BEE-spoke-data/govdocs1-by-extension huggingface dataset:
WORKSHOP QUESTIONS

1.  Scale: How would you categorize the scale of the map? Is there
    anything unusual about this? Why?

2.  Orientation: What is the orientation of this map? Is there anything
    unusual about this? Why?

3.  Graphic representation: What is the nature of the graphic
    representation? How does it advance the map's message?

4.  Selectivity: What is shown/ not shown? Are there major blank spaces?
    What types of place names are shown? Who made the map? When was it
    made? Who was the intended audience? Is there any bias in the
    selectivity?

5.  Context: What does the map say about the revealing of the western
    part of North America?

STUDY MAPS

1.  John Farrer (1550-1657). *A Map of Virginia Discovered to ye Hills.
    Domina Virginia Farrer* \[London, 1667\]. Hand colored engraved map.
    Geography and Map Division.

2.  Robert Sayer (1752-1794). *Course of the River Mississippi, from the
    Balise to Fort Chartres; taken on an expedition to the Illinois, in
    the latter end of the year 1765. By Lieut. Ross of the 34^th^
    regiment: Improved from the surveys of that river made by the
    French*. London, 1772. Hand colored engraved map. Geography and Map
    Division.

3.  Charles Preuss (1803-1854). *Map of an Exploring Expedition to the
    Rocky Mountains in the year 1842 and to Oregon & North California in
    the Years 1843-44. By Brevet Capt. J.C. Fremont of the Corps of
    Topographical Engineers under the orders of Col. J.J. Abert, Chief
    of the Topographical Bureau*. \[Washington, D.C.: 1845\] Geography
    and Map Division.

4.  Gouverneur K. Warren (1830-1882). *Map of the Territory of the
    United States from the Mississippi to the Pacific Ocean; ordered by
    Jeff'n Davis, Secretary of War to accompany the reports of the
    explorations for a railroad route. Compiled from authorized
    explorations and other reliable data by G.K. Warren ... under the
    direction of W.H. Emory in 1854 and of A.A. Humphreys 1854-5-6-7.*
    \[Washington, D.C. 1858?\]. Geography and Map Division.
**In Search Of...**

**ACTIVITY**

**Part 1: The Hunt for the Missing Planet**

The Titius-Bode law resulted in the need to discover a "missing planet"
between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter. Baron von Zach had spent years
searching for this planet. The method that Zach used was tedious. Using
a telescope, each star that was not on Zach's star chart was checked on
successive nights to determine if it had moved. If the position of the
star moved with respect to the other "known" stars on his chart, it
could be the missing planet. Since the star charts at the time were not
accurate, many had to be checked and double-checked. Zach was not
successful in finding the missing planet.

**Part 2: The Celestial Police**

In the late 1790s, Zach met with French astronomers Joseph Lalande and
Johann Bode and determined that a more systematic approach was in order.
In 1800, Zach held a meeting with Johann Schroeter, Karl Harding,
Heinrich Olbers, Ferdinand von Ende, and Johann Gildemeister to
determine a plan. Since all of the known planets were located along the
**ecliptic**, this section of the sky was divided up into 24 zones. The
astronomers dubbed themselves the "Celestial Police," whose goal was to
find this elusive planet. Each member of the newly formed group was to
observe one zone in detail. They soon realized that they needed to
recruit additional police officers for the task. They invited other
European astronomers to participate. "Each member was to draw up a star
chart for his zone, extending to the smallest telescopic stars, and
through repeated examination of the sky was to confirm the unchanging
state of his district, or the presence of each wandering foreign guest."
(Hoskin, 1992).
[http://www.astropa.unipa.it/versione_inglese/Hystory/BODE%27S_LAW.htm](http://www.astropa.unipa.it/versione_inglese/Hystory/BODE'S_LAW.htm)

**Part 3: Astronomers Most Wanted**

Now it's your turn. View the following [star maps](../star_chart.pdf)
and try to find the missing planet. Answer the question, "How can I find
a missing planet amongst the stars?" This is the same type of question
that the Celestial Police asked. There are four star charts that make up
half of the nighttime sky. There is one missing planet found in these
charts. You will be able to identify the missing planet by finding the
"star" (dot) that moves with respect to the constellations from one
night to the next shown night. Once you have found the missing planet,
use a clean copy of a star chart and indicate the path that the missing
planet follows. Then make a prediction as to the path that this body
will continue to follow.

**Part 4: Failure?**

The Celestial Police failed at their systematic attempt at finding the
missing planet. It was the newest member of these sky cops, an Italian
monk, Giuseppe Piazzi, who finally discovered a small new world.
However, he was not sure what he discovered! Learn more about this
discovery by reading "[It Was a Dark and Starry
Night](../../../../../DawnCommunity/flashbacks/fb_04.pdf)."
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May 12, 2006

Dear Mr. Williams:

As a former United States Postal Service employee directly involved in
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##### **Appraisal Letter to Surviving Entity**

*Date*

*(insert name and address)*

Subject: Stock appraisal for (*insert bank name, city, state*)

> Application Control Number

Dear Mr. or Ms. (*insert name*):

We understand that the dissenting shareholders, (*insert names or
enclose a list*), and (*insert bank name, city, state*), have not
reached a mutually agreed upon value for their stock, resulting from the
merger of (*insert bank name*), into (*insert surviving entity name*).
The Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has completed its appraisal of the
dissenting shares of stock. Pursuant to 12 U.S.C. § (*insert proper
legal cite*), the OCC has determined that the value of the stock to be
\$(*insert amount*) per share, as of (*insert date*). The report of
appraisal is enclosed.

The appraised value as noted above shall be final and binding on all
parties in accordance with the provisions of 12 U.S.C. § (insert proper
legal cite).

The statute also requires the resulting entity bank to pay the OCC's
expenses in conducting the appraisal. Accordingly, we have enclosed an
invoice in the amount of \$(*insert amount*). We also have notified the
dissenting shareholders of the results of the appraisal (*insert if
appropriate*: and have requested them to pay their portion of the OCC's
appraisal fee).

Sincerely,

*Name*

#### Title

Enclosures: Appraisal Report

> Appraisal Fee Invoice
October 21, 2008

Mary Mitchell Dunn

Deputy General Counsel

Credit Union National Association

Washington, D.C. 20007-1082

Re: [Attorney-Client Privilege]{.underline}

Dear Ms. Dunn:

I am writing in response to your recent letter concerning whether a
credit union has the ability to assert the attorney-client privilege
against NCUA. You have asked whether a recent NCUA letter No. 06-1134
opines that, given the addition of Section 205(j), 12 U.S.C. §205(j), to
the Federal Credit Union Act ("FCUA") the privilege is no longer
available to credit unions.

We do not believe that the addition of Section 205(j) to the FCUA
eliminates the ability of a credit union to assert the attorney-client
privilege. In fact, that section protects the credit union's ability to
assert the privilege as to third parties even when it provides an NCUA
examiner a privileged document. NCUA opinion letter No. 06-1134 is
consistent with this view.

Our position regarding access to credit union records has not changed.
Pursuant to the FCUA and NCUA's Rules and Regulations, NCUA examiners
are permitted complete access to the books and records of a credit
union. [See]{.underline} 12 U.S.C. §1756; 1784; 12 C.F.R. §741.1. Our
opinion letter points out that NCUA previously permitted credit unions
to withhold records covered by the attorney-client privilege because we
recognized that courts might treat release of such privileged
information to NCUA as a waiver of the privilege as to a third party.
That possibility has been eliminated because of the addition of Section
205(j) to the FCUA. Accordingly, NCUA will no longer permit credit
unions to withhold privileged documents because of an assertion that
producing them will waive a privilege as to a third party.

This does not mean that it is no longer possible for a credit union to
assert the attorney-client privilege against NCUA. However, our
experience has been that the waiver of privilege as to a third party was
almost always the reason for asserting privilege in the past. That
possibility has been eliminated by Section 205(j).

Mary Mitchell Dunn

October 21, 2008

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I trust this responds to your concerns. Should you have any questions,
please contact me or John K. Ianno.

Sincerely,

/S/

> Robert M. Fenner
>
> General Counsel
# **Certification of Native American Handcrafts**

Please authenticate below the origin of products receives from your
company. This certification is necessary to ensure that is in compliance
with Truth-in-Marketing laws concerning Native American arts and crafts.
Should any questions arise, this letter will be kept on file as proof of
authenticity and will be made available to the National Park Service or
other authorities. Items that are authentic Indian arts and crafts
should be labeled appropriately as authentic in accordance with 36 CFR
51, Authentic Native Handicrafts (copy attached) to avoid confusion. If
any items being purchased do not meet the guidelines that define
"authentic Indian arts and crafts" or "Indian products" under Arizona or
Federal laws *(see copies of A.R.S. 44-1231, 44-1231.01 -- 1231.05; 18
U.S.C. 1159; and 25 U.S.C. 305e. attached)*, please ensure that they are
invoiced separately and the invoice marked accordingly to avoid
confusion. Copies of relevant sections of these laws and related
regulations are enclosed.

Non-authentic Indian

My company supplies with the following items: arts and crafts or

(attach additional sheets if needed) Non-Indian product



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If any of the above items do not meet the "authentic Indian arts and
crafts" or "Indian product" criteria, please indicate the exceptions by
marking the appropriate box above. **Complete the Certification of
Native American Handcrafts by signing below and returning it to in the
envelope provided.**

Thank you in advance for your cooperation and prompt reply.

\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\--

**I certify that the items listed above meet the "authentic Indian arts
and crafts" and "Indian product" criteria (unless otherwise noted), and
are labeled appropriately as authentic in accordance 36 CFR 51,
Authentic Native Handicrafts. Furthermore, I understand that goods that
are not "authentic Indian arts and crafts" or not "Indian products" must
be invoiced separately and the invoice marked accordingly.**

**Business**

**Name:** **Date:**

**(Print Legibly)**

**By:**

**(Signature)**
**Before the**

**Federal Communications Commission**

**Washington, D.C. 20554**

In the Matter of )

)

HOUSTON 936 SMR, INC. )

)

Request for Waiver of Construction Requirement )

For 900 MHz MTA License, )

Call Sign KNNY 252, Houston, Texas )

)

**MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER**

**Adopted: January 16, 2001 Released: January 23, 2001**

By the Commission:

1\. The Commission has before it an Application for Review, filed on
September 30, 1999, by Houston 936 SMR, Inc. (Houston).[^1] Houston
seeks review of an order by the Chief, Policy and Rules Branch (Branch),
Commercial Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau denying
Houston's Request for Waiver of Construction Requirement For 900 MHz MTA
License, Call Sign KNNY 252, Houston, Texas.[^2]

2\. Houston presents no new arguments in its Application for Review, and
we see nothing in the arguments Houston has made that would lead us to
change the Branch\'s decision. We note that since it filed its request
with the Branch for extension of the three-year buildout deadline,
Houston has elected to provide \"substantial service\" at the five-year
mark, thus obviating the need for the extension of the earlier deadline.
To the extent that Houston also sought an extension by the Branch of its
five-year deadline, which falls on August 12, 2001, we conclude that
Houston failed to show that compliance with the requirement is
impracticable or that a waiver would otherwise be in the public
interest. We therefore affirm the Branch\'s decision for the reasons
stated therein.

3\. ACCORDINGLY, IT IS ORDERED that, pursuant to Section 5(c)(5) of the
Communications Act, as amended, 47 U.S.C. § 155(c)(5), and Section
1.115(g) of the Commission\'s rules, 47 C.F.R. § 1.115(g), the
Application for Review filed by Houston 936 SMR, Inc. on September 30,
1999, in the above-captioned proceeding IS DENIED.

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Magalie Roman Salas

Secretary

[^1]: ^?^ Application for Review of Houston 936 SMR, Inc., filed
    September 30, 1999.

[^2]: *See* In the Matter of Houston 936 SMR, Inc., *Memorandum Opinion
    and Order*, 15 FCC Rcd. 6722 (WTB 1999).
***Disaster News***![](media/image1.png){width="1.5847222222222221in"
height="0.7277777777777777in"}

***Loans for Homeowners, Renters and Businesses of All Sizes***

**SBA Disaster Assistance -- Field Operations Center- East -- 101
Marietta Street, NW, Suite 700, Atlanta, GA 30303**

**Release Date:** February 19, 2008 **Contact:** Michael Lampton

**Release Number:** 08-249 MA 11158/11159 **Phone:** 404-331-0333

**SBA'S DEADLINE TO APPLY**

**FOR PHYSICAL DAMAGE DISASTER LOANS IS MARCH 25**

**ATLANTA --** The U.S. Small Business Administration is reminding
homeowners, renters, businesses and non-profit organizations that one
month remains to submit disaster loan applications for damage caused by
a fire in the City of Lawrence on January 21, 2008. **The deadline to
file an application for physical damage is [March 25.]{.underline}**

The declaration covers Essex County and the adjacent counties of
Middlesex and Suffolk in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts; and
Hillsborough and Rockingham counties in the state of New Hampshire.

Homeowners and renters are eligible for loans up to \$40,000 to replace
personal property such as furniture, appliances and clothing. Loans up
to \$200,000 are available to homeowners to repair or replace damaged or
destroyed real estate. Loans to businesses of all sizes and non-profit
organizations are available up to \$1.5 million to repair damage to real
estate, machinery, equipment and inventory. Economic Injury Disaster
Loans are also available to small businesses unable to pay bills or meet
operating expenses because of the disaster.

Interest rates are as low as 2.750 percent for homeowners and renters
and 4.000 percent for businesses with terms up to 30 years. Loan amounts
and terms are set by the SBA and are based upon each applicant's
financial condition.

Additionally, disaster victims with insurance should not wait for a
settlement before applying to the SBA. If a victim does not know how
much of their loss will be covered by insurance or other sources, the
SBA will consider making a loan for the total loss up to its loan
limits, provided the borrower agrees to use insurance proceeds to reduce
or repay their SBA loan.

The SBA program information is available by calling the SBA's Customer
Service Center at\
1-800-659-2955 (or 1-800-877-8339 for the hearing impaired) Monday
through Friday from\
8 a.m. to 9 p.m. EST and Saturday and Sunday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Business loan applications may be downloaded from
[www.sba.gov](http://www.sba.gov/) Applications may be returned to the
Disaster Loan Outreach Center or mailed to: U. S. Small Business
Administration, Processing and Disbursement Center, 14925 Kingsport
Road, Fort Worth, Texas, 76155.

**The application deadline for physical damage is [March 25,
2008]{.underline}; the deadline for economic injury applications is
[October 27, 2008]{.underline}.**

**\# \# \#**

**For more information about the SBA's Disaster Loan Programs, visit
[www.sba.gov.](http://www.sba.gov/services/disasterassistance)**
**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:**

Tammi Schone - (605) 352-1102

**SENECA RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT AWARDED FEDERAL FUNDS**\
**[*USDA Rural Development Funds Assist With the Purchase of Emergency
Equipment*\
]{.underline}**

**(Seneca, South Dakota -- December 15, 2005)** Les Boehmer, Acting
State Director for USDA Rural Development in South Dakota, today
presented Seneca Rural Fire Protection District with a community
facility economic impact initiative grant in the amount of \$2,250
purchase fire fighting equipment.

"The equipment will better prepare the district in the event of
emergencies and improve safety measurements for the community and
surrounding area," said Boehmer.

The fire department is in need of new hoses and nozzles for their trucks
and they have never had a chop type saw for metal cutting when getting
people out of accidents. The federal funding will be leveraged with an
applicant contribution of \$750 to purchase fire fighting equipment
including hoses, nozzles, and a chop saw.

"The Seneca Volunteer Fire Department would like to accept this grant
money. It is sometimes hard to keep a small department going, however,
with the assistance and other resources, we can get things done," said
Jim Bitzer, Fire Chief for the Seneca Rural Fire Protection District.

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

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

**- USDA -**
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height="1.3576388888888888in"}

> ![](media/image2.jpeg){width="0.7284722222222222in"
> height="0.9284722222222223in"}

**[Hamilton Grange Move Update - January 10, 2008]{.underline}**

The National Park Service (NPS) is pleased to announce that we are
proceeding with the relocation of Hamilton Grange National Memorial to
its new site in St. Nicholas Park.

We have selected a final move route for the relocation of the Grange via
Convent Avenue and 141^st^ Street. The Grange will be moved in one piece
by lifting the building from its current location and moving the
structure onto Convent Avenue to begin its short but historic journey to
its new St. Nicholas Park location. Vehicular and pedestrian traffic
will have to be re-routed at specific times during the move and as soon
as we have the details we'll share them with the community.

Work in St. Nicholas Park, such as construction fencing, selected tree
removal and foundation excavation, has begun. We expect the actual move
of the Grange to occur by approximately March 2008.

We appreciate your patience and cooperation and are committed to
minimizing construction inconvenience before, during and after the move
of Hamilton Grange. As the project progresses and additional information
becomes available, we will communicate to property owners on or directly
affected by the move route.

If you have any questions, please contact the site supervisor, Albert
Atchison, at 212-666-1640. To receive move updates via email or to send
us questions and comments, please visit
[[www.nps.gov/hagr]{.underline}](http://www.nps.gov/hagr_). You may also
write to us at the following address:

**Hamilton Grange National Memorial**

**287 Convent Avenue**

**New York, NY 10031**
Task Description:

Firm shall send a check in the amount of \$17,500.00 to support the 2007
International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE) Meeting,
September, 2007 in Mexico City.

The contact person and address is listed below:

Mauricio Hernandez Avila

General Director

National Institute of Public Health of Mexico

Av. Universidad 655 Col. Santa Maria Ahuacatitlan

Mexico 62508

Tel (+52) 777 3293030 al 32

Fax (+52) 777 3112472

Check made payable to: 2007 International Society for Environmental
Epidemiology (ISEE) Meeting

\[Preparer: Kimberly Peterson, NIH/NIEHS, 919-541-7621\]
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  Laboratory                  Idaho National Engineering and
                              Environmental Laboratory (INEEL)

  Laboratory Organizational   Environmental and Energy Sciences
  Unit                        

  Project Title               Surface Ionization Mass Spectrometry

  Principal Investigator      J. Delmore, Ph.D.
  --------------------------- -------------------------------------------

Description of Work:

> The main function of this program is to gain fundamental knowledge of
> why some materials, when heated to the volatilization temperature,
> emit ions rather than neutrals. We have studied three main areas of
> ion emitters: pre-formed ion emitters, molten glass ion emitters and
> chemically reactive ion emitters. Years ago our fundamental studies
> with pre-formed ion emitters identified an ion emission process for
> the perrhenate anion that has proven to be a superior projectile in an
> ion gun for lifting large adsorbed molecules intact from a surface so
> they can be analyzed by mass spectrometry. The only drawback has been
> low intensity. Research with chemically reactive ion emitters has
> recently demonstrated a process that scales the perrhenate anion beam
> intensity up by two orders of magnitude.

Relevance to Counter Terrorism:

> We have programs with the military for the analysis of a wide variety
> of chemical warfare agents adsorbed onto soil, rocks, paint chips and
> the like. The analyses are performed with a secondary ion mass
> spectrometer utilizing the perrhenate anion from the ion emitter spun
> out from the work described above. We were funded by the non-stockpile
> program to install an instrument in the "live agent lab" at Dugway
> where many tests have been performed with live agents on a wide range
> of substrates. These programs have been highly successful, the major
> drawback being the low intensity of the primary beam. We are currently
> attempting to get funding to engineer the chemically reactive
> perrhenate emitter into a viable ion gun so that the analyses of the
> chemical warfare agents can be conducted with higher sensitivity.
\-\-\--Original Message\-\-\-\--

From: Tim Autrey
\[[[mailto:timmautrey@bellsouth.net]{.underline}](mailto:timmautrey@bellsouth.net)\]

Sent: Saturday, March 19, 2005 4:40 PM

To: comments@taxreformpanel.gov

Subject: Fair Tax

Ladies and Gentlemen

Everyone that I have a chance to educate about the fair tax agrees with
the plan. The problem is most people either haven\'t heard about it or
have been given the lies the Socialists are spouting to crush this
effort. I must say when I hear most of the proponents on the talking
head shows they are VERY uneducated about the details of the plan (these
were congressmen and senators for crying out loud). You may only get one
shot to grab these people with the truth and advantage of the Fair Tax.
When you put someone who can\'t answer the elementary questions on
national TV the average person turns a deaf ear the next time the issue
is mentioned. The biggest lie you need to address is the socialists tout
that well 7% state and 23% Federal is more than most of there
constituents are paying now. This is misleading at best and evil lying
as usual. You must get the people thinking in terms of consumption and
not income. Hire the best marketing firm in the nation and promote this
like Nike would a new shoe. If this generation can defeat the IRS and
Income taxes it will be as great a victory for the future of this
country as the last generation defeating the Nazi\'s. And for crying out
loud call the Socialists for what they are! Stop playing Nicey nice with
those bastards. Kennedy, shummer, fienstien, boxer and the like will
never like you or compromise their agendas. We sent you there to defeat
their agendas not work with them!!! You have a unique opportunity to
reverse the socialism of the past 40 years. AND put in place a tax
system that will save the social security system and take this country
to heights never before seen. Forget \"fixing\" social security!
Consentrate on The Fair Tax! Then you won\'t need to worry about the
paultry pittance SS will be handing

out. People will have their own \$.
**Evidence-Based Disease Prevention Program**

**Lead Organization:** Colorado Department of Public Health &
Environment

**State Unit on Aging:** Colorado Department of Human Services

**Title:** Healthy Aging Partnership Project

**Project Period:** September 30, 2006 to July 31, 2009

**Health Unit Contact: Aging Unit Contact:**

Rachel Oys Jeanette Hensley

4300 Cherry Creek Drive South 1575 Sherman Street

Denver, CO 80246 Denver, CO 80203

\(303\) 692-2505 (303) 866-2800

**Project Overview**

The Colorado State Unit on Aging (SUA) and the Colorado Department of
Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) in collaboration with the
Consortium for Older Adult Wellness (COAW) support this three year
Health Aging Partnership Project. The goal is to expand the existing
infrastructure of the partnership of the SUA, CDPHE, and COAW to
implement and sustain the delivery of evidence-based prevention programs
through community aging service providers**.**

The objectives are to:

-   Create a sustainable delivery system for the training,
    implementation, technical support and fidelity oversight of the
    Chronic Disease Self-Management Program (CDSMP) and "A Matter of
    Balance" Program

-   Modify significant factors caused by chronic diseases or conditions
    in a minimum of 68% of participants who enroll in the CDSMP or "A
    Matter of Balance" program by the project's end

**Target Population**

Individuals over 60 including low income, underserved, and racial/ethnic
minorities

**Anticipated Outcomes**

-   Expand accessibility for older adults to the CDSMP and other
    evidence-based programs (EBP)

-   Embed an EBP service system into three regional health service
    providers that collaborate with regional communities for training,
    networking, and resource sharing

-   Expected participant reach of 3,500 in CDSMP/Matter of Balance

**Evaluation**

The SUA plans to conduct both a process and a product evaluation. The
product evaluation will address the results that can be attributed to
the project, as well as the extent to which the project has satisfied
its desired objectives. The process evaluation will focus on how the
project was conducted, in terms of consistency with the stated action
plan and the effectiveness of the various activities within the work
plan.

**Involvement of Community-Based Organizations**

Caring for Colorado, Colorado Parks & Recreation, Catholic Charities
Archdiocese of Denver, La Salud Community Health Center, and others.
**MEDICAL RISK STRATIFICATION (MRS) USING CATERPILLAR'S PROCEED^TM^
TECHNOLOGY**

James Mason^1^, [Meredith Cler^1^, Gabriel Hart^1^]{.underline}, Anthony
Grichnik^2\*^

Chris Nikolopoulos^1\*^,Bradley University^1^, Department of Computer
Science, Peoria, IL 61625, Caterpillar Inc.^2^,Tech Center, Mossville,
IL 61552, <chris@bumail.bradley.edu>

Data Mining has applications in virtually every area of *science*,
*business*, *engineering, medicine* and *education*. It is extensively
used to solve many important and current problems, which defy solution
by traditional techniques.

Very large amounts of critical business data have been stored in
computer systems and the volume is growing exponentially. Even so, the
chasm between the generation of data and our understanding of what these
data mean is constantly increasing. It is not easy to extract implicit
information and knowledge from data sets, and the larger the data set,
the more difficult this task becomes. Being rich in data and information
too often finds us poor in knowledge and lacking in wisdom.

In this project, Data Mining technology is used to build models for the
health risk stratification of individuals in a corporate environment.
Cancer, stroke, cardio vascular disease and diabetes were the diseases
of focus. Caterpillar's experience has shown that available public
health risk models vary widely in terms of predictive accuracy. The
graph below demonstrates the degree of disagreement between two public
risk models for the same preventable disease. Clearly this degree of
disagreement between public experts calls the efficacy of the models
into question.

![](media/image1.wmf){width="3.0833333333333335in"
height="2.31875in"}Ongoing collaborative research between Caterpillar
and Bradley University's Intelligent Systems Laboratory is working to
align the knowledge found in public experts to increase the accuracy of
these disease risk stratification approaches. Results to date are very
encouraging, as demonstrated by the gains achieved in accurate
assessment of disease risk shown above.

PROCEED is the platform used for model development. PROCEED^TM^ is
Caterpillar's patent-pending process to convert large quantities of data
and information into knowledge and action. The student researchers from
Bradley's Intelligent Systems Laboratory work with Caterpillar technical
and medical staff to expand current prototypes in the MRS space,
assemble more complex test sets, and evaluate system performance against
established industry benchmarks.

There are five data sources available for creating the learning set. Of
these, three are combined to provide attributes relevant to constructing
improved MRS models. These are the Diagnostic Code (ICD9) data set,
Treatment Codes (CPT) data set, and Prescription Drugs Codes data set.
Because of the high dimensionality of these data sets, various
dimensionality reduction and feature selection algorithms are applied to
the data sets. This reduces the noise in the classification accuracy of
the new models that irrelevant attributes can introduce.
Dockets Management Branch (HFA-305)

Food and Drug Administration

5630 Fishers Lane, Room 1061

Rockville, MD 20852

Attention: Docket No. 02N-0275

Dear Sir or Madam:

**Subject: Bioterrorism Act**

I am writing in regard to the pending United States Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) Bioterrorism Act under Title III Subtitle A. This
pending legislation appears to leave several questions unanswered and we
have several concerns. Under Section 303 of this Act, food may be
'detained if an officer or qualified employee finds credible evidence or
information indicating an article presents a threat of serious adverse
health consequences or death to humans or animals.' This 'credible
evidence' does not appear to provide substantial information on what is
viewed as credible by the FDA inspector. We recognize that the FDA is
attempting to prevent intentional contaminant acts that could impact
people or animals; however, this vague wording also provides inspectors
with the ability to randomly halt a shipment due to what they view as
credible evidence of a contaminant without substantial proof that one
actually exists.

For example, as a transportation company, we ship a variety of
commodities in our trailers for delivery across the United States and
Canada. According to According to 21 CFR 110.93, Current Good
Manufacturing Practice in Manufacturing, Packing, or Holding;
Warehousing and Distribution: 'Storage and transportation of finished
food shall be under conditions that will protect food against physical,
chemical, and microbial contamination as well as against deterioration
of the food and the container.' Our company feels that this means that
food items may be shipped with chemicals in accordance with all
segregation requirements of 49 CFR 177 Subparts B and C as long as they
are [protected]{.underline} against contamination. The cargo in our
trailers is contained in its own packages or in the event of hazardous
materials, contained in packages or containers that meet performance
specifications stipulated by the United States Department of
Transportation (USDOT), as well as segregated according to required
USDOT protocols, thereby, inherently providing [protection]{.underline}
for each item from adversely 'contaminating' one another. However, it is
our experience as a Less Than Truckload carrier, that there is much
consignee, shipper, and FDA inspector disagreement with applicability of
FDA and USDOT regulations during transportation.

We ship food with chemicals on the same trailer in compliance with the
above-mentioned, accepted protocols and existing, approved regulations.
We understand that the USDOT has primacy concerning transportation of
food and chemicals over the road; however, the FDA wishes to ensure the
safe transportation as well. We would like a clarification on this
'credible evidence' policy as well as a written interpretation of the
prescribed USDOT preemptive regulations from the FDA regarding the
shipping of food with chemicals in the same trailer.

If you have any questions regarding this issue, please contact me at
800-257-0427, x-6498.

Sincerely,

Rick Van Gemert, ARM, CPEA

Hazardous Materials Supervisor
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All the big corporations depreciate their possessions, and you can, too,
provided you use them for business purposes. For example, if you
subscribe to the Wall Street Journal, a business-related newspaper, you
can deduct the cost of your house, because, in the words of U.S. Supreme
Court Chief Justice Warren Burger in a landmark 1979 tax decision:
\"Where else are you going to read the paper? Outside? What if it
rains?\"

\-- Dave Barry, \"Sweating Out Taxes\"
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\(b\) *Content of certification.* The certification should include:

\(1\) The number of credit hours or clock hours in which the individual
is enrolled;

\(2\) The amount of the cost of tuition, fees, books, laboratory fees,
and shop fees for consumable materials used as part of classroom or
laboratory instruction which the individual will incur during the period
of enrollment; and

\(3\) The beginning and ending dates of the period of enrollment.
(Authority: 10 U.S.C. 2142)

\(c\) *Length of certification.* A school should not certify more than
one term, quarter or semester at a time. (Authority: 10 U.S.C. 2141)
(Approved by the Office of Management and Budget under control number
2900-0073)

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# Response to request for comments by the Federal Tax Reform Panel 

# on Feb. 16, 2005

Minghu Sheila Yao

1332 Stoneybrook Drive

Tucker, GA 30084

sheila_yao2000@yahoo.com

Feb. 26, 2005

Individual Submission to Federal Tax Reform Panel

Every year, billions of dollars are spent on preparation of taxes,
filing or following up, sending refunds out or collecting tax penalties.

The tax codes have become so complicated that it is almost impossible to
file the taxes without making any mistakes. And mistakes mean more time
and money to correct them.

Even accountants don't like to file their own taxes either as tax laws
change year by year. To accommodate the needs to filing tax, there are
all kinds of training classes and software that just focus on taxes. And
these humongous efforts and resources could have been used in more
productive way to contribute to the growth of economy.

It is said that everyone is equal before God, but not equal before
taxes.

Different tax codes are used to benefit different segments of society,
which has added more inequality among people. And it has also created
unnecessary friction between different segments of society and each
segment always complains that tax codes benefit other people, like
estate tax, dividend tax, capital gain tax, just to name a few.

And people who make deals in cash in daily life don't pay taxes.
Examples like black market deals. Companies move businesses overseas so
that they can avoid paying taxes, which is harming economy here.

I heard on the news that two brothers lived on family farm of over 100
acres, which their grandparents bought long time ago. As cities grow,
their farm sits right in the middle of it and property value has
increased dramatically. When one brother died, the other brother
inherited the land, but estate tax was so high that he couldn't afford
it but had to sell his farm.

And property tax is sometimes used as the only source of government
income in some places, like Atlanta. If government needs money to
increase the pay rate of government employees, tax the property owners;
if government needs to fix the sewage problem, tax the property owners
some more.

And businesses are moving somewhere else to avoid being taxes right and
left by the government.

For this reason, I would rather drive 20 miles to work instead of living
in town as I feel I will become the 'source of income' for the city
government.

90 years ago, income tax started as using a flat tax rate. Today, it has
grown into a monster, which requires at least a BA degree in accounting
just to prepare the personal income tax. We don't want to repeat what
was already tried 90 years ago.

We need to get rid of the complicated tax system and liberate Americans
from filing taxes.
***Data Format Working Group: Second Meeting***

**March 31 & April 1, 2003**

***Conference Rooms A1 & A2, Neuroscience Center***

***6001 Executive Boulevard***

***Rockville, Maryland***

**ROSTER**

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**Stephen C. Strother (Chair)**

VA Medical Center

International Neuroimaging Consortium (11P)

One Veterans Drive

Minneapolis, MN 55417

Phone: (612) 725-2000 x4790

Email: <steve@neurovia.umn.edu>

# John Ashburner 

Functional Imaging Laboratory

12 Queen Square

London WC1N 3BG, UK.

Phone: +44 (0)20 78337491 or +44 (0)20 78373611 x4381

Fax: +44 (0) 20 78131420

Email: <john@fil.ion.ucl.ac.uk>

# Robert W. Cox 

National Institute of Mental Health, NIH

Building 10, Room 1D80

Bethesda, MD 20892

Phone: (301) 594-9196

Email: <rwcox@codon.nih.gov>

# Kate Fissell

University of Pittsburgh, LRDC

3939 O\'Hara St.

Pittsburgh PA 15260

Phone: (412) 624-5279

Fax: (412) 624-9149

Email: <fissell+@pitt.edu>

# Christian Haselgrove

Center for Morphometric Analysis

Massachusetts General Hospital

Building 149, 13th St.

Charlestown, MA 02129

Phone: (617) 726-6018

Email: <ch@cma.mgh.harvard.edu>

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**John W. Haller**

National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering

National Institutes of Health, DHHS

6707 Democracy Blvd., Suite 200

Bethesda, MD 20892-2077

Phone: (301) 451-4780

Fax: (301) 480-4973

Email: hallerj@mail.nih.gov

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National Institute of Mental Health

6001 Executive Blvd., Room 7202

Bethesda, MD 20892-9645

Phone: (301) 443-3563

Fax: (301) 443-1731

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Silicon Graphics, Inc.

SGI 41-3-405, 1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy

Mountain View CA 94043-1351

Phone: (650) 933-7512

Fax: (650) 932-0332

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Department of Radiology

Research Imaging Center

University of Texas Health Science Center

7703 Floyd Curl Drive

San Antonio, TX 78229-3900

Phone: (210) 567-8100

Fax: (210) 567-8152

Email: <jlancaster@uthscsa.edu>

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National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

6001 Executive Blvd., Room 2110B

Bethesda, MD 20892-9523

Phone: (301) 496-3108

Email: <liuyuan2@ninds.nih.gov>

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Laboratory of Neuro Imaging

Department of Neurology, Room 4-238

710 Westwood Plaza

Los Angeles, CA 90095-1769

Phone: (310) 206-2101

Fax: (310) 206-5518

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Oxford University Centre for Functional MRI of the Brain

John Radcliffe Hospital, Headington,

Oxford OX3 9DU, UK

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Dartmouth College

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Hanover, New Hampshire 03755

Phone: (603) 646-2952

Fax: (603) 646-1181

Email: Jeffrey.B.Woodward@dartmouth.edu
The IGS Global Data Center at the CDDIS -- an Update

Carey Noll

*NASA GSFC, Greenbelt MD, USA*

Maurice Dube

*Raytheon Information Technology and Scientific Services, Greenbelt MD,
USA*

**Summary**

The Crustal Dynamics Data Information System (CDDIS) has served as a
global data center for the International GPS Service (IGS) since its
start in June 1992, providing on-line access to data from over 160 sites
on a daily basis. This paper will present information about the GPS and
GLONASS data and products archive at the CDDIS. General information
about the system and its support of other international space geodesy
services (the ILRS, IVS, and DPE) will also be discussed.

# 1 Background

The Crustal Dynamics Data Information System (CDDIS) was established in
1982 as a dedicated data bank to archive and distribute all Crustal
Dynamics Project-acquired data and information about these data. Today,
the CDDIS continues to serve as the NASA archive and distribution center
for space geodesy data, particularly GPS, GLONASS, laser, DORIS and VLBI
data. Most data sets are accessible to scientists through ftp and the
World Wide Web (WWW); general information about all data is accessible
via the WWW.

The CDDIS has served as a global data center for the International GPS
Service (IGS) since its start in June 1992, providing on-line access to
GPS data from nearly 160 sites on a daily basis as well as the products
derived by the IGS Analysis Centers from these data. In 1998, the CDDIS
was selected to serve as a global data center for the International
GLONASS Experiment (IGEX-98), as well as a data center for the
International Laser Ranging Service (ILRS) and the International VLBI
Service for Geodesy and Astrometry (IVS).

# 2 Recent Developments

The on-line archive of GPS data at the CDDIS consists of daily GPS data
in RINEX format from Jan. 01, 1998 through the present. Older GPS data
are stored off-line and can be requested for on-line access. The staff
is currently migrating these data to CD-ROM with plans to populate a
600-platter jukebox in the near future. Once this hardware is
operational, the entire GPS archive of the CDDIS will be accessible
on-line.

The CDDIS began archiving hourly, 30-second GPS data in 1998; these data
are available within minutes after the end of the hour and are retained
on-line for three days. The same data in the form of the daily "classic"
IGS data product continue to be available for all sites supplying hourly
data.

In 1998, the CDDIS expanded its archive to include GLONASS data and
products in support of IGEX-98; the CDDIS proposes to continue this
activity under the auspices of the International GLONASS Service --
Pilot Project.

# 3 Contact Information

To obtain more information about the CDDIS, contact:

> Ms. Carey E. Noll Phone: (301) 614-6542
>
> Manager, CDDIS FAX: (301) 614-5970
>
> Code 920.1 E-mail: *noll@cddis.gsfc.nasa.gov*
>
> NASA GSFC WWW: *http://cddisa.gsfc.nasa.gov*
>
> Greenbelt, MD 20771
>
> USA