BEE-spoke-data/govdocs1-by-extension huggingface dataset:
**Mrs. Kathleen L. Maroney**

**1351 S. Edinburgh Dr.**

**Loveland, CO 80537**

**November 3, 2000**

**Magalie Salas, Secretary**

**The Federal Communications Commission**

**445 12^th^ street, SW**

**Washington, DC 20554**

**Dear Ms. Salas:**

**As the wife of a person who is totally blind and the sister of two who
have low-vision, I would like to let you know how important it is to me
that you do not reverse your decision mandating video description for
television programming for people with visual impairments. I really
appreciate the fact that you ruled to require television networks to
provide video descriptions. Please don't allow the television, cable,
and motion picture industry to change your opinion. If your decision was
right it the first place, it still is.**

**Closed captioning is available for people with hearing impairments,
and I'm sure that you realize that people with visual disabilities need
video descriptions just as much. I try my best to describe what is
happening during television shows and movies, but during fast or
technical scenes, this is an almost impossible task. My husband is very
appreciative of what I am able to do, but he knows that he is missing
some things that descriptive video could provide. This saddens me.**

**A survey showed that blindness was the disability that people feared
the most. Shouldn't we do our best to provide any consideration and help
for people with visual disabilities? Blindness is a very difficult
condition to experience, and descriptive video is a positive thing that
could provide so much benefit and joy to people with visual
disabilities.**

**I am submitting these comments in opposition to petitioners for
reconsideration of the reported order on video description. Please
consider this an official filing for Docket No. 99-339. I am imploring
you to vote not only with your mind but with your heart. Please don't be
persuaded to do something that you know is not right by reversing your
decision. Thank you so much.**

**Sincerely,**

**Kathleen L. Maroney**
**The Origin of Life explained by Thermosynthesis**

Anthonie W.J. Muller

*Department of Geology*

*Washington State University*

*Webster Physical Science Building, PO Box 642812,*

*Pullman WA 99164-2812*

*USA*

<awjmuller@wsu.edu>

Dirk Schulze-Makuch

*Department of Geology*

*Washington State University*

*Pullman WA 99164-2812*

*USA*

The three types of recognized biological energy conversion are
fermentation, photosynthesis and respiration. Biological use of thermal
energy has not been observed although heat, and the thermal gradients
required to convert it into free energy, are ubiquitous and were even
more abundant at the time of the origin of life on Earth. The proposed
energy sources for the origin of life are based on thermal cycling in
convection currents, convection being the needed self-organizing
dissipative structure. An overall model for the emergence of today's
chemiosmotic machinery starts with a mineral-based sorption heat engine
and is followed by a protein that resembled F~1~ ATP synthase and
functioned according to a thermal variation of Boyer's binding change
mechanism. The proposed progenitor of F~1~ ATP synthase was a primitive
biological heat engine with wide specificity. Its general condensation
capabilities enabled it to synthesize peptide bonds and NTPs, which in
turn yielded proteins and RNA. Its simplicity permitted the emergence of
an RNA-based genetic machinery that synthesized it. Thermosynthesis
could still occur where in the Solar System water is thermally cycled or
convecting, especially when light or chemical energy sources are not
available (Muller and Schulze-Makuch, 2006). Possible examples are
subsurface environments on Earth and in the outer Solar System, in
particular the subsurface oceans of the icy satellites of Jupiter and
Saturn such as Europa.

A.W.J. Muller and D. Schulze-Makuch. (2006) Thermal Energy and the
Origin of Life. Origins of Life and Evolution of Biospheres. In press.
Personal Point of View

**Cyberinfrastructure for Engineering Research and Education Workshop**

**June 5-6, 2003**

**National Science Foundation**

**Dr. Grace Lin**

**Member, IBM Academy of Technology**

**VP Practice, INFORMS**

**Associate Partner, Supply Chain & Operations Solutions**

**IBM Business Consulting Services**

**Tel: 914-945-3306**

# Cell: 914-282-1610

**Fax: 914-945-4527**

**Email: <gracelin@us.ibm.com>**

The Internet has revolutionized how people are connected to information,
merchants, and each other. It resulted in the web information explosion,
real time communication and Internet commerce. The next generation
Internet, the Cyberinfrastructure, will revolutionize how enterprises
and governments are connected to knowledge, customers and each other. It
will fundamentally change how enterprises interact with each other and
how they collaborate to create values for their partners and customers.

1\. The cyberinfrastructure of the future will extend beyond the current
Internet\'s \"data/information\" focus to become \"knowledge\" and
\"business model\" focused. New technology that enables work-flow and
process flow integration to support business collaboration and
context-based, workflow driven knowledge access will create new
competitive advantages for early adopters and speed up the e-business
evolution to allow companies to form tightly linked, highly adaptive
value nets that behave like efficient virtual enterprises.

2\. Advanced technology enablers that will support companies to exchange
information, carry out transactions, and collaborate on business
activities while protecting their security and privacy will emerge.
These technologies will enable companies of value net share risks and
values. These value nets will become virtual enterprises that provide
competitive advantages to its members and allow them to challenge much
larger competitors. The interrelationship of these value nets can be
modeled as a business eco-system and the companies can collaboratively
perform analysis to achieve optimal results through collaborative
decision-making.

3\. Knowledge and workflow/process flow models have to be standardized
and defined by the domain experts. Several meta-models for transactions
are being defined by industry consortia, but higher level business
collaboration models need to be defined and adapted before the companies
can use them for business collaborations and operational integration.

4\. NSF should play a key role in defining the cyberinfrastructure. It
should take an active role in connecting academia and industry experts
to bridge the sciences and engineering with industry knowledge to define
the best of breed business collaboration model over cyberinfrastructure
.

5\. These emerging knowledge and collaboration models on
cyberinfrastructure will be business central and industry specific.
Therefore, it is very important to bring together the top computer
scientists, engineers, and domain experts from various industries
together to define and develop the cyberinfrastructure. It would be
necessary to form an Academic and Industry Consortium to define and work
on the cyberinfrastructure.
PUBLIC NOTICE

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

445 12th STREET, S.W.

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20554 **\* DA01-1678**

News media information 202/418-0500 Fax-On-Demand 202/418-2830 Internet:
http://www.fcc.gov ftp.fcc.gov

**Released: July 16, 2001**

CORRECTED\*

# ERRATUM

**WIRELESS TELECOMMUNICATIONS BUREAU GRANTS CONSENT TO ASSIGN**

**D, E and F BLOCK BROADBAND PCS LICENSES**

This erratum is issued to correct the market areas for the consented
application listed below as reported in DA01-844, released on April 4,
2001.

> **Sagebrush Wireless, L.L.C. to Lewis and Clark Communications,
> L.L.C.:** Markets B121 -- Eagle Pass, TX, BTA (D Block); B191 --
> Hobbs, NM, BTA (E Block); B003 -- Abilene, B040 -- Big Spring, B264 --
> Lubbock, B296 -- Midland, B327 -- Odessa, B400 -- San Angelo, TX, B087
> -- Clovis, NM, BTA (F Block), File No. 0000322549.

For further information, please contact Yolanda Lee (202) 418-0660.

This Public Notice is issued by the Chief, Wireless Telecommunications
Bureau.

**- FCC -**
**[University of Colorado at Colorado Springs -- Homeland
Security/Homeland Defense Graduate Certificate Program]{.underline}**

The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, through the Network
Information and Space Security Center (NISSC), is offering a Homeland
Security/Homeland Defense Graduate Certificate Program. Formerly offered
to only military, DOD employees and defense contractors the program is
now available to those in the community with an interest in and desire
to prepare for jobs related to homeland security and homeland defense.
In addition, the certificate program is now available on-line through
NISSC. The Certificate courses may be used to complete the Master of
Public Administration degree offered by the Graduate School of Public
Affairs, the Master of Business Administration offered by the College of
Business, and as electives in selected other graduate programs at the
university.

[Homeland Security/Homeland Defense Graduate Certificate Program
curriculum:]{.underline}

PAD 5950 Introduction to Homeland Defense (3 credits)

\*Prerequisite: Experience and/or academic work in civil government or
military-related areas preferred

PAD 5951 Interagency Relationships in Homeland Security and Homeland
Defense (3 credits)

\*Prerequisite: PAD 6600 Introduction to Homeland Defense or permission
of instructor

INFS 682 Protection of Critical Infrastructures (3 credits)

\*Prerequisite: Knowledge of information systems and network security
recommended

PSC 598 Understanding the Threat (3 credits)

\*Prerequisite: An undergraduate course in psychology is recommended

Total 12 credits required to complete the HS/HD Graduate Certificate
Program.

The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs is accredited by the
North Central Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on
Institutions of Higher Education.

For more information:

> Contact: Debbie Sagen, Director of Civic Engagement
>
> University of Colorado at Colorado Springs\
> Network Information and Space Security Center\
> P.O. Box 7150\
> Colorado Springs, CO 80933-7150
>
> Ph: (719) 262-3357
>
> Fax: (719) 262-3909
>
> Email: <dsagen@uccs.edu>
>
> Additional Information: [http://www.nissc.org](http://www.nissc.org/)
>
> Additional Phone:
>
> Update: 7/25/05
**\"Tito Ledezma\" \<thledezma@fedex.com\>**

04/09/2008 01:24 PM

To Samuel Lee/AWP/FAA@FAA

Re FAA-2007-27339, Directorate ID 2006-NM-280-AD

Samuel,

I apologize for my late comments on NPRM 2006-NM-280-AD.

As I mentioned in our telecom today, FedEx concurs will all technical
aspects of this proposed AD; however, we do not agree with the economic
impact of this AD.

The proposed AD requires modification of the fuel pump to a P/N 60-847-4
per Hydro-Aire SB 60-847-28-3. On page 21 of this SB, under Modification
Options, it states the cost associated with this mod.

Kit P/N 60-847-4901: \$639.64 US

Labor: \$445.50 US

Removal & installation of fuel pump: \$107.80 US (2 hr labor)

Adding all these yields \$1,192.94 per fuel pump.

On NPRM 2006-NM-280-AD under cost of compliance, it states that this AD
would affect 360 airplanes of U.S. registry, from which some are
DC10-10, DC10-30, and MD11 airplanes. Therefore, 360 airplanes times 10
pumps times \$1,192.94 results in \$4,294,584 minimum. Also, 360
airplanes times 19 pumps times \$1,192.94 results in \$8,159,709
maximum. Therefore, the mod cost should be between \$4,294,584 and
\$8,159,709 or between \$11,929 and \$22,665 per airplane, instead of
\$8,800 and \$16,720 per airplane the NPRM states.

Also, SB 60-847-28-3 states that if a pump assembly requires repair, the
repair will be quoted separately, and it will be unrealistic to think
that there will not be repair/overhaul cost associated with this mode.
FedEx\'s experience shown that about 80% of the removed fuel pumps due
to inspection or mod results in a repair/overhaul of the pump;
therefore, it is estimated that at least 50% of the fuel pumps will
result in additional repair cost. It is estimated that the industry
average repair/overhaul cost for the fuel pump is \$5,000 per pump.
Therefore, 360 airplanes times 5 pumps times \$5,000 results in
\$9,000,000 minimum. Also, 360 airplanes times 9.5 pumps times \$5,000
results in \$17,100,000 maximum. Therefore, the additional
repair/overhaul cost should be between \$9,000,000 and \$17,100,000 or
between \$25,000 and \$47,500 per airplane.

The additional repair/overhaul cost plus the mod cost results in
\$13,294,584 minimum and \$25,259,709 maximum or between \$36,929 and
\$70,165 per airplane, instead of \$8,800 and \$16,720 per airplane the
NPRM states.

Please consider FedEx\'s comments to revise the cost of compliance
proposed by this AD that will reflect a more realistic figure for the
operator's cost.

Best regards

Tito Ledezma

Systems Engineering

Federal Express Corp.

Tel: 901-224-4648
# NY J82132

April 2, 2003

CLA-2-62:RR:NC:N3:360 J82132

CATEGORY: Classification

TARIFF NO.: 6206.30.3010

Mr. R. Trace Garrett

Associated merchandising Corporation

500 Seventh Avenue

New York, NY 10018

RE: The tariff classification of a woman\'s blouse from Hong Kong

Dear Mr. Garrett:

In your letter dated March 4, 2003, you requested a ruling on tariff
classification. The sample submitted with your request will be returned
to you under separate cover.

Style 83794 is a woman's blouse constructed from 100 percent cotton
woven fabric. The blouse is a sleeveless pullover that features a
modified U-shaped front neckline, an empire waist, a side zipper closure
and side vents.

The applicable subheading for style 83794 will be 6206.30.3010,
Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States (HTS), which provides
for women's or girls' blouses, shirts and shirt-blouses: of cotton:
other: other: with two or more colors in the warp and/or the filling:
women's. The rate of duty will be 15.5 percent ad valorem.

Style 83794 falls within textile category designation 341. Based upon
international textile trade agreements products of Hong Kong are
currently subject to quota restraints and the requirement of a visa.

The designated textile and apparel categories and their quota and visa
status are the result of international agreements that are subject to
frequent renegotiations and changes. To obtain the most current
information, we suggest that you check, close to the time of shipment,
the [U.S. Customs Service Textile Status Report]{.underline}, an
internal issuance which is available at the Customs Web site at
www.customs.gov. In addition, the designated textile and apparel
categories may be subdivided into parts. If so, visa and quota
requirements applicable to the subject merchandise may be affected and
should also be verified at the time of shipment.

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

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 Patricia Schiazzano at 646-733-3051.

Sincerely,

Robert B. Swierupski

Director,

National Commodity

Specialist Division
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE **

**MARCH 21, 2005**

**CONTACT: MARTIN GREEN**

**(202) 225-4436**

** **

# SOUDER VOTES FOR TERRI SCHIAVO REPRIEVE

## ACT OF CONGRESS GIVES A CHANCE TO DISABLED WOMAN NOW BEING STARVED

** **

**WASHINGTON, D.C.** - U.S. Rep. Mark Souder voted today for S. 686,
legislation written to ensure that Terri Schiavo\'s constitutional right
to life will be given the federal court review that her situation
demands. The House passed the bill by a bipartisan majority vote of
203-58.

 

On Friday, a judge ordered that Mrs. Schiavo be deprived of food and
water. Without congressional action, she will die following a period of
starvation and dehydration that could last as long as two weeks. Members
of Mrs. Schiavo\'s family, including her parents, have pleaded with
Congress to intervene.

 

\"We don\'t allow animals to starve to death, and early this morning we
voted to let Terri\'s parents make their case,\" Souder said. \"This
young woman isn\'t unconscious, comatose or brain dead. And she\'s not
on artificial life support. She smiles, cries and responds to those
around her. She\'s a disabled woman who needs help eating, just as many
disabled people do.\"

 

\"We only have one chance to get this right,\" Souder added. \"There\'s
no second chance, because she\'ll be dead from starvation. This Act aims
to ensure that a proper diagnosis can be made and that the wishes of
Terri and her family are truly being followed.\"

 

The 14^th^ Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gives Congress the power
and the responsibility to protect the constitutional rights of
Americans, even against abuses authorized by state laws. Congress has
passed many statutes pursuant to this 14^th^ Amendment authority (which
was added to the Constitution after the Civil War to protect the rights
of emancipated slaves), including the Americans with Disabilities Act in
1990. While the particulars of this situation are unusual, it is not
unusual for Congress to consider legislation for the private relief of
individual citizens. Private relief bills have been a tradition since
1817, and the Congressional Research Service estimates that Congress
considers nearly 30 such bills a year.

 

Specifically, S. 686 aims to reinsert Mrs. Schiavo\'s feeding tube in
order to keep her from starving to death while federal appeals are
pursued to see if any of her federal rights have been violated. The
Senate passed S. 686 on Sunday. The Act will now be sent to President
Bush, who has pledged to sign it into law.

 

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Appendix 9

FORMAT - MORTGAGEE APPROVAL

LETTER - UNCONDITIONAL APPROVAL

PURPOSE: To notify applicant mortgagees of successful

completion of pre-closing review.

PREPARED BY: Mortgagee Approval Specialist, with appropriate

assistance from technical branches, for signature of

decision maker.

9/88

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Appendix 9

FORMAT

TO: Mortgagee Name

Address

Ten Digit Mortgagee Number (I.D.)

The purpose of this letter is to inform you that the office

noted above has satisfactorily completed the pre-closing review

period of the Direct Endorsement program.

Accordingly, your office may now begin to underwrite and close

mortgage loans without prior HUD review. Upon submission to HUD, the

case will undergo a pre-endorsement review, as outlined in the Single

Family Direct Endorsement Program Handbook (HUD Handbook 4000.4).

Please be advised that participation in the Direct Endorsement

program is a privilege accorded only to mortgagees who continue to

demonstrate the ability to originate mortgage loans in accordance

with HUD underwriting policy. Some of the mortgage loans which you

submit will be subject to post-endorsement technical reviews. Should

the reviews indicate unsatisfactory underwriting, the privilege of

participating will be reduced or withdrawn.

Mortgagees are required to notify HUD of any changes to the

elements reduction in (net worth; staff underwriter, appraiser,

inspector, mortgage credit examiner) upon which this approval was

based.

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RFS REGS, 4/11/2008

DHS Docket No. ICEB-2008-0002

Dear USCIS Director,

Please accept my sincere appreciation for the OPT extension rule which
would certainly go a long way to help STEM graduates. I am an MBA
student (with Finance concentration) who has a job offer with a top
financial firm on Wall Street. However, I am depending on a lottery for
my H1B visa which could potentially ruin everything that I have worked
for till date. To work on Wall Street was a dream and I really believe
that MBA Students like me who have genuine job offers in other fields
like Accounting, Marketing, MIS, Operations etc should be given
opportunity for extension like STEM Graduates. This ruling would
certainly impact the influx of experienced international students into
the Business School programs in US. Diversity in Business School
education is looked at by every potential MBA candidate as a top
selection criterion in business school education. The perception of
business as a secondary skill in the US would certainly restrict many
like us to consider US business programs in future and reduce the
value-added in classroom discussions without global perspectives. In
addition, one of the primary issues with the current H1B program is the
flood of applications from the so-called consulting companies who
recruit technical graduates without a project in hand and similar
illegal practices. This priority given to STEM graduates will allow
these consulting companies to keep impacting the H1B program in a much
more negative way in years to come. I sincerely hope that USCIS can come
up with processes to weed out such fake consulting petitions and ensure
the genuine candidates (both STEM and business) get justice. I would
also request a kind consideration to include business concentrations
into the OPT extension program.

Thanks,

A Genuine Business Graduate.
June 18, 2003

**Please Join Me in Removing J. Edgar Hoover's Name from the FBI
Building**

Dear Colleague,

During his tenure as Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI), J. Edgar Hoover was aware of operations in the New England area
whereby FBI Agents used informants in organized crime investigations.
These "informants" were improperly protected from incarceration by their
FBI handlers; oftentimes, innocent individuals were sent to prison for
crimes that the informants committed, costing them the remainder of
their adult lives.

An example of the detrimental effects of this program is the example of
the infamous mobster James "Whitey" Bulger. Whitey Bulger is currently a
fugitive of the law and is on the FBI's Top Ten Most Wanted List. Bulger
is accused of a multitude of crimes including: 18 counts of murder,
extortion, money laundering, narcotics distribution, as well as
conspiracy to commit these crimes. He has been walking the streets free
for decades because his FBI handler, former Agent James Connolly,
illegally informed Whitey of his pending arrest.

The atrocities that have occurred because of this program should not be
ignored. Please Co-Sponsor my bill to remove the J. Edgar Hoover name
from the building located at 935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, and rename it
the "Federal Bureau of Investigation Building."

If you have any questions, or would like to become an Original
Co-Sponsor of this legislation, please contact Mindi Walker at (202)
225-6427 before noon on Thursday, June 19, 2003.

Sincerely,

/S/

Dan Burton

Member of Congress
Suggested Tax Law Change

Tom Bruner

03/10/2005

510-637-3773

Government

My suggestion relates to the innate unfairness of the concept of allowed
or allowable depreciation. This issue is seldom understood by taxpayer's
attempting to complete their own tax return and the concept generally is
"bludgeoned" upon them in the course of an audit. A classic example of
this would be the small business person using a portion of their home as
their business office. A home office deduction cannot increase an
operating loss yet the depreciation needs to be recognized as a
reduction of basis in the calculation of gain when the property is sold.
Why? The relative prudent business decision of a start-up has negative
consequences upon the sale of the personal residence. As an IRS field
auditor, I have never been able to look a taxpayer in the eye and offer
any good explanation for this. Thanks for taking my suggestion.
VT Instructions HB-1-3550

Appendix 7- State Supplements

(Revised May 17, 2004)

**VERMONT / NEW HAMPSHIRE**

**APPROVED DEALER/CONTRACTORS**

**FOR MANUFACTURED HOUSING**

NAME OF DEALER/CONTRACTOR DATE OF ACCEPTANCE

Bean's Mobile Homes Inc.

PO Box 1375

Back Center Rd. June 16, 1997

Lyndonville, Vermont 05851

Mark Bean, Owner

Jennifer Noonan, Financing Manager 802-626-8686

Easy Living Homes

Chestnut Hill Rd.

Farmington, New Hampshire April 28, 1997

Norman Russell 603-755-3173

Fineline Homes

RT. 119, Box 150

Hinsdale, New Hampshire 03451 September 6, 2002

Alan Carpenter, Owner

Cathy Hartle, Sales 603-256-3156

Image Housing Concepts, Inc.

10 Commerce Way, RT. 125

Barrington, New Hampshire 03825 April 25, 1988

Neil Holtzhausen, Owner

Paul Pratt, Sales Rep 603-664-6873

Hagan's Mobile Home Sales

RT. 18 Williams Lane

Littleton, New Hampshire 03561 June 24, 1994

John and Marlene Hagan, Owner

Jessica Hagan or Elynor Gardner, Sales 603-444-2788

Moore's Auto

482 U.S. RT 7 North

Rutland, Vermont 05701-8820 November 2, 1999

Robert Moore, Owner

Nancy Goodwin, 802-773-6811

D&H Housing LLC

158 Rt. 78 January 3, 2000

Swanton, Vermont 05488

Richard Deso 802-868-5303

American Homes Inc.

439 Rt. 10 January 24, 2000

W. Swanzey, NH 03469

Joan 603-357-7048

Roy's Housing Inc.

2629 VT Rte 78 July 28, 2000

Highgate Ctr., VT 05459

Paul Jansen, Manager 802-868-3306

Fecteau Residential Inc DBA Fecteau Home

R.O. Box 703

Barre, VT 05641

Wendy Todd, Finance Manager

Jim Fecteau, V President

Vic Fecteau, President June 25, 2001

Patricia Fecteau, Secretary 802-479-2486

www.fecteauhomes.com

Paragon Homes, Inc.

P.O. Box 414

Wilder, VT 05088 July 23, 2001

Physical Address: (2617 Hartford Ave, WRJCT)

Lois Huntington, President

Hank Huntington, Owner 802-280-1926

RAN-MAR, Inc.

149 Partridge Rd. Berlin June 3, 2002

Barre, VT 05641

Randy Rouveau, President & CEO 802-223-9571

Fairlane Mobile Home Sales Inc.

147 Laconia Rd.

Tilton, New Hampshire 03276 November 18, 2002

Rene LaFleur, President

Robert Walker, Site Manager 603-286-4624

Casual Living Homes, Inc.

73 Fisherville Rd.

Concord, NH 03303 March 20, 2003

Dana M Rodd, President 603-225-3091

Latham Trailer Sales, Inc.

3608 Theodore Roosevelt Hwy May 28, 2003

Waterbury, VT 05676

Donald LeBeau, Pres/Owner

Randy LeBeau, Manager 802-434-2770

Twin Town Homes

104 Lafayette Rd.

N. Hampton, NH 03862 July 25, 2003

Robert Cross, President 603-964-5432

Premiere Homes Inc.

Rt. 4 East, Lot 1 Sept. 12, 2003

Mendon, Vermont 05701

Georgean Stewart, President/CEO

Mark Stewart,VP 802 773-6437
**Congress of the United States**

**House of Representatives**

**Washington, DC 20515**

**PRESS RELEASE** January 17, 2007

**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**

CONTACT: FRANCIS M. NAKAMOTO

\(808\) 541-1986

**CONGRESSWOMAN MAZIE K. HIRONO SUPPORTS BILL TO EXTEND FEDERAL
RECOGNITION TO NATIVE HAWAIIANS**

**Washington, DC** -- Congresswoman Mazie K. Hirono joined her senior
Hawaii colleague, Neil Abercrombie, as sponsors of legislation in the
U.S. House of Representatives to extend federal recognition to Native
Hawaiians, similar to the status provided to Native Americans and Alaska
Natives.  House Bill 505 is a companion of Senate Bill 310 which was
introduced today by Senator Daniel Akaka.  The bill would identify the
special status of Native Hawaiians as an indigenous people and would
establish a process for official U.S. recognition of a future Native
Hawaiian representative body.

Hirono said, "Today is the 114^th^ anniversary of the overthrow of the
Hawaiian kingdom -- an act Congress declared unjust and illegal when it
passed the Public Apology Law in 1993.  We must rectify the wrong
committed against Native Hawaiians by continuing the process of
reconciliation."

She added, "This is not an issue of race -- it is about an indigenous
culture that was almost lost because of unjust act committed by
Americans.  I join with Senators Daniel Akaka and Daniel Inouye, and
Congressman Neil Abercrombie in support of this bill, because it is the
right thing to do."

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**FAA REGIONAL RVSM FOCAL POINTS**

# REGION SYMBOL SPECIALTY PHONE FAX

**[ALASKA]{.underline}**

Rick Girard AAL-203 Operations 907-271-3578 907-276-6207

**[CENTRAL REGION]{.underline}**

Richard Carlson ACE-251D Operations 816-426-5237 816-426-6811

Harry Hunt ACE-252A Avionics 816-426-5237 816-426-6811

**[EASTERN REGION]{.underline}**

Bill Morse AEA-230C Operations 718-553-3224

Joe Rachiele FSDO-11 Avionics 516-755-1300, x257

**[GREAT LAKES]{.underline}**

Randy Jones AGL-230K Avionics 847-294-7149 847-294-7884

Fred Rathke AGL-205 Operations 847-294-8002 847-294-8001

**[NEW ENGLAND]{.underline}**

Gerard Holtorf ANE-236 Operations 781-238-7215 781-238-7245

Frank Rys FSDO-03 Avionics 860-654-1023 860-654-1009

**[NORTHWEST MOUNTAIN]{.underline}**

Michael Garrett ANM-230 Operations 206-227-2232 206-227-1200

Pat Atchison ANM-200N Avionics 206-227-2245 206-227-1200

**[SOUTHERN REGION]{.underline}**

Press McCallum ASO-264 Operations 404-305-6076 404-305-6065

**[SOUTHWEST REGION]{.underline}**

Bob Laurion ASW-253 Avionics 817-222-5253 817-222-5278

**[WESTERN-PACIFIC REGION]{.underline}**

James P. Webb SFO CMO Avionics 650-876-9060 650-697-2386

Anderson Davie #SF IFO Operations 650-876-2771 650-697-7231

#San Francisco International Field Office

**[FAA HEADQUARTERS RVSM FOCAL POINTS]{.underline}**

Roy Grimes AFS-400 Program Coordinator 202-267-3734 202-267-5086

Dave Maloy AFS-400 North Atlantic 860 654-1006 860-654-1009

Bob Hanson AFS-400 Pacific 202-267-3739 202-267-5086

Dave Correia AFS-350 Maintenance 202-267-3812 202-267-5115

Rich Jennings AIR-130 Engineering 202-267-8447 202-267-5340

**[WILLIAM J. HUGHES TECHNICAL CENTER]{.underline}**

Brian Colamosca ACT-520 Branch Manager 609-485-6603 609-485-5117

Wayne Smoot ACT-520 Implementation Team 609-485-5475 609-485-5117
**Scaling Law for Complete Jamming of a Filter Grid: 1+1 dimensional
problem\***

T.R. Krishna Mohan^1^, Masami Nakagawa^2^, Surajit Sen^3^

> *^1^Centre for Mathematical Modelling and Computer Simulations,
> Bangalore, India and Department of Physics, State University of New
> York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14260-1500; ^2^Department of Mining
> Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO 80401; ^3^Department
> of Physics, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York
> 14260-1500.*

Understanding how grids impede or facilitate the flow of particles is an
essential ingredient of research in filtration and circulation. Recent
work has focused on processes such as saturation of available space as a
critical phenomenon. Experiments and models have been developed to
describe saturation processes on surfaces involving particulate matter
as a jamming transition. We report a simple model to describe the time
dependent clogging of a linear array of passable slits from the fully
open to the saturated or clogged state. The results show slit blockage
starting at the slit edges, gradually progressing through growth of
overhangs on the slits and the eventual formation of bridges and cakes
that completely block the slits. We show that the road to saturation of
all slits in the model is characterized by a non-universal scaling law.
The exponent depends on the properties of the filter and the filtrate.
Our model is able to reproduce many of the observed behavior in problems
of filtration and circulation and suggest that by making the slits
somewhat sticky, one may be able to produce effective filtration across
larger times.

\*Research supported by NSF grant of S. Sen
**(7A) PROGRAM OUTLINE**

The Manson Model 2 X-ray Source will be used for multiple R&D purposes
at the X-ray Interferometry Testbed located at Area 200 GSFC. The source
will be used to test X-ray optics in a very long beamline. It is to be
operated in a humidy/temperature controlled shed located at area 200.
X-rays from the source will illuminate optics in a test chamber 147
meters away. Expected X-ray flux at this point is less than 1000
photons/s/cm\^2 with a typical photon energy of 1.5 keV. X-rays passing
through the optics will carry on to a detector 450 meters away where we
expect a typical photon count rate of \~\<100 counts/s. X-rays are fully
contained within the steel walls of the vacuum system and there are no
X-ray windows incorporated in the system.

**(7B) PROCEDURES**

1\. A copy of this document will be posted at the X-ray interfereomtry
Testbed.

2\. Only persons officially approved by the GSFC Radiation Safety
Committee may operate the source.

3\. Eating, drinking, smoking and storage of food, drinks and personal
effects are prohibited at the testbed.

4.  All personnel working in the area where a source is in use shall
    wear radiation dosimeters issued by the Radiation Protection
    Officer. These badges are issued to all approved users who may be
    exposed to radiation in excess of 500 millirem in one year.

5.  X-ray Source will only be used when firmly attached to X-ray
    Beamline and ONLY when there are now Beryllium or other low areal
    density windows attached to the vacuum system. In this case, X-rays
    will not beable to penetrate the vacuum system into the air. X-ray
    Source will only be operated when the source chamber and testbed
    beamline are under vacuum (in fact, the source will not function at
    pressures greater than \~10\^-5 Torr.

6.  If the device is operating and is not attended by an approved user
    during periods when it is in use, the area must be secured (locked)
    so as to be inaccessible to unauthorized personel, including
    janitorial staff.

7\. When not in actual use, the Manson source will be secured in a
locked shed with power disabled. This shed is the "X-ray Source Station"
Shed of the X-ray Interferomtry Testbed located at Area 200.

8\. In the event of mishap such as fire, source rupture or damage,
immediate notification of the Radiation Safety Officer (301-286-7367).

9.  The source shall not be transported for use outside of the
    designated storage/use area (Area 200 X-ray interferomtry Testbed)
    except by or with the authorization of the Radiation Protection
    Officer.

10. No modifications shall be made to the device or its safety
    mechanisms without approval from the RSC.

**(7C) LIST OF USERS**

K C. Gendreau 6-6188 662

C. E. Odell 6-4479 660.2

J. P. Lehan 6-0671 662

L. G. Olsen 6-5135 662

Z. Arzoumanian 6-2547 662

**(7D) FINAL SOURCE DISPOSITION**

When the source is no longer needed, it will be transferred back to
Health and Safety Branch.
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> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>
> June 8, 2005

# VA Gives \$758,000 Grant for Washington Veterans Home

> WASHINGTON -- The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) awarded a grant
> of \$758,000 on June 8, 2005, to the state of Washington for an
> addition to the kitchen at the state veterans home in Spokane.
>
> \"This grant honors our commitment to care for the men and women who
> have served in uniform,\" said the Honorable R. James Nicholson,
> Secretary of Veterans Affairs. "Our federal-state partnership helps to
> provide a comfortable home for some Washington veterans."
>
> The \$758,000 grant will pay up to 65 percent of the cost to expand
> the kitchen addition in Spokane. Overall cost of the project is
> estimated at \$1.1 million.
>
> Washington state also operates veterans homes in Puyallup Valley near
> Orting and Retsil near Port Orchard. The homes are available to
> veterans who currently reside in Washington State and were honorably
> discharged from the U. S. armed forces during both wartime and
> peacetime.
>
> In fiscal year 2004, VA spent more than \$1.6 billion in Washington to
> serve over 632,000 veterans who live in the state. VA operates major
> medical centers in Seattle, Spokane and Walla Walla with outpatient
> clinics and Vet Centers in many locations. VA health care was provided
> to 91,548 people in Washington during 2004.
>
> Further information about Washington's veterans homes is available on
> the Web at
> <http://www.dva.wa.gov/Homes/washington_state_veterans_homes.htm>.
>
> \# \# \#

People wishing to receive e-mail from VA with the latest news releases
and updated fact sheets can subscribe at the following Internet address:

> <http://www.va.gov/opa/pressrel/opalist_listserv.cfm>
**December 15, 2005 Bosque Hydrology Group Meeting**

**Surface-water ↔ Groundwater**

**Identified Issues and Research Needs**

**Contact: Paul_Tashjian@fws.gov 505-248-7958**

**Cottonwood Stress- viability duration of GW\>3-5m depth**

**Russian Olive ET information: ET vs. GW depth vs. GW fluctuations**

**Cottonwood flooding and ET shutdown: test with stable isotopes**

**Cottonwood health and conductivity loads in restored bosque**

**ISC's Riparian Model- add drain detail- ability to vary stage, go dry
and go sub-surface**

**Fate of LFCC: sediment, future operations, and riparian water needs**

**LFCC Operational History (loss plot) vs. vegetative cover changes**

**San Acacia Model and San Antonio Model**

**-historic changes in LAI and effect on water budget**

> **-estimates of riparian ET usage based on latest vegetative cover
> data and corresponding ET data (current models assume all ET in
> riparian is consuming same as dense tamarisk)**

**GW-SW Conjunctive Storage**

**Improving estimates of MRG leakage to GW in the ABQ Basin attributed
to GW pumping**

**Effects of ABQ diversion on GW levels and riparian**

**-locally and downstream**

**Inter Model Correlation of Water Budgets and Water Budget Parameters
(ET values, land cover acreages, diversion amounts, river leakage/gains,
etc.)**

**Planning data for establishment of new riparian communities**

**-Soil texture: potential for water retention**

**-GW flux**

**-GW gradient/ flow**

**-conductivity**

**Natural flow regimes effects on GW levels and flux (in depth and
gradient)**

**[Acronyms]{.underline}**

**GW: groundwater**

**SW: surface water**

**ET: evapotranspiration**

**ISC: NM Interstate Stream Commission**

**LFCC: Low Flow Conveyance Channel**

**LAI: leaf area index**

**MRG: Middle Rio Grande**

**ABQ: Albuquerque**
**POST-SYNTHESIS TREATMENT OF ELECTROCATALYST FOR ENHANCEMENT OF
CATALYTIC ACTIVITY IN POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL.**

[Keytha Payton,]{.underline} Chicago State University.

Mentors

Dr. Asare Nkansah, Chicago State University;

Dr. Nancy Kariuki, Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne

> National Laboratory

** Abstract**

Palladium-copper (Pd-Cu) alloy nanoparticles were prepared by following
an established solution phase method, which involved chemical reduction
of palladium II acetate, and copper II acetate using 2-ethoxyethanol.
Organic molecules, oleic acid and oleylamine, were included in the
synthesis to protect the metal nanoparticles by forming a protective
monolayer on the particle surface and therefore prevent the particles
from coagulation. The organic encapsulated Pd-Cu alloy nanoparticles
were then supported on carbon black to produce desired catalysts. The
nanoparticles exhibited an average diameter of 3 nm. To utilize these
nanoparticles as catalysts requires removing the protective organic
capping molecules from the surface of the nanoparticles. We explored
non-thermal chemical treatment methods to remove the organic capping
molecules bound to the nanoparticle surface. Results showed that the
oleic and oleylamine molecules could be removed through treatment with
ionic amine compounds, such as tretamethylammonium hydroxide and
ammonium hydroxide. In addition, the Pd-Cu alloy nanoparticles were
protected from degradation, during electrochemical testing, by
depositing a thin shell of palladium on existing Pd-Cu alloy
nanoparticles. Transmission electron microscope images showed that
particle sizes were slightly increased after deposition of Palladium.
The catalysts generated in this project have been submitted for
evaluation of electrocatalytic oxygen reduction reaction (ORR)
activities and results, which be reported by others, will be linked to
the post-synthesis treatments reported in this project.
# 2008 National Institutes of Health Special Salary Table #N-14

## Medical Instrument Technician (Echocardiography), GS-649

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

### Annual 

  ----------- ------------ -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -----------
  **Grade**   **Step 1**   **Step   **Step   **Step   **Step   **Step   **Step   **Step   **Step   **Step   **Within
                           2**      3**      4**      5**      6**      7**      8**      9**      10**     Grade
                                                                                                            Amounts**

  **5**       34,139       35,014   35,889   36,764   37,639   38,514   39,389   40,264   42,139   42,014   875

  **6**       38,060       39,036   40,012   40,988   41,964   42,940   43,916   44,892   45,868   46,844   976

  **7**       42,290       43,374   44,458   45,542   46,626   47,710   48,794   49,878   50,962   52,046   1,084

  **8**       **46,839**   48,040   49,241   50,442   51,643   52,844   54,045   55,246   56,447   57,648   1,201

  **9**       **51,738**   53,065   54,392   55,719   57,046   58,373   59700    61,027   62,354   63,681   1,327

  **10**      55,512       56,973   58,434   59,895   61,356   62,817   64,278   65,739   67,200            1,461
  ----------- ------------ -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -------- -----------

Incorporating a 2.50% General Schedule Increase

This payscale supersedes Table #N-13 dated 1/7/07

Effective date: January 6, 2008
May 10, 2006

Dear Colleague:

You may have already seen the article from the Inland Valley Daily
Bulletin, copied below, that alleges that US Customs and Border
Protection is alerting the Mexican government to the locations of
civilian border patrol groups such as the Minutemen.

Please join me in sending a letter to CBP asking their official position
on such groups, including their policies on dealing with the Mexican
government about the presence of these groups. Please contact me or my
Legislative Director, Jay Fahrer, at 5-4465 with any questions or to
cosign by COB, Tuesday, May 16.

Yours very truly,

Scott Garrett

Member of Congress

# US notifying Mexico of civilian border patrol locations

###### Associated Press

**LOS ANGELES -** The U.S. Border Patrol is alerting the Mexican
government to the locations of civilian border patrol groups when the
organizations help detain suspected illegal immigrants or use violence
against them, according to a published report.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesman Mario Martinez told the
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin of Ontario that the policy is meant to
assure the Mexican government that migrants\' rights are being observed.

The policy pertains to groups including the Minuteman Civil Defense
Corps and the Friends of the Border Patrol, a Chino-based nonprofit.

\"It\'s not a secret where the Minuteman volunteers are going to be,\"
Martinez said Monday. \"This \... simply makes two basic statements -
that we will not allow any lawlessness of any type, and that if an alien
is encountered by a Minuteman or arrested by the Minuteman, then we will
allow that government to interview the person.\"

Minuteman members, however, said the Border Patrol\'s policy negates the
private group\'s effectiveness and could endanger their lives.

\"Now we know why it seemed like Mexican officials knew where we were
all the time,\" said Chris Simcox, the organization\'s founder. \"It\'s
unbelievable that our own government agency is sending intelligence to
another country. They are sending intelligence to a nation where
corruption runs rampant, and that could be getting into the hands of
criminal cartels.\"

The Daily Bulletin said it was unable to reach officials with the
Mexican consulate in Washington, D.C. on Monday.

TJ Bonner, president of the Border Patrol agents\' union, said members
have long complained that the Mexican government has undue influence
over U.S. enforcement policies.

\"That\'s not a legitimate role for any foreign nation,\" Bonner said.
# Ronald J. Birk![](media/image1.jpeg){width="8.127777777777778in" height="1.0263888888888888in"}

### Program Director Applied Sciences Program, NASA![](media/image2.jpeg){width="1.46875in" height="1.9527777777777777in"}

Mr. Birk is the Program Director of the Applied Sciences Program in the
Science Mission Directorate at NASA. He is responsible for oversight of
integrated system solutions that use Sun-Earth system science
observations and model forecasts of weather, climate and natural hazards
for national and international applications enabling decision support
through partnerships with federal agencies and national organizations.

Current roles include:

-   Climate Change Technology Program - Chair, Measurement and
    Monitoring Working Grou

-   Climate Change Science Program -- Lead for Synthesis and Assessment
    Reports on Decision Support

-   *ad hoc* Group on Earth Observations -- Alternate U.S.
    Representative to Architecture Team

-   Interagency Working Group on Earth Observations - Co-Lead, Planning
    and Integration Team

-   Commercial Remote Sensing Space Policy -- NASA representative on
    Senior Steering Committee

-   President\'s Initiative Against Illegal Logging - NASA senior
    representative

-   Geospatial One-Stop - NASA representative to Interagency Steering
    Committee

-   Civil Applications Committee - NASA representative

Ron has over 18 years of experience in the development and management of
remote sensing systems and related science and technology research and
development for practical applications to serve society.

Past experience includes serving as a Vice President at Intermap
Technologies, Inc., Manager for Lockheed Martin and Sverdrup
Technologies contractor support to the Commercial Remote Sensing Program
at NASA's Stennis Space Center overseeing over 100 remote sensing
application projects and Supervisor of the Advanced Sensor Development
Laboratory managing the development of airborne remote sensing systems,
including the CAMS and ATLAS multispectral scanners.

Current programs are focused on integrating Earth science into solutions
using Earth observations from spaceborne remote sensing systems, derived
geophysical data products, data access systems, and decision support
tools that assimilate observations and predictions resulting from
Sun-Earth science research.

He received a B.S. in Physics from the University of Notre Dame in 1982.
**[WAYNE D. SHEPPERD]{.underline}** - Research Silviculturist
(Emeritus), USDA Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fort
Collins, Colorado.

> Wayne D. Shepperd retired as a Research Silviculturist, at the U.S.
> Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station in Fort Collins,
> Colorado in January, 2007. He holds a BS in Outdoor Recreation, and MS
> and Ph.D. degrees in Silviculture from Colorado State University. A
> Colorado native, Dr. Shepperd has authored over 100 research
> publications, and is a recognized expert on the ecology, growth, and
> management of Rocky Mountain Forests. His research career included
> fire, fuels, vegetation, and management studies throughout the west.
> Wayne is continuing to pursue these interests as a consultant. In his
> spare time, he enjoys model railroading, cross-country skiing, and
> teasing fish.

Date Revised: 2/5/2007 sw