BEE-spoke-data/govdocs1-by-extension huggingface dataset:
# Presentation: 134974

## Taking Advantage of 5km Resolution in the GFE 

- Improving quality of forecast data in the higher terrain and along the coastal areas

## IFPS Training/Methodology Activities

- Improving the overall knowledge of weather conditions in the higher terrain and along the coast
- Explanation of Smart Initialization process
- High resolution forecast model
- Introduction of smart tools

## NWS Sterling County Warning Area

## Past Forecast Practices

- CWA population weighted heavily toward DC & Baltimore metro areas.
- Zone forecasts would focus on population centers, and use general wording for outliers
- Ex: “Some snow in the higher elevations”, “Cooler near the Bay”

## Improve Observation Network

- Mesonet sites have been added across the entire CWA, from various sources
- A number of mesonet sites are in higher terrain, or right along our coastal areas
- Examples: Shenandoah Nat’l Park, 2800 ft.  US Naval Academy (right on the water)

## Mesonet Sampling

## Mesonet Observations

- 	Approximately 40-50 of the mesonet sites in our CWA have web cameras.
- 	While they may not have current weather sensors, we can use the cameras to determine what is happening

## Daily Forecast Critique 

- DFC Used to compare official forecast to observations from mesonet sites.
- Identifies terrain areas where are forecasts are generally good, and areas where we need improvement.

*Daily Forecast Critique, MDOT Station #49, near Frostburg, MD*

## GFE Text Formatters - RECWBC

- RECWBC – Recreational Forecast for Skyline Drive above 2000 ft.
- GFE edit area contains elevations above 2000 ft on Skyline Drive.
- Gives forecaster instant feedback about the work they’ve done in the terrain areas.

## Smart Initializations

- Many forecasters use Smart Init to populate temperature, other fields
- Workstation ETA added to our suite of models

## Workstation ETA Temperature Initialization

## Smart Tools

- TopoEffect_T, and variations
- Water Temps
- QPF_SmartTool

## Slide 13

## Slide 14

## Slide 15
# Presentation: 118329

## A Heat Wave Is . . .

- A prolonged period of excessive heat, often combined with excessive humidity.

## Risks Associated With a Heat Wave

- Heat cramps
- Heat exhaustion
- Heat/Sun stroke

## Actions to Take During a Heat Wave

- Seek air conditioning.
- Avoid strenuous activities during the heat of the day.
- Wear lightweight, light-colored clothing.
- Check on family members and neighbors.
- Drink plenty of fluids.

## Preparing the Home

- Install additional insulation.
- Protect windows.
- Use attic fans.
# Presentation: 680314

## Conductivity Maximum in Solids, S. W. Martin, Iowa State University, DMR 9972466

- The conduction of ions in solids appears to be fundamentally limited to values less than
- 	0.01 (cm)-1 at 25 oC.
- “Trapping” of the ions as they try to move through the solid may be a main cause
- The trapping model developed at ISU correctly predicts this maximum conductivity and suggests ways to overcome it

## Mid-West University Conference on Glass – ISU Summer 2004, Coe, ISU, and Creighton

- Highschool Summer Intern 2004
- Jennifer Byer-Marshalltown, IA

**Notes:**
Each year, ISU and Coe College jointly sponsor an undergraduate research conference that rotates between ISU and Coe College. In 2004, it was located at ISU and we invited Professor David Sidebottom from Creighton University to join our conference. In the past, we have had Professor Brow join us from University of Missouri-Rolla as well. At the Conference, we have students give oral and poster presentations of their undergraduate research projects. This year was the ~ 17th consecutive year we’ve held the Iowa Summer University Conference on Glass.

In the bottom right, Marshalltown, IA High school Junior Jennifer Byer is shown with her poster of her 2004 summer research project in the GOM research group at ISU. Behind her are some of the members of the GOM research group who assisted and mentored Jennifer during her research internship at ISU. Jennifer is the 15th consecutive HS summer intern that the PI has supported over the years. Of these more 90% have gone on to become engineers and the last five have joined ISU’s Materials Engineering Department.
# Presentation: 164085

## GEOSUR PROGRAM

**GEOSUR PROGRAM**

** **
**Geospatial Information Network for the**
**South American Integration**
- In Support of the Planning and Development of Regional Infrastructure

- Eric van Praag,
- Technical Coordinator – GeoSUR Program, CAF

## Broad Objectives of the GeoSUR Program

- To provide decision-makers with national and regional digital maps that facilitate the planning of physical infrastructure development and regional integration.
- To facilitate and promote collaboration among national institutions in the region in order to jointly update, share, and work with geospatial information.

## GeoSUR Program Profile

- Geographic area: The 12 South American countries and Panama
- Implementation period: 2007 - 2009
- Participating Agencies:
- National geographic institutes
- Ministries of planning / infrastructure / public works
- Ministries of the environment
- Pan American Institute of Geography and History (PAIGH)
- United States Geological Service (USGS)
- Secretariat of the Inter American Biodiversity Information Network (IABIN)
- Andean Development Corporation (CAF)

## Related Initiatives

- IABIN: Development of a geospatial network for Meso America and the Caribbean (2004 – 2006).
- GOS: Geospatial One Stop - USA. It integrates geoportals, geoservers, catalogues, and databases in a decentralized national network.
- Global Map of the Americas: Planned within the framework of the Global Map project
- CONDOR: Andean Online GIS developed by CAF and Conservation International
_*... and similar initiatives in Europe, Asia and Africa*_

## GeoSUR ́s Deliverables

## GeoSur Program - Architecture

**Internet **

- GeoIntegrator
- Integrates maps of use/coverage and topography of Perú and Brazil

- Perú
- Topography

- Perú
- Use/coverage

- Brazil
- Topography

- Brazil
- Use/coverage

- Geoserver M.A. Brazil

- Geoserver IGN Brazil

- Geoserver M.A. Perú

- Geoserver IGN Perú

## GeoSUR Implementation Phases

**Stage I**:  Definition of concepts, dimensions, parameters, initial technological evaluation, design of the operative guidelines, alliances, initial products, presentation and agreements with the institutions involved (March, 2007).
**Stage II**: Gathering of information on the needs of the involved institutions, final technological evaluation, training of key teams, development of advanced functions of the geointegrator, incorporation of new geoservers, development of a 3D model of South America, development of specialized regional layers, public launch (December, 2008).

## GeoSURPRODUCTS STAGEI

## More information:

- Eric van Praag, GeoSUR Technical Coordinator, _[evanpraag@caf.com](mailto:evanpraag@caf.com)__ _
- Jesús Suniaga, CAF, _[jsuniaga@caf.com](mailto:jsuniaga@caf.com)__ _
# Presentation: 346381

## ELECTRONIC  TABLES OF CONTENTS

- David WilliamsonBruce KnarrJohn Byrum
- January 30, 2002

-  ECIP TOC 	- On-the-MARC program used to add TOC to 505 field- By December 2001, 33% of records received an electronic TOC- TOC searchable through OPAC keyword search

##   ONIX     Online Information Exchange 

- Mark-up Language – “HTML for publishers”
- Developed by Editeur to make data accessible cross platform
- TOC data extracted and viewable on the Web
- ONIX files accessible at   _[http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/](http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/)_
- ONIX TOCs linked from Voyager bib records

## ECIP TOC

- Extracted from CIP records
- OPAC searchers get TOC data from 505 field; Internet searchers get TOC data from 856 field
- Keywords for Internet searching placed in HTML <meta> tags

## DTOC PROJECTpresented by Bruce Knarr

##  Ways to Get TOCs into Bib RecordS

- Catalogers manually type in the TOC
- Automated – through ECIP
- Automated – through ONIX
- Automated – through DTOC

## DTOC digitized tables of content

- PROCESS
- TOCs are digitally scanned into imagesImages are edited and converted into text using Prime Recognition OCR softwareFiles are HTML coded and mounted on LC web server

## Selection of DTOC Items

- Taken from current English-language imprints of research value
- TOCs must be laid out in straight-forward manner
- TOCs must have meaningful chapter titles

## Current Status of DTOC

-  Currently 2800 TOCs hot-linked to bib records and bib records hot-linked to  TOC in the 856 field
- All subject areas are currently covered

## DTOC STAFF

- SELECTORS
- Bill Vernigor for ASCD
- Daiva Barzdukas for HLCD
- Gabe Horchler for SSCD
- Bruce Knarr for RCCD

## DTOC STAFF

- PROCESSORS
- Herb Garrett
- Lavette Lee
- Melissa Young
- Bob August
- Young Ki Lee
- Helen Pritchett

- TECHNICAL
- Bob August
- OVERSIGHT
- John Byrum

## Abstracts & Summary Project

- BEAT desire to enhance bib records
- Abstracts & Summary: pilot to keep the bib enhancement project alive
- Reviews of ALA’s Best Reference Books of the year added to the bib records in a 520 note  (20-30 a year)
# Presentation: 766558

##  Data Collection and ScoringRussell JacksonCoastal Hazards Program CoordinatorNational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Pacific Services Center

## Elements of Coastal Community Resilience

## Purpose

- Reach a basic understanding of the community’s level of resilience.
- Some questions that you might ask among yourselves include:
- What are the demographics of the area?
- What hazards are they at risk from?
- In addition to the tsunami hazard, are their other potential risks?  If so, how often?
- Do their livelihoods depend on their natural resources?
- What can you say about governance system at this site?

## Field Work Preparation

- Review the information about the community stakeholders that you will meet with:
- What might their interests be?
- Identify benchmarks to focus on

## Data Collection Template

## Data Collection Template – Sample Questions

- CCR Element - Warning and Evacuation
- Does your community have a tsunami evacuation plan?
- Are the community members aware of the plan?
- Has the plan ever been exercised?
- Is the plan realistic?

## Analysis of Elements Template (you will not do this in the field)

## Scoring

- Scoring will be subjective
- Main purpose is to visually assess strengths and weaknesses
- Use to prioritize actions for your institution
- Use to develop strategies to engage other institutions to address issues outside of your institution’s mission

## Slide 9

## Mahalo!

**Mahalo!**
**Contact:**
**Russell Jackson,                         Coastal Hazards Program Coordinator **
**NOAA Pacific Services Center****737 Bishop Street, Suite 1550****Honolulu, Hawaii  96813****Ph:  (808) 522-2299**
***Russell.Jackson@noaa.gov*****   **

**Notes:**
For More Information Contact:
Russell Jackson, 
Coastal Hazards Program Coordinator 

NOAA Pacific Services Center737 Bishop Street, Suite 2250Honolulu, Hawaii  96813Ph:  (808) 522-2299
Russell.Jackson@noaa.gov
# Presentation: 071728

## FelCom Social Happy Hour

- Philip Wang (_[wangph@nidcd.nih.gov](mailto:wangph@nidcd.nih.gov)_), Chaya Pooput (_pooputc@niddk.nih.gov_)
- FelCom Social Subcommittee

**FelCom Social Happy Hour**

**Tuesday, June 17th, 6pm**

**Summer is here! Come join us and socialize with other NIH fellows at Saphire Café. The room next to the bar is reserved for us! So bring along friends, co-workers and family!**

**Where?**** Saphire Café**
**7940 Wisconsin Ave., Bethesda**
- _[www.saphirecafe.com](http://www.saphirecafe.com/)_
**Specials:**
_**Until 7pm**_**: Half price on selected appetizers and reduced price on beverages**
_**After 7pm**_**: reduced price on some beverages**
# Presentation: 192511

## Land used map of the Red River basin

## Soil in the Red River basin

- 	In northern Vietnam the heavy monsoonal rains wash away rich humus from the highlands, leaving slow- dissolving alumina and iron oxiddes that give the sol its characteristic reddish colour. The soils of the Red River delta vary: some are fertile and suitable to intense cultivation, while others lack soluble bases.
- 	Nonetheless, the delta soils are easily worked. The diking of the Red River to prevent flooding deprives the delta's rice fields of enriching silts, necessitationg the use o chemical fertilizers.

## Soil map in the Red River basin

## The mean annual rainfall varies from 1,200 mm to 4,800 mm.  In the delta area, the average rainfall is between 1,700 and 1,800mm.

- Significant seasonal variation in rainfall:
- 20% of the annual rainfall occurs in the dry season, from November to April;
- 80% in the rainy season of May to October           Rainfall in Red river system is abundant but unfair distribution.
- The annual discharge volume of the basin is around 130 billion m3, representing a mean discharge of about 3,600 m3/s, and accouts for about 16% of total runoff for the whole country.

## Flood characteristic of the Red river system

- ‚Every year, flood occur 5 to 9 times and usually concentrate in the time of rainy season (from June to October).
- ‚Highest peak of flood appear in the period of Jully and August with frequency of 77 to 90%.
- ‚The main reasons of flood are typhoon, tropical depression, cold surge...
- ‚Over the past few years, flash floods have been occured in small moutainous subbasin.  The flash flood-causing wheather configuration are low whirl, storms, or tropical convergence
# Presentation: 865272

## EMU Alignment ISR Prototype System TestJune-Sept 2000 at CERN ISR Tunnel

**Goal :  **
- Setup and monitor “chambers” with resolution of  < 200 m
- Demonstrate System Redundancy
**Test Setup :**
- 1 SLM Line  (2 Laser Redundancy)
- 1 Transfer Line (Single Laser)
- 1 Transfer Plate
- Analog Sensors (Temp, Proximity)
**Data Analysis :**
- 1500+ Events Reconstructed
- 3 Test Periods (July, Aug, Sept 2000)
**New Analysis Software :**
- _C_MS _O_bject oriented _C_ode for _O_ptical _A_lignment** (**COCOA) Prototype Reconstruction Software Used

**EMU Alignment ISR Prototype System Test*****June-Sept 2000 at CERN ISR Tunnel***

## Prototype Test SetupJune-Sept 2000 at CERN ISR Tunnel

- Assumptions :
-   Sensors et2, et3, and es10 are known
-    (In practice, es9 is used due to potential survey errors in es10)
-   Transfer Plate definition is defined
-   Rotations of sensors are known within error
-     limits of photogrammetry

- Prototype Test Setup***June-Sept 2000 at CERN ISR Tunnel***

## COCOA Reconstruction Results(ISR Test Results – es9 Reconstruction)

**Final ISR Results of COCOA Reconstruction for  July/August and September Runs** **Using es9 as the Final  Reference Sensor**

**COCOA Reconstruction Results***(ISR Test Results – es9 Reconstruction)*

**Final Results :**
-  **System ******** = 133 ********m**
- Typical Reconstructions within 300 m of expected survey location
-   Sensors outside 300 m range have understood errors

## ISR Reconstruction ResultsConclusions

- Estimated Survey Errors
- 60 m local  120 m global
- Errors in COCOA Reconstruction
- 	220 m Systematic Errors 
- 	< 15 m Statistical Errors (1500 Events)
**General Remarks   **
- Reconstruction is roughly independent of laser choice (within error)
- Reconstruction is independent of laser motions
- 4 CCD measurements on reference Sensors will be critical (we had 3)

**ISR Reconstruction Results***Conclusions*

## COCOA Simulation	

**Goals**
- Create Model CMS EMU Alignment System
- DCOPS + Analog Sensors
- Evaluate Intrinsic System Errors
- Chamber construction
- System design
- Evaluate System Performance
- Intrinsic Resolution
- Correlation of System Components
- Effects from component failure
- Provide ‘First Draft’ of EMU Alignment Reconstruction Software
- Integration of Results into General Physics Simulation

## Current Status (May 2001)
Substantial Software Improvements
Extraction of Component Data from CMS Production Drawings (Complete)
Endcap CSC and SLM Lines have been modeled

- Substantial Software Improvements
- Extraction of Component Data from CMS Production Drawings (Complete)
- Endcap CSC and SLM Lines have been modeled

- COCOA Simulation

**ME2/3/4 COCOA Model**

**Simulated SLM Line**
# Presentation: 691398

## Enhance Protection

**for Motorcoach Passengers**

## Safety Improvements Wanted

- Roof strength requirements to provide maximum survival space  **H-99-50**
- Easy opening window and roof exits that stay open during evacuations **H-99-9**
- Develop Standards for an Occupant Protection System for all accident types **H-99-47**

## Slide 3

## New Orleans, LA May 1999

***New Orleans, LA May 1999***

## NHTSA Actions

**2002**: No NHTSA/Industry consensus on vehicle 	safety standards
**2004-2006**: NHTSA / Transport Canada window related research conducted
**2006:** Review of FMVSS 217
**2007:  **Issued memo – comprehensive review of issues and plan of action

## Enhance Protectionfor Motorcoach PassengersProposed Safety Board Action

| Timeliness Classification | YELLOW |
| --- | --- |

**Enhance Protection****for Motorcoach Passengers****Proposed Safety Board Action**

- Keep issue area on Most Wanted List
- Retain yellow designation: Acceptable response – progressing slowly
# Presentation: 294566

## XP: NBI-driven momentum transport study – co-injection, M. Peng et al.

**A remaining critical physics need for ITER and CTF**
- NBI torque contributes to determining rotation in ITER – needed to predict rotation to determine RWM/EF requirements
- Confinement improves 2x when rotation is varied from 0 to max (DIII-D)
- NBI torque expected to be large in CTF – benefits confinement & stability
**2007 ITPA joint experiment; 2008 NSTX/DIII-D/C-mod “Joule” milestone (VG)**
**Latest JET, DIII-D, JT-60U studies indicate important physics insights; AUG, MAST analysis / studies planned.  Major scientific progress and papers anticipated (VG)**
**Key elements of XP**
- Long-pulse H-mode with small (Type V) ELMs
- Active error field reduction to lengthen MHD-quiescent duration (~400 ms)
- Ip (MA) / B (T) = 0.75 / 0.45, 0.91/0.55 (constant q) scan
- NBI: A @ 90 kV, B & C varied over 95, 85, 75, 65 kV torque / rotation scan
- Constant power plus chopped power (~100 ms steps) plasma conditions
- One run-day: attempts ~30 shots to achieve 16 successful shots (VG)
- Key diagnostics: Toroidal CHERS, ERD, MSE, TS, multi-color SXR, fast Mirnov’s, etc.; Poloidal CHERS data very helpful.
**Key analyses: equilibrium reconstruction, TRANSP, TSC-neo, rotation models, etc.**

## Strong NBI Momentum Sources Are Available in Multiple Devices, Enabling Required Comparison Experiments

**-1****	****0****	****(R****tang****/R****0****)****	****1**

**1**
**(MW/m****3****)**
**P****NB****/V****p**
**(keV)**
**0**

**ITER**
**1000**

**DIII-D**
**75**

**NSTX**
**100**

**NSTX?**
**100**

**JT-60U**
**85**

**DIII-D**
**75**

**JET**
**120**

**JT-60U**
**85,360**

**JT-60U**
**85**

**AUG**
**80**

**MAST**
**75**

**MAST**
**75**

**JT-60U**
**85**

**JT-60U**
**85**

**FY06**
**Experiment**

## Example: JET results suggest that ITB H-mode plasmas exhibit “intrinsic” momentum diffusivities

- Present and discuss experimental proposals that achieves the NSTX mission and utilize NSTX capabilities most effectively
- Prandtl number ~ constant in such relatively MHD quiescent plasmas  a fundamental turbulence and transport property?

-  = 0.3 – 0.7
- Including convection

## 2005: a few shots with substantial quiescent durations in ITB H-mode plasmas.

**D******

**EPM                                       T    T   T  EPM                         Rec  Rec            Rec**
**  ****D********        D********           D********  D********                       D********                             D********    D********              D********   Spikes**

**2005: a few shots with substantial quiescent durations in ITB H-mode plasmas.**
**2006: ~10 shots with 100-300 ms quiescent durations**
**2007: aim to achieve 16 shots with ~ 400 ms quiescent duration.**

**“****Quiescent”**
**Plasma**
# Presentation: 114773

## ARGOS OPERATIONS COMMITTEE

- 41st Meeting
- June 5th - 7th, 2007
- Saint-Jean de Luz
- France
- ERIC LOCKLEAR
- U.S. ROC

## TOPICS

**  ****PROGRAM STATUS**
**  ****PROPOSED ACTIONS**

**TOPICS**

## HIGHLIGHTS

-   Previous concern of a destabilized JTA lessened with the 2007 Tariff Agreement.

**HIGHLIGHTS**

## PROGRAM STATUS

**PROGRAM STATUS**

-   Overall, U.S. Science users continue to see ARGOS and CLS’ customer response favorably serving their needs.
-   Growth for U.S. Science users, in particular the large users will stabilize.

## PROGRAM STATUS

**PROGRAM STATUS**

-   U.S. governments ability to transfer funds between agencies has been under scrutiny.
-   Consequently, significant delays in transferring funds to pay for ARGOS services have occurred.
-   Some small user accounts previously reported to have “positive” balances are actually “negative”.

## PROPOSED ACTIONS

**PROPOSED ACTIONS**

-   Continue discussions with counsel to improve financial operations through increased legal authority.
-   Continue negotiations to secure additional funding to replenish user accounts.
# Presentation: 923526

## RiskMetrics Group

- Presentation to the
- Securities and Exchange Commission
- May 14, 2003

## Case in point: the hedge fund market

- Investors
- Service
- Providers
- Managers

## Attacking the Hedge Fund Market

## Hedge Platform Process

- RiskMetrics collects Hedge Fund positions
- Investor/FoF requests reports
- HF permissions reports, inputs net capital %
- Platform distributes reports

## HedgePlatform – Reporting Tier Overview

- Tier 1 – Market Value
- Long, Short, Net & Gross
- Mark-to-model valuations, position counts, leverage
- Subtotaled by obvious categories
- Compliance reporting for IRS and SEC
- Tier 2 – Exposures
- Dollar-based delta sensitivities
- Equity, Int Rates, Credit, Vol, Currency, Commodity
- Tier 3 – Risk
- VaR and Stress Tests

## Tier 1

## Slide 7

## Slide 8

## Slide 9
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## Kernel Density Estimation: Motivation and Application

- John Freeman, Top Mass Workshop, 11/12/03

## Outline

- A brief review of how likelihoods are calculated
- How Kernel Density Estimation (KDE) is used at LBL to perform these calculations
- Some current examples of our capabilities
- What we plan to do with these capabilities

## What We’re Doing

- Goal is to find a good set of event variables which will predict Mtop
- We perform pseudo-experiments on a MC signal file with known Mgen, taking a random set of sample points
- When this is done for a number of MC signal files (we’ve been working w/ 140-220 GeV, in 5 GeV increments), we can create a log-likelihood plot which we fit parabolically to find the maximum likelihoof

## Log Likelihood Formula

- The log likelihood formula is:

- In order to compute f, the probability density
- function, we can try a parametric fit to the values
- generated  by our Monte Carlo signal at M, or use
- the KDE method...

## The KDE Method

- The essence of KDE is contained in the following formula:

- (Where K is – typically - a spherically symmetric function defined on the unit hypersphere, and H is a transformation matrix

## Slide 7

## Variables We Use

- So far, we’ve worked with 1- , 2- , and 3- dimensional variable spaces
- In the 3-d case, we’ll use the best reconstructed Mt, some sort of energy variable (TotalHT, e.g.), and then a kinematical variable (acoplanarity, etc.)
- Point is, we want them to be as uncorrelated as possible!

## Slide 10

## Creating a Sample

- To create fully accurate PEs, we’ll combine both signal and background MCs in appropriate fractions
- The density of a sample variable will be expressed as follows:
- These fractions will soon be calculated on an event-by-event basis

## Slide 12

## On the Verge...

- Currently we’re poised to fully incorporate background into our PE’s
- Much exciting analysis lies ahead!
# Presentation: 855016

## Intercomparisons with the Harvard in situ water vapor instrument in the tropics during Pre-AVE and earlier aircraft campaigns: Implications for the seasonal cycle of stratospheric water vapor and Aura validation 

- <date/time>

- Intercomparisons with the Harvard *in situ *water vapor instrument in the tropics during Pre-AVE and earlier aircraft campaigns: Implications for the seasonal cycle of stratospheric water vapor and Aura validation

*E. M. Weinstock, J. V. Pittman, D.S. Sayres, J. B. Smith, J. R. Spackman, S. S. Leroy, J. G. Anderson*
*and S. C. Wofsy** *
*Harvard University*

## Differences between measurements designed to be close in space and time (Rosenlof, 2003)

**Differences between measurements designed to be close in space and time (Rosenlof, 2003)**

*Aircraft/Balloon/Satellite comparison, Pre-AVE, Galapagos, 200**4*

**tropopause**

- Days air crossed trop

- before flight date

- 120

- 40

- 40

- 120

- CMDL FP

- HALOE

**Notes:**
This recent intercomparison that is consistent with the SPARC figure I, illustrates the yet again the systematic difference in the in situ instruments aboard the WB57, HW, JLH, and ALIAS, the frostpoint hygrometer, and HALOE., the disagreement exhibited in the tropopause layer is about 1 ppmv, with the frostpoint and HALOE measuring about 2 ppmv, and the WB57 in situ instruments about 3 ppmv. While I do not have time in this talk to provide the validation details for our in situ instrument, I do have a poster available. However, even just this slide makes the point that without other validation information, how do you choose.
Just to belabor the issue, a paper published by Hope Miachaelson in 2002 also relies solely on intercomaprsion data to provide a conclusion similar to that derived from the SPARC figure.                                                                  

## (water vapor saturation mixing ratios)

- (water vapor saturation mixing ratios)

## Slide 4

## Slide 5

## Slide 6

## Slide 7

## Slide 8

## How do we resolve the differences exhibited by water vapor instruments?

- <date/time>

- More intercomparisons followed by organized laboratory intercomparisons and validation with full PI participation.

- 2. Independent evaluation of instrument       performance and accuracy.

- 3. A national calibration facility under independent oversight.

## Illustration of the implications of Pre-AVE intercomparison data on the corresponding tropopause temperatures.

**Illustration of the implications of Pre-AVE intercomparison data on the corresponding tropopause temperatures.**

## Source of H2O

- Source of H2O

- H2O Detection axis

- Calibration source tied to vapor pressure of water at room temperature

- Ambient air

- unperturbed

## Slide 12

## Slide 13

## Uncertainties in water vapor measurement

- <date/time>

- Laboratory calibration

- Calibration in flight

- Contamination-free air

- Total

- Less than 5%

- <1

- <5

- <2

## Slide 15
# Presentation: 064614

## SEDAR 8

- Caribbean Yellowtail Snapper
- And
- Spiny Lobster
- Data Workshop
- December 6 – 10 2004

## Welcome

- Introductions
- Materials
- Process
- Products
- Deadlines

## Introductions

## Materials

- Additional Papers - #12
- Updated Papers #1, #8

## Process

- SEDAR is a Council Process
- Cooperative with Councils, NOAA Fisheries, and States – Territories
- Participants appointed by the Councils and NOAA fisheries
- Open, Public Meetings
- Opportunity for public comment during Plenary sessions

## Process

- Housekeeping
- Please sign in each day
- Sheets are on the materials table
- Network
- Please see Loyd Darby to configure your computer for the network – ASAP

## Process

- Largely Group Work
- Flexible, Adaptive Schedule
- Group Leader/Rapporteur provide summary presentations of issues with alternatives for Plenary
- Groups Draft Report Sections
- Goal – Decisions made by 5pm Wednesday
- Drafts of Sections by 10 am Thursday

## Process

- Decision Making
- By Consensus not Vote
- All Decisions by Plenary
- Expect suggestions and ideas, not simply criticisms
- Establish bounds when single values/decisions are not feasible

## Process

- Terms of Reference
- Specify general data areas to address
- Required to “Evaluate” the data

## Work Groups 

- Commercial Statistics
- Landings, Age & Length Characterization
- Dependent Indices
- Recreational Statistics
- Landings, Age & Length Characterization
- Dependent Indices
- Life History
- Growth Models, Reproduction, Sex Ratios, M
- Independent Indices
- Measure of abundance

## Work Groups 

- Leader Responsibilities
- Group Report Sections
- Provide data files and programs
- Present to Plenary
- Rapporteur
- Each group select a rapporteur to take notes during group and plenary sessions

## Work Group Assignments

- Commercial Statistics
- Leader: Josh Bennett
- Members: Daniel Matos, Roger Uwate, Cheryl Ondeka, David Die, David Berry, Juan Agar
- Recreational Statistics
- Leader: Craig Liliestrom
- Members: Joe Kimmel

## Work Group Assignments

- Life History
- Leader: Nancie Cummings
- Members: Miguel Figuerola, William Tobias, Edwin Hernandez
- Independent Indices
- Leader: Jerry Scott
- Members: Francisco Pagan, Steven Saul, Ron Hill

## Products

- Assessment Report Section
- Complete documentation of input data and modifications
- Tabulation of all data
- Supporting Files
- Spreadsheet files of input data
- Spreadsheet files of final assessment data
- Program files and code

## Products

- Provide Materials to Jennifer
- Working papers - electronic
- Report drafts
- Plenary presentations
- Data sets
- Programs

## Deadlines

- Decisions : 5 pm Wednesday
- Draft Sections : 10 am Thursday
- Data Files/Programs : 10 am Thursday
- Loaded onto network
- Draft Final Report: January 21, 2005
- Final Report Comments: February 2, 2005
- Final Report Completed: February 11, 2005
- ASSESSMENT WORKSHOP : March 14 - 18

## Agenda

- Monday, 2pm Convene
- Introductory Materials
- Group Breakout
- Plenary 1: 5 pm
- Initial group reports
- Discussion of Working Papers
- Tuesday, 8:30 am Convene
- Continue Plenary (working papers)
- Group breakout
# Presentation: 548857

## Neng Xu

- PROOF integration with Condor

## Progress on PROOF integration with Condor	

- Concentrating on the Batch PROOF+Condor mode.
- Build a database for Dataset management.
- Two daemons:
- Session manage daemon
- Dataset stage manage daemon
- Session management part is almost there.
- Dataset stage management is still under considering.

- Neng Xu, Wisconsin Group at CERN

## Batch PROOF+CONDOR Model

**Interactitive PROOF jobs**
- (Only for coding and configuration,
- Only small amount of files)

**PROOF Master**

**Pure PROOF pool**

- PROOF requests

**Batch****PROOF jobs**
**(Real jobs)**

**Condor Scheduler**
** ****for PROOF**

- Neng Xu, Wisconsin Group at CERN

**D-Cache,**
**CASTOR,**
**Xrootdfs,**
**Or DDM(Grid)**

## Batch PROOF+Condor Model	

- Designed for large scale CAF with:
- Dedicated PROOF pool.
- > 100 users.
- Main concerns:
- Avoid large number PROOF sessions running at same time
- How to scheduling the sessions which are WAITING.
- How to provide a “fair share” environment for large number of users.
- How to make sure the data is staged in to the POOL.

- Neng Xu, Wisconsin Group at CERN

## Condor Scheduler for PROOF

**Condor Scheduler**
** ****for PROOF**

**Service for Scheduling**
**Condor Master**
**Condor Collector**
**Condor Scheduler**
**Service for PROOF jobs**
**Condor Starter**

**Job slots for PROOF session**
**slot1@pcuw104**
**slot2@pcuw104**
**slot3@pcuw104**
**slot4@pcuw104**

**Job slots for File Stage in.**
**(job can run on background.) **
**slot5@pcuw104**
**slot6@pcuw104**
**slot7@pcuw104**
**slot8@pcuw104**
**slot9@pcuw104**
**slot10@pcuw104**

**These slots can be used to limit the total number of running PROOF sessions**

- Neng Xu, Wisconsin Group at CERN

## Batch PROOF+CONDOR Model

- Neng Xu, Wisconsin Group at CERN

| Dataset name | #of req | # of file | Last req date | Status | comment |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| mc08.017506.PythiaB_bbmu6mu4X.evgen.e306 | 2 | 50 | 2008/2/20 | waiting | xx |
| mc08.017506.PythiaB_bbmu6mu4X.evgen.e306 | 1 | 50 | 2008/2/20 | waiting | xx |
| mc08.017506.PythiaB_bbmu6mu4X.evgen.e306 | 1 | 500 | 2008/2/20 | waiting | xx |

**D-Cache,**
**CASTOR,**
**Xrootdfs,**
**Or DDM(Grid)**

**PROOF batch jobs list**
**Name      input dataset**
**Job1      mc08.017506.PythiaB_bbmu6mu4X.evgen.e306   500**
**Job2      mc08.017506.PythiaB_bbmu6mu6X.evgen.e306   400**
**Job3      mc08.0175068.PythiaB_bbmu6mu4X.evgen.e306  30**
**Job4      mc08.017506.PythiaB_bbmu6mu4X.evgen  50**
**Job5      mc08.017888.PythiaB_bbmu6mu4X.evgen.e306  100 **
**Job6      mc08.017506.PythiaB_bbmu6mu4X.evgen.e306   120**

**Stage server**

**Database for Datasets**

**Release the job**

**Read the requirement**

**Stage in the files**

**These condor jobs will be set to “Held” by default. The Stage server will release them once the dataset is staged into the PROOF/Xrootd pool.**
**Dataset stage-in also has priority which depends on the number of requests, number of files, waiting time, etc..**

**PROOF/xrootd pool**

**Check files’ status**
# Presentation: 177362

## Status of the Proton Source Haud ignota loquor* 

- Eric Prebys

- *I say things that are known

## Fortitudine Vincimus1

- Booster performance has been steady and consistent with the Proton Plan since the shutdown.
- We were anticipating significant beam lost to NuMI by this time, but *Diis aliter visum**2* , and *Malum quidem nullum esse sine aliquo bono**3*
- As of April 3, *habemus VeXX**4*
*Ergo bibamus**5*

- 1By endurance we conquer2The gods decided otherwise3There is, to be sure, no evil without some good4We have 5e205Therefore, let us drink.

## Initial NuMI Progress

## NuMI Target Status

- After two weeks of running, water was found in the oil of the vacuum pump which pumps out the target pipe.
- A scan confirmed that the volume was full of water.
- The target was removed and the water pumped out, but *they have been unable to reproduce the leak*.
- They have returned the target with a “water letter outer” added.
- Will attempt to run with a Helium overpressure  in the target volume.
- Probably begin to take beam early next week.

## Hourly Proton Rate

- Improved cogging stability

## Efficiencies

## Overall “Peak to Week” Efficiency

## Integrated Delivery (BNB)

## Issues

- In terms of beam loss, we are doing very well
- Loss limit frequenty > 1E17 pph!
- However, we have not been able to hit high batch intensities
- Typically 4-4.5E12
- MB intensity limited by 5Hz rate
- This will become a bigger issue when NuMI comes back online
- Now that cogging is working, reaching high batch intensities is a priority.
- Almost certainly related to our present slip stacking problems.

## Major Ongoing Projects

- ORBUMP system
- Major redesign of injection scheme
- 3 magnets versus 4
- Eliminates problematic injection element (DCSEP)
- Magnet and power supply will be ready for the 2005 shutdown (likely to start Nov 1)
- Dump reloction
- Booster dump will be relocated from Long 13 to the MI-8 line.
- This will eliminate one of the two extraction regions and should reduce loss significantly.
# Presentation: 185911

## CTT to SMT Translation LUT Status

## Beginning

- < 3 weeks ago
- Understand Sailesh’s algorithm
- Write one big LUT to start given
- track information
- Barrel
- Layer
- Compiled and ran Monday 8/28
- would still be running

- STT Meeting - Bill Lee

- 1 Sept. 2000

## Next

- Need separate LUT for each detector
- Need to speed up algorithm

- STT Meeting - Bill Lee

- 1 Sept. 2000

## Status

- Completed LUT for one detector
- Fills LUT in ~3.1 min
- ~1 day for all detectors

- STT Meeting - Bill Lee

- 1 Sept. 2000

## To Do

- Generalize for all detectors
- Determine allowed CTT sectors for STT sextant
- Track position is determined from average radius of layer
- Module to read in table
- Road widths?

- STT Meeting - Bill Lee

- 1 Sept. 2000

## Finally

- Modify L2STTHitsInRoadFactory to use LUT

- STT Meeting - Bill Lee

- 1 Sept. 2000
# Presentation: 353455

## Managing Global Supply Chains Post 9/11

- NY/NJ District Export Council
- 	by American River Intl.
- 		Kelly Raia

## Overview

**Mind set of the United States Government (Post 9/11)**
**Government initiatives**
**C-TPAT**
**USPPI**
**Denied parties screening**
**Deemed exports**
**SOX**
**Compliance and security strategies **
**	****( 9 Steps)**

- American River International   November 2006

## Post 9/11 Mind Set of the U.S. Governmentt

- Supply chain information and control: lack of knowledge
- Push out the borders
- Restructure the government
- Legislation
- Partner with business: identify the good guys and the bad guys
- Engage foreign support

- American River International   November 2006

## Government Initiatives

- CSI
- 24 Hour Manifest
- C-TPAT
- ISA
- TSA
- Denied Party Screening
- Work-In-Process

- American River International   November 2006

## C-TPAT

- Partnering with business
- What is it?
- Avoid consequences
- Provide incentives and benefits
- Work-in-process
- Where does your company stand?
- Process: application, certification, validation

- American River International   November 2006

## USPPI

- What is it?
- Affects export controls
- Area of focus of BIS/DOC/CBP
- Making the principal manufacturer and/or distributor responsible for the export
- Control the Incoterms

- American River International   November 2006

## Deemed Exports

- Control of capability, wherewithal, technology and transfers of information to a foreign national
- Area of focused enforcement:
- DHS ... immigration sharing with BIS/CBP
- Building controls into operations, sales, and purchasing
- Education and training, SOP’s

- American River International   November 2006

## Sarbanes-Oxley

- Often missed in the global supply chain
- SOP’s
- Detail...detail...detail**...** documentation, record keeping, classification, origin information, valuation, choice of providers/carriers, packing, marking and labeling, etc. etc.
- Connectivity within the company!!!

- American River International   November 2006

## Compliance and Security:  		Nine Strategies

- Senior management engagement
- Assessment, identify issues, benchmarking
- Assignment of person(s) responsible and accountable
- Connectivity structure
- Plan of action, persons, timing
- Creation of SOP’s
- Develop technology options
- Training and education
- Internal Audits

- American River International   November 2006

## District Export Council

- Managing Global Supply Chains:
- Post 9/11
- Review and Questions:
- Kelly Raia
- _[www.americanriverintl.com](http://www.americanriverintl.com/)_
- kraia@americanriverintl.com
- 1-800-524-2493
# Presentation: 524077

## The following shows how the

**The following shows how the**
**Reviewer can Access 5 tier **
**performance plans to conduct**
**Reviews in the event the action**
**DOES NOT flow to the worklist.**
**ALWAYS CHECK THE **
**WORKLIST FIRST BEFORE**
**USING THE MENU OPTION**

## Select “internet explorer”

**Select “internet explorer”**

## Enter the URL:

**Enter the URL:**
**https://icams.usda.gov/**

## Read the warning and select “I agree to the above”.

**Read the warning and select “I agree to the above”.**

## Enter your EmpowHR user ID and password

**Enter your EmpowHR user ID and password**
**And click on “HRIS Sign In”**

## Select “manager self-service”

**Select “manager self-service”**

## Select “Tasks”

**Select “Tasks”**

## Select “Performance Reviewer”

**Select “Performance Reviewer”**

## Reviewer clicks in the box next to the

**Reviewer clicks in the box next to the**
**Supervisor name who created the plan.**

## Click on the search icon to select the correct

**Click on the search icon to select the correct**
**Performance plan for review.**

## Click on the applicable “review period from” date.

**Click on the applicable “review period from” date.**

## Click in the “select to edit” box next to the

**Click in the “select to edit” box next to the**
**Applicable employee whose plan is to be**
**Reviewed.**

## Click on the “element and standards” tab to review the 

**Click on the “element and standards” tab to review the **
**Elements and measures.**

## Click on “view all” to see all

**Click on “view all” to see all**
**The elements and measures**
**In the plan.**

## Reviewers are responsible to ensure that all elements and measures are

**Reviewers are responsible to ensure that all elements and measures are**
**Entered and accurate.**

## After completing review of plan, supervisor clicks on 

**After completing review of plan, supervisor clicks on **
**“****performance plan”.**

## Reviewer clicks in the box  located

**Reviewer clicks in the box  located**
**Next to “concurred” after completing the**
**review.**

## 1.  Don’t forget to click on “SAVE”! 

**1.  Don’t forget to click on “SAVE”! **
**     ****NOTE:  After selecting “save” the plan will flow back to the **
**     ****supervisor for review  so that he/she will be aware of any**
**     ****changes/corrections made by the reviewer.**

**2.  Click on “return to employee**
**     ****List” to select another employee’s**
**     ****Plan for review when the action**
**     ****does not appear on the worklist.**
# Presentation: 888602

## Internet Assisted Review

- Focus Group
- March 18, 2002

## Agenda

- Demonstration - NIAID Electronic Review (ER)
- Demonstration - NCI Clinical Trials Evaluation Program (CTEP)
- Review of IAR Control Center

## Review of IAR Control Center

*Refer to Scope Document Excerpt, *
*Product Features 5.2*

- Minutes and meeting related documents will be posted at _[http://era.nih.gov/areas/rev/index.cfm](http://era.nih.gov/areas/rev/index.cfm)_
- Next Focus Group Meeting:
- Monday, March 25, 2002, 1:30 – 4 pm
- NGIT/Logicon Large Conference Room  (1700 Research Blvd)

- Thanks for your participation!
# Presentation: 532603

## ICS-100:  Introduction to ICS for Schools Unit 1:  Course Overview

## ICS-100 Course Objective

**Demonstrate basic knowledge of the Incident Command System (ICS) and how it applies to school-based incidents.**

## Video

**Unit 1:  ****Course Overview**

**Video**

## Participant Introductions

**Name, job title, and organization**
**Overall experience with emergency or incident response in schools**
**Assigned position in school ICS organization**

## Participant Expectations

**What do you expect to gain from this course?**

## Instructor Expectations

**Cooperate with the group.**
**Be open minded to new ideas.**
**Participate actively in all of the training activities and exercises.**
**Return to class at the stated time.**
**Use what you learn in the course to perform effectively within an ICS organization.**

## Course Structure

**Unit 2:**
**ICS Overview**

**Unit 3:**
**ICS Features and Principles **

**Unit 5:**
**General Staff Functions**

**Unit 4:**
**Incident Commander & Command Staff Functions**

**Unit 7:**
**Course Summary ****–**** Putting It All Together**

**Unit 1:**
**Course Overview**

**Unit 6:**
**Unified Command**

## Course Logistics

**Course agenda**
**Sign-in sheet**
**Housekeeping:**
**Breaks**
**Message and telephone ****location**
**Cell phone policy**
**Facilities**
**Other concerns**

## Successful Course Completion

**Participate in unit activities/exercises.**
**Achieve 75% or higher on the final exam.**
**Complete the end-of-course evaluation.**
# Presentation: 138321

## D0 Weekly Summary: June 23 to June 29

- Delivered Luminosity and operating efficiency
- Delivered 8.0pb-1
- Recorded 7.0pb-1 (87%)
- Mostly smooth data taking
- More “minor” issues then usually
- Total number of events collected
- 14 mln
- Beam halo
- Mainly close to be within specs
- Beam position
- Within 1mm from the detector center and stable

** **

**Day of the Week **

- Dmitri Denisov

## D0 Data Taking

- Smooth data taking during D0 week long Workshop
- “No changes” policy
- Good support from available experts
- Well developed documentation, procedures
- Current issues
- Calorimeter sees “new” noise starting ~ a week ago
- Spikes a few minutes long a few times per day (not every day)
- Experts are trying to understand this issue
- Not seen over last ~ 2 days
- Radiation related failures in muon electronics
- During peak losses: injection, acceleration, scraping
- Muon electronics is “outside” of the D0 detector and exposed to high fluxes
- Looks similar to CDF’s silicon power supplies problems earlier in Run 2
- Not as massive and/or serious (yet)
- 3 different elements: PDT front-end and control boards, and trigger counters LVPS are affected
- One front-end card for fiber tracker (512 channels)
- Intermitten problems
- Tried 2 different fixes – no 100% resolution for now

- Dmitri Denisov

## Summary

- Mainly stable data taking with ~90% weekly operating efficiency over last 4 weeks
- Summer 2003 operating efficiency goal is achieved ahead of schedule
- Joint calorimeter and muon shift is in place
- Plan to proceed with join shift from now on
- Arnd Meyer is replacing Alan Stone as D0 Deputy Run Coordinator effective July 1st
- Thanks to Alan and welcome to Arnd!

- Dmitri Denisov
# Presentation: 216421

## Oceans ReportMODIS Science Team MeetingMarch 22-24, 2005

- Chuck McClain
- Ocean Biology Processing Group

## Current Status & Progress Sincethe July 2004 Science Team Meeting

**MODIS/Aqua Ocean Color Processing**
- Level-0 to Level-3 processing fully supported in SeaDAS
- Support for MacIntosh now available
- Major differences between SeaWiFS & MODIS/Aqua resolved (seasonalities and longer time trends)
- Reprocessing executed recently after several months of algorithm testing & evaluation
- OBPG working on reducing striping in Level-1 & Level-2 data (mirror side & detector-to-detector calibration consistency) in collaboration with MCST
- Refinements in solar and lunar calibration data analysis
- Refinements atmospheric corrections

## Current Status & Progress (cont.)

**Calibration & Validation**
- Jim Mueller & Carol Johnson leading a calval working group: error budget & future measurement strategy (e.g., coastal zone)
- Workshop held at NIST in November
**Product Suite & Algorithm Selections**
- Algorithm teams established at July meeting
- Comprehensive chlorophyll algorithm development data set to be released very soon by OBPG
- Draft document describing data set and QC procedure completed & to be submitted for publication
- 2-day workshop held in February
- Inadequate validation data sets for many products (e.g., inherent optical properties)
- Need to solicit additional data from community
- Limited data sources, e.g., calcite
- Product recommendations to be vetted with community at Ocean Color Research Team meeting in April with subsequent generation of new products by OBPG.

## Current Status & Progress (cont.)

**Product Suite & Algorithm Selections *****(cont.)***
- Chlorophyll:  Janet Campbell to host an algorithm selection/data analysis mini-workshop
- K(490):  Revised algorithm recommended
- addresses algorithm problem in clear waters
- Primary Productivity:  Mike Behrenfeld developing a productivity website & to recommend a baseline algorithm
- Calcite:  Barney Balch to select from 2 published algorithms once more validation data from recent cruises is processed
- POC:  Clark algorithm recommended
- PAR:  Watson Gregg and Robert Frouin to provide sensor specific & multi-sensor based products
- IOPs (absorption & scattering products):  TBD
- Issues of overall data quality raised
- SST:  Miami group continue extensive field data collecton & refinements in product continue to address both sensor & atmospheric error sources

## Current Status & Progress (cont.)

**Product Suite & Algorithm Selections *****(cont.)***
- Atmospheric correction
- Menghua Wang working on using 1260 & 1640 nm bands for turbid water corrections (black ocean assumption)
- Miami group demonstrated methodology for incorporating Saharan dust detection & spectral matching atmospheric correction algorithm in standard processing
**MODIS/Terra**
- Several team members expressed desire for Terra ocean data processing
- Team members to provide Paula with justifications
- HQ to consider pending continued progress on MODIS/Aqua, budgets, and other considerations