BEE-spoke-data/govdocs1-by-extension huggingface dataset:
# Presentation: 857345

## STORET Data Query, Extraction and Analysis Tools

- Henry B. Manguerra, Tetra Tech, Inc.
- Jim Harris, Utah DWQ
- Vaishal Sheth and John Zatrow, Tetra Tech, Inc.
- Presented During the 2004 National STORET Users Conference
- November 15-17, 2004, New Orleans

## System Overview

**Internet**

- STORET
- Database

- Thin
- Client

- http, html

- WQA

- UDAIT

- Two alternative technical solutions for accessing data from the STORET database

## Utah Data Assessment and Integration Tools (UDAIT)

**Internet**

- Thin
- Client

- UDAIT

- STORET
- Database

- _Example Implementation:_
- UDAIT: Provide Utah DWQ staff easy access to water quality data to support TMDL development

## UDAIT - Demo

## Slide 5

## Desktop Analysis Tools

**Internet**

- Thin
- Client

- UDAIT

- STORET
- Database

- GIS

**Data Views**

## UWQDAT – Demo

## Water Quality Analyzer (WQA) – Rich Client

**Internet**

- Rich
- Client

- WQA

- STORET
- Database

- GIS

**XML Files**

- _Example Implementation:_
- El Paso, Colorado:  Provide El Paso County a standalone application that contains their data (gis, wq data, wq standards) and perform analysis.

**XML, ArcXML**

## WQA - Demo

## Step 1 – Choose a Study Area

## Step 2 – Build a Project

## Step 3 – Review Data

## Step 4 – Calculate Impairments

## Step 5 – Inspect Output

## Step 6 – Export Results

## Summary

## Thank you

- Contacts: _[henry](mailto:henry.manguerra@tetratech-ffx.com)__[.manguerra@tetratech-ffx.](mailto:henry.manguerra@tetratech-ffx.com)__[com](mailto:henry.manguerra@tetratech-ffx.com)_703-385-6000_[jamesharris](mailto:jamesharris@utah.gov)__[@utah.gov](mailto:jamesharris@utah.gov)_(801) 538-6825
# Presentation: 541293

## Silica-polypeptide Composite ParticlesPaul S. Russo, Louisiana State University, DMR 0606117

- Silica-polypeptide Composite ParticlesPaul S. Russo, Louisiana State University, DMR 0606117

- Diffusion of a model polyelectrolyte can be
- cycled up or down in a dialysis fluorescence photobleaching recovery measurement cell.

- Diffusion in complex systems.

- Silica-polypeptide _*copolymer*_ composite particles:  multiple functions in one neat package.
- Below:  sequential growth of block copolypeptides with added monomer, as revealed by static and dynamic light scattering.

- ↑
- Polypeptide arms radiate from four silica-polypeptide composite particles.  A fifth reference particle (at about 10 o’clock) has no polypeptide on its surface, and is positively identified by a cobalt nougat in its center.

- ←

- Silica-
- Polypeptide
- Composite
- particles.

## Silica-polypeptide Composite Particles Paul S. Russo, Louisiana State University, DMR 0606117

- Synergistic Activities, Paul S. Russo
- Co-founder and member, Board of Directors, Louisiana Applied Polymer Technology Extension Consortium (APTEC), an inter-university one-stop-shopping economic development tool.  Current interest:  incorporation and entrepreneurship training, jointly with our sister university, Southestern.
- Member, Program Committee, Chemical Education Foundation (Arlington, VA).
- Co-advisor (with C. Taylor) of Student Affiliates of the American Chemical Society.  This group undertook a major rewrite of the Study Guide and also the Questions used in the Chemical Education’s You Be The Chemist Challenge.  The YBTC Challengs is a “spelling bee” for chemists.  This year alone, 15 000 students studied from materials prepared by LSU SAACS.  See:  _[http://www.chemed.org/07NationalChall.html?mode=preview](http://www.chemed.org/07NationalChall.html?mode=preview)__ _

- Education
- _Ph.D. Degree & Current Career Choice_
-  Jianhong Qiu (Colgate, New Jersey)
- _Graduate Students This Grant Supports_
-  Erick Soto-Cantu (Mexico);
- Derek Dorman (Mississippi); Brandon Curtiss (Louisiana)
- _Undergrads & Current Location_
-  Cecile Pitot, University of Lyon (Engineer, South of France)
-  Jerome Koch, University of Lyon (returning to graduate 9/07)
-  Richard Rucker, Louisiana (continuing at LSU)
-  Ashley Cox, REU Intern (returning to U. So. Miss.)
-  Ryan McDonough, REU Intern (returning to Cleveland State U.)

- LSU Polymer Analysis
# Presentation: 496659

## Memorandum of Understanding 

- Memorandum of Understanding
- (MOU)
- between
- BCM and MEDVAMC
- regarding
- effort and salary.

*HH Birdsall MD PhD  ACOS R/D MEDVAMC Houston*
*May 1, 2006                                             1*

## Why do we need this MOU?

**Purpose:**
- BCM Department need full salary information when approving grant budgets in BRAIN
- MEDVAMC clinical service chiefs need to know about projected research time requested on grants
- NIH auditors may ask for documentation for those getting dual salaries
**What this MOU is not:**
- Not for VA clinicians getting BCM salary only from non-grant sources
- Will not be rigorously coordinated with MEDVAMC’s labor mapping records
- Not intended to codify subdivision of time between education, clinical, and administrative

*HH Birdsall MD PhD  ACOS R/D MEDVAMC Houston*
*May 1, 2006                                             2*

## Who needs to approve time-effort MOU?

- PI
- MEDVAMC
- Service/Care Line Executive
- ACOS R/D (Birdsall)
- COS (Horvath)
- Director (Tucker)
- BCM
- Dept. Chair
- OOR Grants & Contracts (Cochran)

*HH Birdsall MD PhD  ACOS R/D MEDVAMC Houston*
*May 1, 2006                                             3*

## When does MOU need to be signed?

**Circulate a ****DRAFT ****of the proposed MOU ****at time of grant submission**** to be approved in principle by Departmental Chair and MEDVAMC Service/Care Line Exec. **
**Ideal strategy is to send copy to BCM departmental administrative person who handles grant preparation**
**MOU is updated and** **signed at time of grant award **
**NIH may ask to see this document – have it ready**

*HH Birdsall MD PhD  ACOS R/D MEDVAMC Houston*
*May 1, 2006                                             4*

## Where will MOU be stored?

- Research Office at the MEDVAMC will keep the original

*HH Birdsall MD PhD  ACOS R/D MEDVAMC Houston*
*May 1, 2006                                             5*

## What goes on the MOU?

|  | Salary | Total
Hrs / week | Clinical
Teaching Administrative
Hrs / week | Research
Hrs / week | Total % effort available to NIH/foundation |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| BCM | 60,000 | 15 | 1 | 14 | 93% =14/15 |
| MEDVAMC | 90,000 | 30 | 20 | 10 |   |
| Total | 150,000 | 45 | 21 | 24 |   |

_**What**_** **goes on the MOU?

- This is **institutional base salary** to be listed on **NIH** budget page

- Total should not exceed **60hrs /** per week

- This is **protected VA time** for VA grants or donated to NIH grant as additional time available for research AT NO COST to the NIH.
- This time and effort is **NOT listed in the NIH budget page** and does **NOT figure into % effort** reported on NIH budget page.

- *This is the **% effort** available for NIH research.  **Only  BCM time  **is listed for NIH.  **The total % effort on all NIH grants cannot exceed this value.**

*HH Birdsall MD PhD  ACOS R/D MEDVAMC Houston*
*May 1, 2006                                             6*
# Presentation: 374749

## Partnering with Parents

**Seminar in the ****TRAINING LEADERS of CADETS**** curriculum**** **
**“****Leading  Cadets” Block  **  **Lesson L4**

## Introduction

- Kids with highly-involved parents are more active in extracurricular activities than kids whose parents are less involved.
- - Cornell University College of Human Ecology

## Overview & objectives

- 1. Identify standard practices squadrons should use to partner with parents.
- 2. Discuss innovative ways to foster communication and involve parents.
- 3. Describe methods for addressing parents’ concerns.

## Standard practices

**Parents expect local CAP leaders to develop a partnership with them.**
- Welcome & orientation
- Adult supervision: our policies & practices
- Roster of key personnel & contact info
- Calendar of events
*Parents’ Guide*  (mailed to home)

## Methods for involving parents

**Group Discussion:**  What are your success stories for involving parents in the life of the squadron?
- Parent orientations
- On-going communication
- Socials & award nights
- Parent committee
- Recruiting parents
- Other ideas?

## Addressing parents’ concerns

**How would you want the squadron commander to respond to your concerns?**
- Listen & show respect
- Have the kid’s best interest at heart
- Clearly communicate your perspective & decisions
- Offer to have the DCP mediate

## Summary

**Parents expect the commander to be a partner.**
- calendars, rosters, websites
*Parents’ Guide*
**Involved parents means involved cadets.**
- parent committees
- cadet sponsor members
**Address concerns promptly and fairly.**
- listen well
- show your concern for fairness and the cadets’ best interest

## Partner with parents 

**Three generations of Mitchell Awards**

**Father & son Spaatz Award recipients**
# Presentation: 622996

## Search for new collective electron states of matter

***G.Gruner Department of Physics UCLA DMR-0454540 ***

***Observations:***
***Kosterlitz Thouless-like transition at non universal superfluid density***
***Finite frequency superfluid stiffness well into insulating side of SIT.***
***An insulating state of matter with superfluid stiffness:  a Cooper solid***
***Observation of “Bose Glass” crossover to “Fermi Glass”***

- The exploration of novel collective electron states in solids lies at the heart of condensed matter physics. The group of Professor Gruner at UCLA has conducted finite frequency studies of the superconductor insulator transition (SIT) in two dimensional films. A variety of observations have clearly established novel collective electron states.

- The temperature-magnetic field phase diagram of  InO thin films.

## Outreach and societal impact

***Education***.
- R.Crane, N.P Armitage and D.Hecht worked on the project.Involving graduate students in this area of  science and technology is critically important, and the research group provides an interdisciplinary environment where science and engineering issues are addressed and resolved. In addition to training  graduate students, the Principal Investigator developed an Undergraduate Laboratory where several techniques pioneered by the group – in their simple forms – are introduced to undergraduate students, who conduct measurements on different materials of technological importance.
***Societal impact.***
- Microwave and millimeter wave spectroscopy is rapidly becoming a significant tool with impact in areas as diverse as materials science, information technology and biotechnology. The techniques that are developed are likely will find their way into instruments that will aid these technologies.

***Outreach and societal impact***
***George Gruner, UCLA Physics DMR-0454540 ***
# Presentation: 670978

## TDC DSP L2A Processing Time

- Time from NOT DONE  DONE

|  | DSP V31 |  | DSP DEV35 |  | Optimistic goal |  |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| # hits in every 
channel | time
 (s) | t / hit in every channel | time 
(s) | t / hit in every channel | time 
(s) | t / hit in every channel |
| 0 | 88 | - | 88 | - | 80 | - |
| 1 | 440 | ~360  | 401 | ~313 | 380 | ~300 |
| 2 | 796 |  | 714 |  | 680 |  |
| 3 | 1156 |  | 1028 |  | 980 |  |
| 4 | 1510 |  | 1340 |  | 1280 |  |

- Useful parameterization   (assuming DSP DEV35 times):
- TDSP [s] = 88 +  (313/96) *  nch  +   (70/96)*  (Nch –nch)
- Where:
-       ch  = channel numbers to be summed over (0-95)
-       nch  = # hits in channel with desired time window, up to specified max #
-      Nch  = # hits in channel within the full 2 s buffer

- R. Moore - Univ. of Michigan - 7 Feb 01
# Presentation: 516443

## ARCHIVE ATTRIBUTES

**PROS**:
-   Human Readable
-   Standards optional
-   Simple to catalog
**CONS**:
-   Bulk
-   Narrow breadth of access
-   Manual search
-   Replication limited
-   Backup copy limited

**SCRIBED**

**PROS:**
-   Compact
-   Easily replicated
-   Amenable to search queries
-   Info can be manipulated
-   Broad breadth of access
-   Amenable to backup protection
**CONS:**
-   System dependent
-   Standards required
-   Longevity dependent on too
-    many variables (i.e., systems,
-    environment, preventative
-    maintenance)
-   Extraordinary steps required
-    to avoid corruption (handling,
-    controlled access)
-   Long-term credibility directly
-    proportional to extent of metadata

**DIGITIZED**

**ARCHIVE ATTRIBUTES**

## ARCHIVE ISSUES

-   Sufficient metadata for long-term
-    servicing
-   Systems obsolescence
-   Media deterioration
-   Mandatory migration for extended
-    retention
-   Intrusion protection
-   Copy credibility
-   Standards utility
-   Disposal
-   Access services supported
-   Maintenance costs
-   Backup

**DIGITIZED**

##  SCRIBED DATA

**U**
**N**
**I**
**T**
**V**
**O**
**L**
**U**
**M**
**E**

- 0 AD

- 1000 AD

- 2000 AD

***TIME***

** ****SCRIBED DATA**
-  HUMAN READABLE
-         (SHELVES)

**    ****SCRIBED**
** ****PLUS DIGITAL**
**      ****DATA**
-     COMPUTER
-   REVOLUTION
-        (FILES)

-  Gutenberg
- Printing Press

- DARK **AGES**

- Alexandria
-   Library
# Presentation: 702457

## May 17, 2006

- Advisory Committee

- MTAC

**May 17, 2006**

**Robert J. Pedersen**
**Chief Financial Officer &**
**Executive Vice President (A)**

## Summary: October 1, 2005 – March 31, 2006

**Revenue/Volume Growing**
**Expense Inflation Increasing**
**Small Net Gain After Escrow**

## Income Statement – March Year-to-Date

**($ Millions)**

**$1,957**

**[  ] = Unfavorable variance to plan.**
**Numbers may not add due to rounding.**

## Expense Increase over FY 2005 – Qtr 2 YTD

**($ Millions)**

## Volume Compared to SPLY – Quarter 2 YTD

**Volume Compared to SPLY – Quarter 2 YTD**

## First-Class Mail Volume

**First-Class Mail Volume**

**FY 2003**

**FY 2004**

**FY 2005**

**FY 2006**

## Standard Mail Volume

**FY 2003**

**FY 2004**

**FY 2005**

**FY 2006**

## Priority Mail Volume

**FY 2003**

**FY 2004**

**FY 2005**

**FY 2006**

## Express Mail Volume

**FY 2003**

**FY 2004**

**FY 2005**

**FY 2006**

## Package Services Volume

**FY 2003**

**FY 2004**

**FY 2005**

**FY 2006**

## Periodicals Volume

**FY 2003**

**FY 2004**

**FY 2005**

**FY 2006**

## Volume – Quarter 2 YTD

**256M**

**0.2%**

**Total Revenue up 2.9%**

## Deliveries			     145.1M

**Deliveries****	****	****	****     145.1M**

## Productivity – Quarter 2 YTD

_**Change from FY 2005**_

**Total Factor (TFP)****	****       0.3%**

**Output Per Workhour****	****1.2%**

## May 17, 2006

- Advisory Committee

- MTAC

**May 17, 2006**

**Robert J. Pedersen**
**Chief Financial Officer &**
**Executive Vice President (A)**
# Presentation: 164083

## Network in Brazil: Present and Future

*S. F. Novaes*
*National Research Network*
*Academic Network at São Paulo*
*Network Traffic*
*PingER Project at ANSP*
*New program – TIDIA*
*RedeRio *
*Geopolitical Analysis*

## National Research Network (RNP)

- Network interconnecting the PoP’s of all states

## RNP2

- The RNP2 backbone RNP2 started in July 2000
- ATM technology for PoPs with large traffic
- Frame Relay for PoPs with smaller traffic
- 27 PoPs in the main cities and capitals
- Gateway access at 155 Mbps
- Two international connections:
- 155 Mbps connected to Internet2 via Chicago STARTAP
- 45 Mbps connected to Internet2 via Florida’s GigaPoP (Academic Network of Americas Path, AmPath)
- Should connect all Federal Research Institutes

## Academic Network at São Paulo (ANSP) 

- Started in 1989 with the Bitnet access (after some test in Rio de Janeiro of Alberto Santoro)
-  First Brazilian network to be connect with Internet in 1991
- It is one of the main international connections
- Connects the academic networks of the São Paulo universities and research institutes
- 2001: agreement with NSF and UCAID allow connection to STARTAP to all cooperative projects
- International traffic has independent link at 155 Mbps.
- It is the PoP of RNP at state of São Paulo

## Network Traffic at ANSP

## PingER Project at ANSP

- CERN				        Fermilab

- SLAC	                                         KEK

## New Program: TIDIA

- New project from FAPESP (Foundation for Science Support of the State of São Paulo) http://www.tidia.fm.usp.br/
- Intend to give financial support for the development of technologies related to the high speed networks
- Improve the qualification of human resources
- Development of new technologies, products and services
- Investment of at least US$ 4 millions
- Received 123 proposals for new projects

## Rede Rio

- Network connecting the universities and research institutes of Rio de Janeiro.
- Two main connections: 155Mbps with RNP and  34Mbps with IMPSAT
- UERJ
- CBPF

## Geopolitical Analysis (BGP)

**	****	****	****	****ADDRESS SPACE ****	****PREFIX****	****	****AS**
**BRAZIL  ****	****	****8083200 ( 0.578%) ****	****525 ( 0.464%) ****	****112 ( 1.012%) **
**MEXICO  ****	****	****4643076 ( 0.332%) ****	****1062 ( 0.938%) ****	****75 ( 0.678%) **
**CHILE ****	****	****1532160 ( 0.110%) ****	****873 ( 0.771%) ****	****36 ( 0.325% **
**ARGENTINA  ****	****	****1529856 ( 0.109%) ****	****894 ( 0.790%) ****	****78 ( 0.705%) **
**COLOMBIA ****	****	****414208 ( 0.030%) ****	****448 ( 0.396%) ****	****27 ( 0.244%) **
**US ****	****	****	****704056771 (50.35%) ****	****65945 (58.26%) ****	****5899 (53.32%)**** **

## Conclusions

-  Connection is improving in Brazil and all Latin America
-  High Energy Physics have played a major role in this evolution
-  However the HEP does not always get the due retribution
- e.g. UERJ with the largest HEP group still have a 8 Mbps link while RedeRio is operating at 155 Mbps.
# Presentation: 847898

## Confirm® / PLANET CodeMTAC Workgroup Summary

**January 2001**

## Confirm/PLANET Codes:  Agenda Highlights

**Operations Reporting**
**Linking Confirm to Customer Manifest Data**
**System Architecture**
**Web Site (planetcodes.com)**
**Field Hardware Deployment (Letters & Flats)**
**Program Development Schedule**

## Confirm Mail Operations Reporting Tool

**Confirm Mail Operations Reporting Tool is a web-based system.**
**Provides information for USPS seed mailings and customer mailings**
**Provides information by National, Area, District, Plant, Mailer levels**
**Data retained for 15 days**
**Available internally NOW**

## Manifest Data

**Customer (Mailer / USPS user) posts Manifest data at USPS web site for each mailing**
**Electronic Post Office (server) collects scan data**
**System automatically links and compares customer Manifest data with the scan data for a mailing**
**This allows USPS to identify how successfully a customer’s mailing went through the system**
**Available mid-March**
***  At a later date, Manifest data will be obtained from *****PostalOne!***

## System Architecture

**Move from Raleigh to Minneapolis**
**Improved failover capability**
**Very scalable**
**Early March**

## Web Site

**Integration into PostalOne!**
**Integration into Postal web environment**
**Access requirements (Form 1357)**
**Next enhancements: Late February / Early March**

## PLANET Code Field Deployment

***Enable Mail Processing Equipment with PLANET Code Capability***

***Mid-1999***

_**300 Plants**_

_**1,400+ Associate Offices & Delivery Units (2/3 already enabled) **_

***COMPLETED***

***LETTERS***

***FLATS***

***Mid-2000***

_**FSM 881**_

***COMPLETED***

***Early 2001***

_**FSM1000 **_

_**AFSM100 **_

***Early Spring 2001***

***Dec-Jan 2001***

## Confirm Program Schedule

**Operations Reporting Capability**
**Early March 2001**
**Improved Administration and Web Site Enhancements, Help Desk Support**
**June 29, 2001**
**Production Release (includes Billing Support)**
**August 24, 2001**
# Presentation: 136109

## Magnetic Depth Profiling of Al2O3/Fe/Si Structure using NG-1 Cold Neutron Reflectometer

- NCNR Summer School 2006 – Purple Group
- Hassan Raza, Preeti Sejwal, Hailiang Zhang,
- Jeffrey Gagliaro, Claire Pizzey, Mohan Babu Boggara

## Objective and Motivation 

## Neutron Reflectivity

- Specular: θout  = θin
- Q = (4π/λ) sin θout
- λ = neutron wavelength (4.75 Å)

- Measure reflected intensity as function of Q where   	Q ≈ 0.01 - 0.2 Å-1 (θ ≈ 0.1 – 3 deg)
- Model data to obtain structural and magnetic density 	profile as a function of depth (upto 1μm)

## Neutron Interaction with Magnetic Field

## NG-1

## Data Reduction

- Slit 1

- Slit 2

- White Beam

- Monochromator

## Reflectivity and Magnetic Depth Profiles

- Al2O3

- Fe

- Silicon

- Fe Silicide

## Structure Identified 

- Al2O3

- Fe

- ?

- Si

- Mystery layer is iron silicide.

## Acknowledgements

- Thanks to Julie and Chuck
- Thanks to organizers and instructors for a very wonderful summer school 
# Presentation: 705413

## Slide 1

## Referring Title IV Overpayments
How Does it Work?

Shirley Wheeler
U.S. Department of Education

**How Does it Work?**
**Shirley Wheeler**
**U.S. Department of Education**

## Referring a Debt for Collections

- Debts must be at least $25.01
- Referral should be in the format provided in the FSA Handbook
- Must be on school letterhead
- Debt must be reported to NSLDS prior to referral to ED for collections

## Statistics(Outstanding Debts)

- 	_Academic Year_		_Volume_
- 		00 – 01			  6,307
- 		01 – 02			12,380
- 		02 – 03			29,374
- 		03 – 04			25,729

## Statistics(Open Accounts)

- 	_Academic Year_		_Dollars Owed_
- 		00 – 01			  $1,191,016
- 		01 – 02			  $2,579,531
- 		02 – 03			  $6,579,920
- 		03 – 04			  $5,630,261

## What Happens Now?

- Referral is loaded to Collections’ database
- Initial demand letter sent to student
- Debt is reported to NSLDS
- Interest accrual begins

## After 60 Days...

- Debt reported to national credit reporting agencies
- Debt transferred to private collection agency
- Possible garnishment of wages and Treasury funds (including tax refunds)
- Possible litigation through the Department of Justice

## Errors & Recalculations

- 	Schools may recall or adjust referral amounts by sending written request to:
- 	U.S. Department of Education
- 	P.O. Box 4222
- Iowa City, Iowa 52245

## Payments

- Schools may accept payment on behalf of ED; however, payment MUST be forwarded to the National Payment Center for credit to the students account
-  **OR**
- School can recall the debt and deposit the funds into its Pell Account

## Payments

- 	Payments should be forwarded to the following address:
- U.S. Department of Education
- National Payment Center
- P.O. Box 4169
- Greenville, TX  75403-4169

## Contact Information

- 	Both Students and Schools
- U.S. Department of Education
- P.O. Box 4222
- Iowa City, Iowa 52245
- 		Phone:1-800-621-3115

## Questions

- Shirley Wheeler, Director
- Washington Service Center
- Collections Group
- (202) 377-3294
# Presentation: 485303

## Theoretical Characterization of Interfacial Bondingin Self-Assembled Carbon NanotubesIgor Vasiliev, New Mexico State University, DMR-0505270

*Assembly of organic molecules to carbon nanotubes:*
- The fluorescent output of organic light-emitting devi-ces can be enhanced by dis-percing carbon nanotubes within emissive polymers and assembling luminescent molecules on the nanotube surface. To study the mecha-nism of self-assembly of lu-minescent organic molecules on nanotubes, we modeled the formation of complexes between acid treated nano-tubes and phenosafranin.

**Structures, electron densities, and absorption spectra of phenosafranin-carbon nanotube complexes. Red areas in the calculated  spectra show the change in optical absorp-tion after the attachment of phenosafranin to nanotubes.**

**I. Vasiliev & S. Curran, Phys. Rev. B 73, 165420 (2006)**

## Theoretical Characterization of Interfacial Bondingin Self-Assembled Carbon NanotubesIgor Vasiliev, New Mexico State University, DMR-0505270

*Self-Assembly and linking of carbon nanotubes:*
- Covalent functionalization and linking of carbon na-notubes can improve elec-tronic characteristics and increase mechanical strength of polymer nano- composites. To study the possibility of intertube bond formation, we ana-lyzed  the properties of nanotubes linked by thio-carboxylic S-ether.

**Structures and binding energies of carbon nanotubes linked by thiocarboxylic S-ester. Our calculation indicate an important role of surface defects in the formation of intertube bonds.**

## Theoretical Characterization of Interfacial Bondingin Self-Assembled Carbon NanotubesIgor Vasiliev, New Mexico State University, DMR-0505270

*Adsorption of atoms and mole-cules on the surface of carbon nanotubes:*
- The assembly of various che-mical species on carbon nano-tubes opens the way for the use of nanotubes in nanoscale electronic devices. Our study of noncovalent adsorption of metal atoms and clusters on the surface of graphite and carbon nanotubes was inspi-red by inconsistent results reported for this system in the existing literature.

**Potassium atom adsorption on graphite and carbon nano-tubes. Our study revealed the importance of long-range electrostatic interaction between potassium and graphite.**

## Theoretical Characterization of Interfacial Bondingin Self-Assembled Carbon NanotubesIgor Vasiliev, New Mexico State University, DMR-0505270

*Development of computational facilities at New Mexico State University:*
- The availability of advanced computer facilities is essen-tial for modeling and simu-lation of complex nanoscale materials. A second Beowulf cluster was purchased, as-sembled, and configured by our group in 2006. In addi-tion to their primary pur-pose - scientific research, these clusters are also used for graduate  and under-graduate student training and education.

- (a)

- (b)

**Computer facilities of Igor Vasiliev’s group:**
**(a) – 8 node / 32 core / 64 bit dual-core Opteron cluster,**
**(b) – 16 node / 32 processor / 32 bit Intel Xeon cluster.**
# Presentation: 070474

## Arthur E. Collins, Jr.
Director for Government Contracting
U.S. Small Business Administration

- Arthur E. Collins, Jr.
- Director for Government Contracting
- U.S. Small Business Administration

## Since the mid 1990’s, the size of contracting and program staffs have declined, and agencies have streamlined operations in pursuit of increased efficiency and effectiveness in government. 

*The challenge for government is communicating changes in procurement methodology to the small business community and providing relevant and timely training to firms.*

## The needs of the Federal government are dynamic, yielding  demand for an evolving range of products and services that may represent opportunities or threats to small businesses.

* **The challenge for government is communicating changes in market demand to the small business community, providing guidance to small firms in formation of legitimate business relationships that will ensure competitiveness.    *

## Award of a relatively small number of very large contracts under socioeconomic preference programs enable agencies to achieve program goals, but undercut the intent of the programs.

*The challenge to government is remain focused on the intent of preference programs, rather than to simply pursue preference program goal attainment for its own sake.*

## Encourage collaboration among contracting staff, program managers, and Offices of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization at every organizational level.

- Each year, for each component, identify procurement preference programs for which goals were un-met, and focus procurement planning, marketing, outreach, training and technical assistance on increasing opportunities and competition within those programs.

## Engage Procurement and Technical Assistance Centers and Small Business Development Centers, and other high quality resources in providing counseling, training, and technical assistance procurement preference program changes.

- Encourage firms to develop strategic and operating plans that include pursuit of subcontracting opportunities as a medium of entrée into the Federal marketplace.

## Cultivate a culture of competition and self-reliance in the small business community in general, and among all socioeconomic procurement preference programs. Help entrepreneurs understand that they are primarily responsible for their own success or failure.
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## Slide 1

## How to improve interagency coordination and cooperation in developing integrated policies and procedures that mitigate risk and minimize impact?

## Slide 3

## IBHS Showcase State

**IBHS Showcase State**

## Showcase State for Natural Disaster Resistance and Resilience

**Life**
**Property**
**Economy**
**Environment **
**For Ourselves and Future Generations**

**Showcase State for Natural Disaster Resistance and Resilience**

## Showcase State

**Showcase State**

**What is it:**
*** ***
**A statewide commitment, and corresponding program, for all levels of government and the private sector to work together using their human and financial resources to prepare for, minimize and prevent natural disaster impacts.**

## Showcase State

**A disaster-resistant and –resilient state is one that: helps localities prevent and minimize human, property and economic losses, and rapidly recover from a disaster, with less public and private assistance**
** – *****or – ***
***ensure community sustainability***

**Showcase State**

## Showcase State

**Risk reduction**** ****by a coalition of public/private partners**
**Conduct land use planning**
**Adopt and enforce model codes**
**Encourage disaster-resistant construction, and retrofit existing home safety**
**Ensure consumer awareness & education**

**Showcase State**

## Natural Hazards Element

**Require**             **Don’t Require**

**Natural Hazards Element**

**Residential Insured Losses per Capita, 1994-2000**

**No State Mandate**
** ****Mean: $92**
**State Mandated Hazard Plans**
** ****Mean: $64**
**(average per capita loss per county over 2,982 counties)**

## Natural Hazards Element

- Require             Don’t Require

**Natural Hazards Element**

## Showcase State

***	*****Disaster losses are the predictable result of the interactions among four major systems: nature, people, the economy and the built environment.**
***	*****The 14 elements of the Showcase State model reflect the interdependence of these four major systems.**

**Showcase State**

## Showcase States

**Dec. 2000 – Oregon**
**July 2002 – No. Carolina**

**Showcase States**

**Governor Issues Executive Order to Become a Showcase State**

## Showcase State

*** ***

**Showcase State**

## Establish a Showcase State

**Establish a Showcase State**

** ****Available at www.ibhs.org**

## You Can Make it Happen!

** ****Vulnerability of property, economy, environment, populations**** **

**Business Alliance**
** ****Disaster-Ready Businesses**

**Plans, Policies & Procedures**** **
** ****Building Codes**
** ****Land Use Plans &   Decisions**

**Public Awareness, Outreach & Education**
** ****School Curricula**

**Incentives/Disincentives for Loss Reduction Action**
** ****Economic**
** ****Regulatory**

**You Can Make it Happen!**

## Slide 16
# Presentation: 223389

## Chlorofluorocarbons in the Ocean

- Cesar Colon
- August 1, 2005

## Ocean Tracer Group

- Cesar Colon
- Dr. Tim Hall
- Dr. Christian Rodehacke
- Rayhan Ahmed
- Scott Alfano

## Introduction

- Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) are trace gases of industrial origin and are infamous for their role in stratospheric ozone depletion.  Less well known the fact that a small fraction of atmospheric CFCs have entered the ocean via gas exchange
- CFCs are chemically inert in seawater, and are carried by currents and turbulent mixing

## Introduction (cont.)

- Propagation of CFCs from surface entry points to ocean interior provides crucial information on rates of ocean transport
- This information can be applied to quantities such as CO2 and heat

## Project Tasks

- Work with ocean CFC data to document the evolution of CFCs in ocean surface waters;  Quantifying this evolution is the first step in extracting information from CFC surface-to-interior transport rates
- Work with measurements taken during several sea-going research routes, coupled with the observed atmospheric CFC history

## Project Tasks (cont.)

- Compare actual surface water CFC concentrations to those that would be expected if surface water CFCs were in equilibrium with atmosphere, using well known equilibrium relationships

## Project Goals

- Quantify the ocean’s role in sequestering quantities of CFCs and other gases in order to better understand the Earth’s climate
- Learning how the difference from air-sea equilibrium of CFCs has changed over time

## Atmospheric History

## The Indian Ocean

- Well represented during WOCE, therefore plenty of data
- Some data goes back to late 1980s.  It is important to have well documented history because it provides more detail for analysis

## Indian Ocean Data

## Indian Ocean Data (cont.)

## Indian Ocean Data (cont.)

## Region Analyzed

- We looked for a region with large time overlap in terms of data gathered, as well as a small enough region so that T and S don’t vary much

## Indian Ocean CFC-11

## Indian Ocean CFC-12

## Future Work

- Calculate CFC-12 Actual and Theoretical Concentrations over time for same region and compare
- Seasonal averages from Indian Ocean; would produce more accurate results as well as possible information about CFC saturation differences between different times of year

## Future Work (cont.)

- Repeat process on different areas around Indian Ocean with time overlap to achieve a more complete view
- Repeat for other bodies of water, such as the North Atlantic or South Pacific Oceans
# Presentation: 258117

## FLOOD FORECASTING IN RED RIVER SYSTEM, VIETNAM

## Introduction

- Red river basin is one of the largest in Vietnam and is located in the northern and northeastern part of the country.  The river rises in the mountains of Yunnan Province in the China and flows through Vietnam to the Gulf of BacBo (part of the South China Sea) where it forms an extensive delta.
- Total catchment area is 169,000 km2, of which 48% lies in the China territory, about 1% in Lao PDR.  Total length is 1,126 km, from which 556 km belong to Vietnam territory.
- The climate of the basin is tropical to sub-tropical.  It ts dominated by the monsoon winds of easten Asia.

## Introduction

- There are two large mutipurpose reservoirs; hydropower generation and flood control downstream :  Hoa Binh dam on the Da river and Thac Ba on Chay river
- Hoa Binh dam has total storage capacity of 9.5 billion m3, an installed generation about 1,920 MW, and produces about 7.8 billion kWh annually.
- Thac Ba dam, with an active storage capacity of 1.2 billion m3, and an installed generating capacity of 120 MW, produces about 0.4 billion kWh annually.

## Location map of the Red River basin

## Map of the Red River basin

## Land used on the Red River basin

- Vietnam is basically an agricultural country, but has extensive forests, particaularly in the mountainous areas. Paddy rice ad annual crops are the predominant land use in the deltas (particularly the Red River ad Mekong Deltas)
# Presentation: 084095

## The Ocean Carbon, Ecosystem, and Near Shore(OCEaNS) Mission

_***Mission Management***__**:**_** NASA/GSFC**
_***PI***_**: Mike Behrenfeld,  Oregon State University**
_***Co-I***_**:  Chuck McClain, GSFC**
_***System Engineers***_**: Jay Smith, GSFC**
**	****             ****Al Mariano, GSFC**
_***Mission System Engineer***_**: Lloyd Purves, GSFC**
_***GSFC Mgmt Lead***_**: Tony Cazeau, GSFC**

## OCEaNS Mission Highlight

**Provides the critical observations necessary by opening a new era in the exploration of earth’s global ocean ecosystems to unlock the door to ocean productivity **
- Without accurate estimates of ocean primary productivity, we cannot close global carbon budget or predict future global warming trends
**OCEaNS mission (Baseline) will have a 3 year minimum lifetime with a 5 year lifetime goal**** **
**Sun-synchronous orbit at 650 km altitude, noon descending node**
**98****° Orbit Inclination**
**~98 minute orbit period**
**Near daily global coverage**
**RSDO spacecraft (Vendor TBD)**
**Launch on Taurus from VAFB**
**The Ocean Radiometer for Carbon Assessment (ORCA) instrument of the OCEaNS Mission will be designed and built at the Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC)**** **

##             Focus on Inversion (optimization) Algorithms      

- Spectral optimization algorithms have been developed to separate
-    three in-water characteristics: phytoplankton absorption, particle
-    backscatter, and absorption by dissolved organic matter as well as to provide a measure of aerosol atmospheric correction.

## Wavelengths and SNR

- Spatial Resolution 1.1 km
- Side Scanning ~50o at altitude of 650 km

## Slide 5

## Slide 6

## Slide 7

## Slide 8

## Summary

- OCEANS-ORCA is in the pre-proposal stage for the next NASA ESSP mission announcement
- For aerosol detection, ORCA combines the best features of SeaWiFS, MODIS, and TOMS.
- It will be possible to determine aerosol properties over land and oceans using the new SeaWiFS algorithms that are currently being applied to MODIS
- The high spatial resolution UV AI will be alble to detect aerosols over bright surfaces such as clouds and ice.
# Presentation: 784171

## The Importance of Employee Participation for Continuous Improvement in EMS

- Presented by Megan Ahn, REM
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing
-  Facility Management Representative

## EMS at the BEP

## EMS Team Member Skills

- Project Management
- Teaching/Training
- Communication
- Operational Knowledge
- Political

## Slide 4

## Employee Involvement

- Promotes employee ownership of the EMS
- Provides essential knowledge to:
- List aspects/impacts
- Provide essential knowledge and expertise to improve processes and reduce impacts
- Develop effective operational controls
- Utilizes the broadest range of talents and abilities within an organization

## Aspect and Impact Analysis

- Six main groups:
- Currency Production
- Engraving/Plate making
- Facilities Support
- Wipe Solution Recycling
- LO/TO
- Administrative

## Aspect/Impact Analysis

- List products/services
- Processes and operations to produce products and services
- Sub-processes
- Materials
- Labor
- Impacts to environment and health and safety

## Objectives and Targets

- Based on Significant Aspects and Impacts
- Realistically achievable
- Measurable
- Assigned to responsible party
- Tracked, reviewed and progress documented

## Operational Controls

- Involve operational employees in development process at the onset will
- Increase employee buy-in
- Reduce resistance to cultural change
- Reduce the risk the planned operational control won’t have an unforeseen consequence

## Tangible Benefits from Employee Involvement

- Chromium replacement project
- Wipe solution recycling
- Solvent Recovery
- Replacement of organic solvent in the Machine Shop with water base cleaner
- Recycling opportunities
- Chemical reduction

## Comments  or Questions?

## THANK YOU 

## Megan Ahn, REM

- Contact Information
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- 14th & C Sts. S.W.
- Washington, D.C. 22028
- _[Megan.ahn@bep.treas.gov](mailto:Megan.ahn@bep.treas.gov)_
- 202-874-2491
# Presentation: 304436

## Application and Evaluation of 

**Social Marketing (SM) to **
**Food Safety Education**

**Prof Chris Griffith and E. Redmond**
**Food Research and Consultancy Unit**
**University of Wales Institute, Cardiff***** ***

## Where to start?

- Who, What and How?

## Initial Planning

- Preliminary Formative Research
- Initial Intervention Development
- Evaluation of Intervention
- Assess effectiveness of Intervention
- Evaluate Process

**Application and Evaluation of SM **
**to Food Safety**

## Analyse and review literature

- Devise meals
- Assess food handling practices
- Record practices
- Consistency
- Identify Target Groups
- Risk Confirmation

**Application and Evaluation of SM: **
**Initial Planning**

## Focus groups used in:

- understanding of issues
- Identification of barriers
- Identification of benefits
- perceived risks and responsibilities
- life point paths
- social norms / self efficacy

**Application and Evaluation of SM:**
**Formative Research**

## Focus groups used to determine:

- preference of interest type and design
- preference for sources and formats
- construction of pilot materials

**Application and Evaluation of SM:**
**Initial Intervention Development**

## Focus groups used to :

- evaluate materials / interventions
- amend
- survey

**Application and Evaluation of SM: **
**Evaluation of Intervention**

## Audience 

- women 60-75 segmented HAPA
- Objective
- Reduction in Cross contamination
- Determinants
- Handwashing
- Washing equipment
- Intervention
- Video, 2 leaflets, 3 posters, 5 magnets, advertisement

**Application and Evaluation of SM: **
**Evaluation of Intervention**

## Focus groups used to :

- evaluate materials / interventions
- amend
- survey

**Application and Evaluation of SM: **
**Assess Effectiveness**

## Frequency risk scores representing all food safety behaviours for all TEST sample participants (n=25).

**Frequency risk scores representing all food safety behaviours for all TEST sample participants (*****n*****=25).**

## Frequency risk scores representing all food safety behaviours for all CONTROL sample participants (n=14).

**Frequency risk scores representing all food safety behaviours for all CONTROL sample participants (*****n*****=14).**

## Frequency Counts of Acceptable, Unacceptable and No Attempts at Hand Washing and Hand Drying Immediately After Handling Raw Chicken

**Frequency Counts of Acceptable, Unacceptable and No Attempts at Hand Washing and Hand Drying Immediately After Handling Raw Chicken**

## “One off” intervention: short term improvement

- Changed behaviour not well maintained
- Use of observation valuable: expensive and time consuming

**Application and Evaluation of Social Marketing (SM): Evaluate Process**
# Presentation: 206890

## AGS Polarized Proton Status

- RSC Meeting
- Mar. 11, 2005

- H. Huang

## Progress in past a few Days

- Use shorter AGS cycle this year (4.55 sec. -> 2.5 sec.). However, it may have to be change back to 4.55 sec. during NSRL running period (Mar.28-May8).
- Established beam in AGS extraction(1.5*1011).
- Warm snake is on, orbit correction done.
- Calibrate the Gauss Clock Counts for the new main magnet function (going on).
- Exercised four AC dipole pulses.
- Commissioning CNI polarimeter is going on.
- E880 polarimeter already measured ~80% polarization at AGS injection (Booster harmonics function copied from last year’s setting).

- Haixin Huang

## AGS Helical Warm Snake is On

- Haixin Huang

## Goal for Next a Few Days and Beyond

- Booster harmonic scan to make sure no polarization loss in the Booster.
- Commissioning CNI polarimeter.
- Setup AC dipole pulses (timing, driving amplitude, tune separation, coherence).
- Reestablish polarized beam at AGS extraction. Goal: 50% with 1011 intensity.

- Haixin Huang

## AGS Helical Cold Snake (1)

- Haixin Huang

## AGS Helical Cold Snake (2)

- Haixin Huang

## Cold Snake Status

- Cool down started Thursday. Will cool down slowly to monitor the heat distribution. It may take two days. When in the ring, it may take 24 hours to cool down.
- Several milestones: Wiring is done. leak checked and pressure tested.On schedule for the cool down.
- The magnet will be scrutinized in next two weeks. We should know by March 20 if the magnet is functioning as expected.
- Cold snake magnet scheduled to be ready for delivery on March 30.
- The commissioning of the cold snake is likely to start in the middle of April after RHIC pp physics run starts.

- Haixin Huang
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## Hazardous Materials Are . . . 

- Substances that because of their chemical nature, pose a potential risk to life, health, or property if they are released or used improperly.

## Sources of Hazardous Materials

- Chemical plants
- Service stations
- Hospitals
- Hazardous materials waste sites
- Transport vehicles

## Hazardous Materials Incident Preparedness

- Find out what could happen.
- Address the hazards in your family emergency plan.
- Practice and maintain your plan.
- Learn the warning and information system for your community.

## During a Hazardous Materials Incident

- Leave the area!
- Report the incident.
- If hearing a warning, listen for instructions.

## During a Hazardous Materials Incident

- Stay away from the incident site.
- If outside, stay upstream, uphill, and upwind.
- If in a motor vehicle, stop and find shelter.
- If asked to evacuate, do so immediately.
- If requested, stay indoors—shelter in place.

## If Asked to Shelter in Place

- Get household members and pets inside.
- Close and lock exterior doors and windows.
- Turn off air conditioners and ventilation systems.
- Go to the pre-selected safe room.

## Post-incident Actions

- Do not return home until instructed.
- Open windows and vents and turn on fans.
- Follow decontamination procedures.
- Learn how to clean up land and property.
- Report any lingering hazards.

## 

Knowing how to handle these products and           how to react during an emergency                         can reduce the risk of injury.

- Knowing how to handle these products and           how to react during an emergency                         can reduce the risk of injury.

- Household Chemicals

## Symptoms of Poisoning

- Difficulty breathing
- Irritation of eyes, skin, throat, or respiratory tract
- Changes in skin color
- Headaches, blurred vision, dizziness
- Clumsiness or lack of coordination
- Cramps or diarrhea

## Chemical Emergency Preparedness

**L**imit
**I**solate
**E**liminate
**S**eparate

## Household Chemical Safety

- Read directions before using.
- Store in safe, secure location.
- Avoid mixing chemical products.
- Never smoke while using chemicals.
- Clean up spills immediately.

## During a Household Chemical Emergency

- If poison is consumed:
- Find containers immediately.
- Call poison-control center, follow instructions.
- If chemical gets into the eyes:
- Follow emergency instructions on container.
- Seek medical attention.
- If a fire or explosion occurs:
- Evacuate residence immediately.
- Move upwind to avoid breathing toxic fumes.
- Call the fire department from outside.