  Future Meetings

8.  Other Business

\- FCC -
**ENCLOSURE B1**

**FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM**

**FISCAL YEAR REPORTING PACKAGE**

**For the period October 1, 2002 - September 30, 2003**

**2003 FISCAL YEAR REPORTING PACKAGE**

This section contains the guidelines for your **FISCAL YEAR ACCOUNTING
STATEMENT REPORTING.** A preliminary, estimated Summary Statement, and
estimated Balance Sheet are due no later than **October 22, 2003**, and
the final is due no later than **November 14, 2003**. All statements and
supporting schedules must be prepared using the accrual basis of
accounting and the information provided in Enclosure A. Please review
this information and contact us immediately if you feel it is not
accurate.

To ensure timely receipt of your preliminary reporting package, we
encourage you to fax the estimated Summary Statement and estimated
Balance Sheet to (202) 606-1338 on or before **October 22, 2003**, and
then forward the hardcopy to the address below.

The final Fiscal Year Accounting Statements are due at OPM no later than
**November 14, 2003**, and should be forwarded to:

**U.S. Office of Personnel Management**

**Business Units & Financial Services Group**

**Trust Funds Branch**

> **Attention: Melanese Matthews/Laxman Pai**

**1900 E Street, NW, Room 3H25**

**Washington, D.C. 20415**

**FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM**

**FISCAL YEAR ACCOUNTING STATEMENTS**

**FOR THE PERIOD ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2003**

**TABLE OF CONTENTS**

A.  Financial statements and required supplementary schedules of the
    FEHBP for the period ending September 30, 2003 and 2002 and
    independent auditors' report, which include:

> Preliminary Reporting Package (Due October 22, 2003):

-   Estimated Summary Statement of Financial Operations

-   Estimated FEHBP Balance Sheet

Final Reporting Package (Due November 14, 2003):

-   Summary Statement of Financial Operations

-   FEHBP Balance Sheet

-   Statement of Operations

-   Statement of Cash Flows

B.  Required supplementary schedules include:

-   Supplemental Schedule of Administrative Expenses

-   Supplemental Schedule of Health Charges Paid

-   Supplemental Schedule of Monthly Cash Flows

-   Supplemental Schedule of Audit Findings

-   Supplemental Schedule of Treasury Offset Activity

C.  Other reports based on reporting option (see Audit Guide)

D.  Corrective action plan (see Audit Guide)
[Number of Lightning Deaths]{.smallcaps}

[by State from 1959 to 2003]{.smallcaps}

**State Deaths Rank of**

**1959-2003 Deaths**

Alabama 101 12

Alaska 0 51

Arizona 66 24

Arkansas 117 11

California 25 37

Colorado 123 8

Connecticut 15 41

Delaware 15 42

D.C. 5 48

Florida 425 1

Georgia 95 17

Hawaii 0 52

Idaho 26 34

Illinois 97 15

Indiana 85 22

Iowa 70 23

Kansas 61 26

Kentucky 87 20

Louisiana 132 7

Maine 23 39

Maryland 123 9

Massachusetts 26 35

Michigan 101 13

Minnesota 59 28

Mississippi 97 16

Missouri 86 21

Montana 26 36

Nebraska 44 31

Nevada 6 47

New Hampshire 8 45

**State Deaths Rank of**

**1959-2003 Deaths**

New Jersey 61 27

New Mexico 88 19

New York 134 5

North Carolina 181 3

North Dakota 12 44

Ohio 136 4

Oklahoma 98 14

Oregon 8 46

Pennsylvania 121 10

Puerto Rico 33 32

Rhode Island 4 50

South Carolina 89 18

South Dakota 23 40

Tennessee 133 6

Texas 195 2

Utah 47 30

Vermont 14 43

Virginia 62 25

Washington 5 49

West Virginia 25 38

Wisconsin 56 29

Wyoming 27 33

## United States 3696

*One death each occurred in Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands in 1991.*

The lightning fatality data were collected by NOAA (National Oceanic and
Atmospheric Administration). They come from monthly and annual summaries
compiled by the National Weather Service and published in monthly issues
of *Storm Data*.

This table for the earlier period from 1959 to 1994 is included in the
following article:

> Curran, E.B., R.L. Holle, and R.E. López, 2000: Lightning casualties
> and damages in the United States from 1959 to 1994. J*ournal of
> Climate*, **13**, 3448-3453.

The same information is also available at the National Severe Storms
Laboratory web site:

> http://www.nssl.noaa.gov/papers/techmemos/NWS-SR-193/techmemo-sr193.html

Ronald L. Holle

Holle Meteorology & Photography

Oro Valley, AZ 85737

24 May 2004
**Handout 3**![](media/image1.wmf){width="2.1458333333333335in"
height="1.6090277777777777in"}

**Fun Facts of Rhode Island:\
True or False?**

> **Sports**[\
> ]{.underline}1. Polo was played for the first time in the United
> States in 1876 near Newport.\
> 2. Rhode Island was home of the first national horse race to be
> broadcast across the United States on radio.
>
> **History**[\
> ]{.underline}3. Rhode Island was the second of the original 13
> colonies to become a state.\
> 4. Roger Williams, founder of Rhode Island, established the first
> practical working model of democracy after he was banished from
> Plymouth, Mass.\
> 5. The first British troops to be arrested and jailed in the 13
> colonies were in Rhode Island, near Providence.\
> 6. The largest circus in the United States before the Civil War was in
> Newport in 1768.\
> 7. The White Horse Tavern was built in 1673 and is the oldest
> operating tavern in the United States.\
> 8. Rhode Island founder Roger Williams established the First Anglican
> Church in America in 1638. The existing structure was built in 1775.\
> 9. The first Jewish synagogue was built in Newport, R.I., and is still
> standing.
>
> **Public Policy**[\
> ]{.underline}10. Rhode Island was the first state to ratify the 18th
> Amendment (Prohibition). [\
> ]{.underline}11. Judge Darius Baker imposed the first jail sentence
> for speeding in an automobile on August 28, 1904, in Newport.
>
> **Government **\
> 12. Rhode Island was the first of the colonies to create a county
> government. It is divided into 13 counties.
>
>  **Geography**[\
> ]{.underline}13. Rhode Island is the smallest state in size in the
> United States. [\
> ]{.underline}14. Rhode Island shares a state water border with New
> York and Massachusetts.
>
>  \
>  
>
> **Answer Key**\
> 1. True\
> 2. False---The first National Lawn Tennis Championship was broadcast
> across the United States on radio in 1899. The first open golf
> tournament was broadcast in 1895.\
> 3. False---the last\
> 4. True\
> 5. False---the first British troops to land were in Rhode Island\
> 6. False---the first circus in the United States was held in Rhode
> Island in 1774\
> 7. True\
> 8. False---first Baptist church\
> 9. True\
> 10. False\
> 11. True\
> 12. False\
> 13. True\
> 14. False\
>
**Wyoming Wind Resource Panel Contact Information:**

Ed Werner, Wyoming Wind Working Group

-   \(307\) 358-2007 or <wernersolutions@msn.com>

Grant Stumbough, SE WY Resource Conservation & Development

-   \(307\) 332-9060 or <grant.stumbough@wy.usda.gov>

Milt Geiger, USDA Rural Development

-   \(307\) 672-5820, x 4 or <milt.geiger@wy.usda.gov>

Steve Fletcher, University of Wyoming Motor Testing Center

-   \(307\) 766-5149 or <maddux31@uwwyo.edu>

Tom Fuller, State Energy Office

-   \(307\) 777-2804 or <tom.fuller@wybusiness.org>

Tony Frank, Rocky Mountain Farmers Union

-   \(303\) 283-3532 or <tony.frank@co-ops.org>
NAS15-10000

MOD 543 (S/A)

**Section D**

**Packaging/Marking**

NAS15-10000

MOD 1148 (S/A)

**[SECTION D - PACKAGING AND MARKING]{.underline}**

**D.1** **PACKAGING, HANDLING, AND TRANSPORTATION (JUNE 2000)**

(a) The Contractor shall comply with NPG 6000.1E, "Requirements for
    Packaging, Handling, and Transportation for Aeronautical and Space
    Systems, Equipment, and Associated Components," dated April 26,
    1999, as may be supplemented by the statement of work or
    specifications of this contract, for all items designated as Class
    I, II, or III.

(b) The Contractor's packaging, handling, and transportation procedures
    may be used, in whole or in part, subject to the written approval of
    the Contracting Officer, provided (1) the Contractor's procedures
    are not in conflict with any requirements of this contract, and (2)
    the requirements of this contract shall take precedence in the event
    of any conflict with the Contractor's procedures.

(c) The Contractor must place the requirements of this clause in all
    subcontracts for items that will become components of deliverable
    Class I, II, or III items.

(End of clause)

\[END OF SECTION\]

-   
-   

D-1
**[U.S. Representative Geoff Davis]{.underline}**

**[An Artistic Discovery]{.underline}**

**[2008 Congressional Art Competition]{.underline}**

**[General Guidelines]{.underline}**

> The competition is open to high school students enrolled in grades
> nine through twelve, whose home or school lies within the Fourth
> District of Kentucky.

1\. All artwork must be two-dimensional

> 2\. No artwork larger than **[26 inches by 26]{.underline}** inches to
> the outside dimensions
>
> 3\. No more than **[3 inches]{.underline}** in depth
>
> 4\. **Only one entry per student**
>
> 5\. All artwork must fall within one of the following categories:
>
> Paintings: oil, acrylics, watercolors, etc
>
> Drawings: pastels, colored pencil, charcoal, ink, markers
>
> Collage: Must be two dimensional
>
> Prints: lithographs, silkscreen, block prints
>
> Mixed Media: use of more than two mediums such as pencil, ink, etc
>
> Computer Generated Art
>
> Photography
>
> 6\. **No** sculpture, jewelry, ceramics, weaving/ fabrics, stained
> glass or 3-D artwork
>
> 7\. All artwork must be accompanied by the Student Information/
> Release Form issued by Congressman Geoff Davis's office.
>
> 8\. Each entry must be original in concept, design and execution and
> must not violate any U.S. Copyright Laws. Any entry which has been
> reproduced from another work or produced by another person **will
> not** be accepted.
>
> 9\. Artwork will hang in the Capitol for **the entire year** of the
> exhibition and cannot be returned to students earlier. Students,
> therefore, should submit artwork they will not need for other purposes
>
> 10\. The final decision regarding suitability for the exhibition in
> the capitol will be made by a panel of qualified persons chaired by
> the Architect of the Capitol.