BEE-spoke-data/govdocs1-by-extension huggingface dataset:
# Presentation: 779881

## North Carolina State University Oat Maker Development

- Peter Maloney
- Jeanette Lyerly
- Paul Murphy
- Gina Brown-Guedira USDA-ARS

- Crop Science Department
- 840 Method Rd, Unit 3
- Raleigh, NC 27695

## Winter Hardiness Project

- Goal: To develop lines with increased tolerance to cold and freezing temperatures and map Winter Hardiness Component Traits (WHCT)
- Preliminary Work
- Screened known Oat RFLP and SSR markers in Fulghum x Norline RIP phenotyped for WHCT
- Tested Wheat SSR primers for amplification in Oat
- Markers were randomly chosen and had a very low success rate
- One oat SSR developed through this screening is associated with a QTL for WHCT

## Winter Hardiness ProjectSSR markers

- Collaborating with Dr. Joe Anderson’s lab at Purdue University to test newly developed SSR markers
- Evaluated primers generated by the Anderson lab on a panel of 11 different cultivars
- Used the Licor 4300 Analysis System
- Those that were polymorphic for Fulghum x Norline RIP were then mapped onto the population
- **See poster by Peter Maloney for more information**

## Winter Hardiness ProjectSNP discovery

- Sequence PCR fragments
- First SNP developed into CAPS1 marker
- See Linkage Group FN7 for location*
- Develop SNP markers from oat ESTs
- Herman et al. (2006) described regions in wheat associated with up or down-regulation during cold acclimation
- ESTs from these genes were used to develop markers that were screened for amplification in our panel of oat cultivars
- Through this process 2 SNPs and 1 deletion were found with a 4% success rate

- (* See poster by Peter Maloney)

## Future Plans

- Develop cDNA libraries using oats that have been exposed to sub-zero temperatures
- Develop RIL to study BYDV resistance in oats
- Associate markers with BYDV resistance for marker assisted selection
- Develop RIL to study Grain Protein Content
- Identify markers that can be used in marker assisted selection for Grain Protein
# Presentation: 730362

## Computational Method for Aeroelastic

**ACCOMPLISHMENTS**
-  	Developed software to predict turbomachinery flutter. The 	software was developed into 2-D  and 3-D versions
-  	Adopted software to analyze unsteady transport of vapor/liquid      	mixtures into complex internal flow geometries
-   Developed aeroelastic and structural modeling technologies for 		dynamic modeling of helicopter rotor systems
**COMMERCIALIZATION**
-   Received $475,500 from New Jersey pharmaceutical 	companies for adapting the software for inhaler design to 	deliver medication
-  Used the 3-D flow code in consulting with Washington Public 	Power Supply System. Received $96K
-   The aeroelastic and structural modeling codes have generated 		$113K in licensing and $270K in contract research support. An 		additional 56K is expected

***Continuum Dynamics, Inc***
***Ewing, NJ***

**S****mall**
**B****usiness**
**I****nnovation **
**R****esearch**

**GOVERNMENT/SCIENCE APPLICATIONS**
-   Code has application to rotorcraft design and has 			submarine application
-   Applicable to sonic boom penetration studies in coastal 		waters for environmental impact on marine life
-  	Useful to higher order compact algorithm for studying 		acoustic problems

- Glenn Research Center
- Materials
- 3-071

**Computational Method for Aeroelastic**
** ****Problem in Turbomachinery**

**INNOVATION**

- 1988 & 1993 Phase II, NAS3-98024 &NAS3-27631, 6/01
- NASA Contact – John M. Lucero
- Company Contact – Alan Billanin

- A state-of-the-art nonlinear code
- for cascades and rotors
# Presentation: 208107

**MTAC WORKGROUP #73**
**Soft Parcel Field Study**

## SELVAGE (excess packaging material)

**Determined to be the main focus for discussion**
- Machinability
- Jamming of equipment
**BMC and Shipper Facility Tours showed No evidence of Selvage causing undue damage, or “debris” in the conveyance equipment**
**Machinability Guidelines do not address size relationship of goods within packaging, to packaging itself**
_**“**__**SELVAGE RATIO**_”= Selvage Length/Total Parcel Length

## Sampling of Parcels

**Test Scheduled for the week of May 26****th, 2003**** at the Cincinnati BMC**
**Soft Parcel Shippers to assemble a range of parcels and ship them to Cinti BMC for documenting, and testing**
**Participating Companies**
- Brylane
- LL Bean
- Newport News
- Spiegel
**Other Volunteers Contact:**
- _[tallshou@email.usps.gov](mailto:tallshou@email.usps.gov)_
- _bbriskey@brylane.com_

## Parameters for Parcel Sampling

_**DEGREES OF SELVAGE**_
- “No Apparent” Selvage
- “Reasonable” Selvage (5 to 20% selvage Ratio)
- Parcels with “Inordinate Selvage”, (may be shipped in error due to poor material handling/packing -20 to 40% selvage ratio)
- Parcels with selvage of a degree that would “Never Be Shipped” (greater than 40% selvage ratio)

## OTHER PARAMETERS

**All Parcels will be mailed in packaging material no greater than 34 x 17 x 17 and no greater than 35lbs.**
**Half Bar-Coded, Half Non Bar-Coded**
- Bar-Coded Parcels will be run on SSIU only
- Non Bar-Coded Parcels will be run on PSM and SSIU
**Each participant will provide 10 packages of each criteria with Intra-BMC address**
# Presentation: 168179

## 	    Clean Diesel Engine 	Implementation Workshop

- PAUL MAICHELE
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- August 6-7, 2003

## Misfueling

- Are Additional Measures Warranted?
*US EPA Office of Transportation and Air Quality*
*August 7, 2003*

## What is Misfueling?

- Misfueling is the use of 500 ppm sulfur diesel fuel in 2007 and later model year heavy-duty diesel engines/vehicles
- However, the use of 15 ppm sulfur diesel fuel in pre-2007 model year engines/vehicles is not misfueling
- In fact, 15 ppm sulfur fuel provides immediate benefits for existing trucks (reduced wear in rings/liners/exhaust systems, less frequent oil changes) and their PM emissions
- Misfueling can be accidental or intentional

## Misfueling Concerns and Rulemaking Provisions

- Use of high sulfur diesel fuel in engines that require 15 ppm diesel fuel
- could irreversibly damage emission control equipment
- may impact engine operability, durability, and fuel economy
- reduces the environmental benefits of the new emission standards
- We carefully considered misfueling concerns and discussed them  with many stakeholders (including some trucking companies and truck stop operators) during the rule’s development
- We considered and evaluated several options to mitigate misfueling
- Unique nozzle shapes/sizes:  raised concerns re. flow rates, backwards compatibility, vehicle redesign, etc. – significant cost issues
- Dyes:  are not seen and create distribution system problems
- Electronic pump/vehicle interfaces: significant cost issues
- Color coded nozzles:  industry has the expertise to do this

## Misfueling Concerns and Rulemaking Provisions

- The highway diesel fuel program design should minimize misfueling - both accidental and intentional
- 80/20 credit program should cause prices for 15 ppm and 500 ppm fuel to be similar
- 15 ppm fuel will be the dominant fuel in the market beginning in 2006 (Precompliance reports suggest 95%)
- 500 ppm fuel will have limited availability (geographically and temporally)
- Rule contains labeling requirements for diesel fuel pumps and vehicles to help prevent accidental misfueling
- Owners and operators of trucks will not risk voiding the warranty
- No compelling case to take more drastic and costly measures

## Future Commitments and Potential Solutions

- Nevertheless, the program does not eliminate all potential for misfueling
- Prompting liability concerns when it does occur
- In the final rule, we committed to working with industry to evaluate whether additional measures to prevent misfueling would be appropriate
- If a consensus is reached that additional measures are needed, we will explore with industry simple, cost-effective approaches to further mitigate misfueling potential
- To date, no such consensus has emerged
- But we are still open to taking further actions
- That don’t reopen the rule itself
- Can be implemented in time
# Presentation: 303009

## R & D to Meet Customer Needs

NWS – OAR Review
March 26, 2002

- NWS – OAR Review
- March 26, 2002

- Ernie Hildner
- Director, Space Environment Center
- (303) 497 3311
- Ernest.Hildner@noaa.gov

## Space Weather

- Contents
- Introduction
- Customer and Research & Development Needs
- R&D Underway

## Shifting Paradigms

- Thesis: Our community is experiencing a profound paradigm shift.  Only slightly changing the problems we attack, we find that academic “science for science’s sake” actually has application and benefit to society.
-  Astrophysics Mode                  Meteorology Mode

## Shifting Paradigms

- Evidence:
- Popularity of the term “space weather”

## Shifting Paradigms

- Evidence:
- Popularity of the term “space weather”
- Success of the US National Space Weather Program

## Shifting Paradigms

- Evidence:
- Popularity of the term “space weather”
- Success of the US National Space Weather Program
- ESA’s Space Weather Study

## Shifting Paradigms

- Evidence:
- Popularity of the term “space weather”
- Success of the US National Space Weather Program
- ESA’s Space Weather Study
- NASA’s program title, “Sun-Earth Connection”

## Shifting Paradigms

- Evidence:
- Popularity of the term “space weather”
- Success of the US National Space Weather Program
- ESA’s Space Weather Study
- NASA’s program title, “Sun-Earth Connection”
- NASA’s “Living with a Star” program

## Shifting Paradigms

- Evidence:
- Popularity of the term “space weather”
- Success of the US National Space Weather Program
- ESA’s Space Weather Study
- NASA’s program title, “Sun-Earth Connection”
- NASA’s “Living with a Star” program
- The US National Academy’s Decadal Survey of solar-terrestrial science, charged to look at 1. Good science, and 2. Societal impact

## Shifting Paradigms 

- Drivers and consequences (causes AND effects) of the shift:
- “Continuous” (near) realtime data
- Mature models for both specification and forecast

## Shifting Paradigms 

- Drivers and consequences (causes AND effects) of the shift:
- “Continuous” (near) realtime data
- Mature models for both specification and forecast
- Improved computation and communication capability, especially the Internet
- “Industrial space weather”

## Shifting Paradigms 

- Drivers and consequences (causes AND effects) of the shift:
- “Continuous” (near) realtime data
- Mature models for both specification and forecast
- Improved computation and communication capability, especially the Internet
- “Industrial space weather”
- 4D data assimilation and “rolling” models
- Space scientists now engage with “real world” of commerce

## Shifting Paradigms

- 		_**Astrophysics**_	_**Space Sciences**_	_**Meteorology**_
*Available data*	few		increasing	many
*Realtime model*	not needed	desirable, hap-	essential
*Predictions*			pening
*Verification*	seldom		major goal	mandatory
*Coupled regions*	sometimes	necessary	always
*Societal impact*	aesthetic		aesthetic, eco- 	economic and
- 					nomic, military 	military security
- 					security

## Shifting Paradigms

- Suggestion:
- Embrace the shift and benefit from it!  These are exciting times!
# Presentation: 682275

## Slide 1

## NPF ORLANDO

**Gaylord Palms**
**6000 West Osceola Parkway**
**Kissimmee Florida  34746-4414**

## NPF Orlando 

**    ****Exhibit Hall – 158 companies; ****	****502 of 490 - 10x10 booths sold **
**	****	**

**Planning Progress**

|  | Days Out | Paid 
Registrations | Total 
Registrations |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Orlando
   Spring 06 | 43 | 1414 | 2604 |
| Nashville
   Spring 05 | 44 | 638 | 1116 |
| DC
   Fall 04 | 41 | 1180 | 1969 |

**   ****Goal: 2,500 Paid/**** ****6,700 Attendees**

## NPF Orlando 

**Focus on Educational Content**
**Call for Presentations**
**Speaker’s Guide**
**Presentation Binder **
**“****Free” Flat Rate Box**

**What’s New**

## NPF Orlando

**120+ Workshops**
**Majority New**
**11 Business Tracks**
**Execution and Application of Mail**
**11 Certificate Programs**
**Address Quality Specialist**
**Mail Marketing Professional**
**Nonprofit Professional  ****	**
**3 Special Sessions **
**Inspection Service**
**Technology**
**Strategic Transformation Plan**

**Program Content**

***NEW!***

## NPF Orlando

**Marketing to Hispanics Symposium**
**Address Quality Symposium**
**Global Package Symposium**
**Periodicals**

**Symposiums**

***NEW!***

***NEW!***

***Enhanced***

***Enhanced***

## NPF Orlando 

**Exhibit Hall**
**Exclusive Hours**
**Monday and Tuesday: 9 - 10 am**
**Wednesday: 9 – 12 **
**Daily Raffles Including New Mustang Convertible **
**Industry Pavilion**
**Daily Theme at USPS Booth**

**What’s New**

## NPF Orlando 

**Raise Level of Education and Networking**
**Best Practices**
**Drive Customer Attendance**
**Integrate with USPS Marketing Calendar**

**PCC Leadership Conference**

## NPF Orlando 

**NPF Welcoming Reception – Sunday 5 – 7 pm**
**General Session – Monday 8 – 9 am**
**General Session – Tuesday 8 – 9 am**
**PCC Reception – Tuesday 8 – 11 pm**
**General Session Lunch – Wednesday 12:30 – 2:00 pm**
**Closing Event – Wednesday 7 – 11 pm**

**Events**
# Presentation: 099880

## Aura OMI/MLS Tropospheric Ozone

- Collocation:  Use only the daytime ascending orbit measurements from MLS
- Use OMI L3 gridded Total Ozone (and L3 Reflectivity to filter out cloudy scenes for OMI - maximum OMI reflectivity chosen is 0.3)
- Use MLS L2 daytime orbit ozone profiles and integrate in pressure to obtain stratospheric column ozone
- Take 316 hPa as absolute largest retrieved pressure level for MLS (215 hPa is current stated limit)
- Use NCEP analyses for tropopause pressure (2K km-1 definition)

- 22 September, 2005

##  Tropospheric Mean Volume Mixing Ratio (VMR)

-                                               Tropospheric Column Ozone (DU)
-          VMR (ppmv) = 1.27 × ————————————————
-                                               PTERRAIN (hPa) – PTROPOPAUSE (hPa)

## Aura OMI/MLS Tropospheric Ozone

- Tropo Column O3

- O3 Mean Volume
- Mixing Ratio

## OMI/MLS and SHADOZ Tropospheric Column Ozone Comparisons

## OMI/MLS and WOUDC Ozone Mean Volume Mixing Ratio Comparisons

## No Obvious Systematic Offset With OMI/MLS Tropospheric Ozone

- Sep04

- Oct04

- Nov04

- Dec04

- Jan05

- Feb05

- Mar05

- Apr05

- May05

- Aug05

- Jul05

- Jun05

## Daily Global Maps of Tropospheric Ozone from OMI and MLS

## TES and OMI/MLS Tropospheric Column Ozone Comparisons

- Collocation:  Use only ascending daytime orbit measurements from TES
- All four quality flags for TES must pass (two flags for radiance residual, one for surface temperature, one for effective optical depth)
- Compare daily global data from 60S to 60N

## Aura TES and Aura OMI/MLS Tropospheric Column Ozone

- OMI Refl < 0.3

- NCEP T.P. < 316 hPa

## Tropospheric Column Ozone from Aura OMI/MLS and Aura TES

- Omi Refl < 0.3

- NCEP T.P. < 316 hPa

- OMI Refl < 0.3

- NCEP T.P. < 316 hPa

- OMI Refl < 0.2

- NCEP T.P. < 215 hPa

## Summary

- For the first year of Aura, OMI/MLS tropospheric ozone indicates no substantial calibration issue between the two independent instrument measurements
- Global distributions of tropospheric ozone from OMI/MLS appear reasonable in relation to measurements from ozonesondes (WOUDC, SHADOZ) and Cloud Slicing (both EP TOMS and OMI)
- Global tropospheric column ozone from OMI/MLS and TES seem to compare reasonably well, but more cross-comparisons are needed
# Presentation: 740954

## Transition from global_CMT-11.03to global_CMT-12.10

- Kyle Stevenson
- Elizabeth Gallas
- Terry Toole
- Trigger Board Meeting
- July 8, 2003

## global_CMT over last week

- 11.04 – online 10-May to July 2, one Run July 7
- July 1,2 (Initial Luminosity about 20E30)
- 5 days with accelerator problems ...
- July 7 (Trigger verification run after many changes, access)
- 12.10 online July 7,8 (2 Stores including current)
- Smooth running with strong evidence of trigger problems effecting the trigger rates
- L1 Cal (hot towers)
- L3 cal:  spikes, jumps, rises in L3 accept rate of JET triggers

## global_CMT-12.10 – Runs/Rates

- _12.10 online July 7 and July 8_
- 2 Stores incl. current store, Initial Luminosity ~30E30
- Store       Run  LumI / PSFile  PeakRates ( 1400 / 800 / **50** Hz)
- 2768  178721     30 / 30         700 / 460 / 45 (last run of 11.04)
-           178722     24 / 25       1700*/ 600 / 55*
-           178723     20 / 20       1400 / 550 / 60*
-           178724     17 / 17       1120 / 450 / 55*
- 2770  178733     31 / 30       1250 / 740 / 65*
-           178734     24 / 30         900 / 550 / 50 (L3 MET problem)
-           178735     22 / 20       1550 / 600 / 70*
- Summary: 12.10 current rates to tape are too high, require immediate prescale adjustments  !!!

## Global_CMT-12.10 - problems

- Run 178722
- L1 and L3 spike in all high ET Jet, MHT but not MET or EM ?
- Spike in L1 magnified in L3 ???
- Lifetime just one or a few luminosity blocks
- Weird correlated increase in feb with increase in rate
- Suspect ? Increase occupancy in tracking increases candidates
- Run 178733
- L1 hot tower addressed by Dan
- Run 178734
- Jump and/or steady rise of high Et Jet, EM, MET, MHT L3 rates
- See E1_SHT20, JT_95TT, MET and MJT triggers (but not lowest ET jets)
- Continues over many luminosity blocks

## Global_CMT-12.– future

- Dmitri/Arnd:  Rate caps for version 12
- L1 / L2 / L3 Accept = **1400 / 800 / 50** Hz
- L3 Calorimeter problems observed for JET triggers
- May be other problems, these have cause most blatant rate problems
- Rates are too high
- Prescale changes based on data collected are being applied at L1 to control rate to tape
- TM so far have changed only the 25E30.prescales
- See the change.log for exact changes
- This was because we expected it to be used in next store (this morning)
- 25E30 file was skipped during store today (due shifter error)
- Accepting input
- Future:
- No trigger change requests have been received from TB
- %_IP Triggers (now disabled if not sharing a prescale)
- xml change required – TMs are awaiting specifications
- No triggers will change
# Presentation: 878880

## Loan Servicing

- By LSA’s

## LSA Loan Servicing

- Cash repayments at _[22-CN ](file:///22-cn.pdf)__[para](file:///22-cn.pdf)__[ 51](file:///22-cn.pdf)_
- Receive repayment request from producer or agent
- Compute repayment amount
- If applicable compute denied benefits for PE and PCF
- Accept repayment and deposit at CCB
- Release EWR’s
- Distribute repayment document

## Denied Benefit Because of PE

- Each individual designates his share of a ‘permitted entity’
- Any share of an entity which is not designated may result in a PE factor of less than 1.0000
- PE factor is applied to LDP’s and loan market gains
- Monitor field 17

**Notes:**
See 1-PL para 220
Example:  A corporation operates a farm, is considered actively engaged and is a person for PL purposes.  Stock is owned by 2 stockholders.  If neither of the stockholders designates his share as ‘permitted’ , the PE for the corporation is equal to 0.

## Denied Benefit Because of PCF

- PCF may be less then 1.000 when producer:
- does not provide active personal labor or management
- is actively engaged and eligible on a portion of a farm because of landowner provision
- is a cash rent tenant and ineligible for payment for the cash rented land
- Monitor field 18

**Notes:**
1-PL para 134

## Loan Servicing

- Certificate Redemptions at _[22-CN ](file:///22-cn.pdf)__[para](file:///22-cn.pdf)__[ 52](file:///22-cn.pdf)_
- Not subject to payment limit
- Not reported to IRS unless IRS directs FSA to do otherwise
- Prepare CCC 694-2 for producer signature
- Agents execute CCC-605 Part E
- Accept repayment and deposit to CCB
- Release receipts
- Distribute repayment document

## Loan Servicing (Cont’d)

- Maturity date notification letter in 22-CN para 53E
- Charges due on forfeited loans in para 54
- Statement of charges from COPS
- Send producer notification and collect
- If not paid after 30 days, refer to county office
- _[LSA document examples](file:///scan0002.pdf)_

## Offsets for CCC Claims			

- Offsets triggered by field 67 of CMA process record
- Applicable to loans and LDP’s
- Offsets have priority over assignments
- If lien holders won’t sign waiver, producer is ineligible
- Contact the admin county office

## Assignments

- Applicable to LDP’s only
- Triggered by field 68
- Locate the assignment
- Issue applicable amounts to assignee
- Notify admin county office

## Reports	

- Section 1614 per 1-CMA para. 555
- Next submission due Oct 15
- Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006

## Pop Quiz

## Can a producer redeem an 

- Can a producer redeem an
- ELS loan with a certificate?

## No

## Can a producer assign

- loan proceeds?

## No
# Presentation: 770002

## Reporter Gene Analyses of Arabidopsis After Exposure to Abiotic Stresses Associated with Spaceflight Environments

**Kristen P. Beavers**
**United States Air Force Academy**
- Spaceflight and Life Sciences Training Program 2004
- Flight Engineering and Management Group
- Dr. Anna-Lisa Paul and Dr. Robert J. Ferl

## Changes in gene expression associated with Arabidopsis thaliana after exposure to one of four abiotic stresses were analyzed salient to spaceflight environments: vibration, lack of gravity vector, reduction in temperature. The seven genes that were analyzed for response to these abiotic stresses included GFP, GUS, NAP, ACC Synthase, Cor78, EIR1, and TCH4. Transgene expression was analyzed qualitatively with fluorescent imaging and quantitatively with Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR).

## Data obtained from transgene analyses demonstrated that stresses induced by a low temperature environment affected patterns of gene expression in both the Adh and HSP transgenes. In contrast, neither Adh or HSP were induced by plants subjected to the abiotic stresses of lack of gravity vector or vibration. 

- Adh/GFP expression in root apex after being subjected to a cold environment for 48 hours.

##  Quantitative analyses of native gene expression revealed that the NAP gene was induced in plants subjected to clinorotation, suggesting that the root apex may contain a gravity sensitive area where the NAP gene plays a vital role in cell expansion.

-  Quantitative analyses of native gene expression revealed that the NAP gene was induced in plants subjected to clinorotation, suggesting that the root apex may contain a gravity sensitive area where the NAP gene plays a vital role in cell expansion.

- Graphic representation of the Ct values among the different genes analyzed
# Presentation: 017567

## Notice to Applicants for NIH Genome-Wide Association Studies 

**Notice Number: ****NOT-OD-06-071**
**Key Dates: ****Release Date: May 15, 2006**
**Issued by: ****National Institutes of Health (NIH), (**_[http://](http://www.nih.gov/)__[www.nih.gov](http://www.nih.gov/)__[/](http://www.nih.gov/)_**) **
**Need for Broad Data Sharing Policies **
**Plans for Public Consultation **
**Tracking of GWAS Applications and Awards: Among the issues that should be addressed in applications by investigators for GWAS are: **
** ****evidence for a genetic contribution to the trait(s) or disorder(s) to be studied, **
** ****the size of the genetic effect and the power required to detect it, **
** ****the potential public health significance of the trait(s) or disorders(s) to be studied, **
** ****the quality and extent of the available phenotype and exposure data in the sample**
**   ****population(s) to be studied, **
** ****human subjects issues and potential privacy concerns, **
** ****plans for data sharing and handling, and **
** ****Intellectual property. **
**Inquiries: ****NCRR: Anthony Hayward, M.D., Ph.D. **
# Presentation: 302492

## SEEDS Standards and Interfaces ProcessStudy TaskBreakout Results & Feedback

**Ken McDonald**
**NASA Goddard Space Flight Center**

- SEEDS Community Workshop, June 17-19, 2002

## Notional Overall Standards Process Diagram

***Approve****

- Advise

- Promote

- Support

- “Advance”

- Maintain

- Collaboration

**Notional Overall Standards Process Diagram**

- Stds Process

- * = Details in subsequent slide

## Notional Standards Development Process

**Notional Standards Development Process**

- Committee: Filter

- Tech WG: Review

- Committee: Recommend

- ESECollaborative
- Process

- RFP/Proposal/
- Contract
- Model

## Notional Standards Approval Process

- Support

- Proposer

- Committee: Filter

- Public:
- Comment

- Tech WG:
- Review

- Committee: Recommend

- Test
- Prototype
- Evaluate

*MAYBE*

*YES*

*NO*

- Tech Support
- Software / Tools

**Notional Standards Approval Process**

- Advise

- c.f. Development
- Process

- Coordinate With Reuse Process

## Standards & Interface Process (1)

**Limited representation**
- People who attended were helpful
- Need broader, deeper representation
**General feeling that overall processes were good**
- Fine tuning of process & descriptions needed
- Make sure we describe gating factors, e.g. criteria for moving forward or rejecting at any stage.
- Describe factors that drive the process, e.g. what kicks it into action.
- Next step - consider roles & responsibilities
**Scope of process**
- Currently very NASA-centric
- Is IETF model appropriate if we’re narrowly focused
- Make sure we engage vendor & IT groups

## Standards & Interface Process (2)

**What does it mean to be an ESE Standard?**
- Are they mandatory? Is there a waiver process?
- Factor in core & community notion
- Do they get put into procurement requirements?
- Don’t want to over-mandate, want to keep light touch
**Process must be clear & very open**
- Accountability for outcomes
*“**This cannot be a biased process where committee members are biasing results towards future funding”*
**How to “staff” process**
- Can’t rely on volunteers alone
- Need to retain community participation & ownership
**How to fund process**
- Participation
- Tool development
- Evaluation of proposed standards

## Process Roles & Responsibilities

**Need a forum such as the Federation**
**Community participation in test, prototype, evaluate portion is necessary, because that’s where initial experience occurs.**
**Working committee is where the community is represented.**
**Fund community representatives to participate in committees.**
**Funding should be associated with use of core standards.**
**Vendor participation & partnerships may result in cost-sharing relationships**
# Presentation: 733490

## Suspicious Activity Report Filing Trend for U.S. Virgin Islands                                                                                       For the Period April 1, 1996 through December 31, 2007

**Suspicious Activity Report Filing Trend for U.S. Virgin Islands                                                                                       For the Period April 1, 1996 through December 31, 2007**

***Total SARs: 1,496***

## Characterizations of Suspicious Activity for U.S. Virgin Islands

- Note:  The pie chart represents the top nine characterizations plus additional characterizations in total.
-            An individual SAR may cite more than one characterization.  Hence, the number of characterizations detailed here significantly exceeds the total number of SARs.

**Characterizations of Suspicious Activity for U.S. Virgin Islands**
**For the Period April 1, 1996 through December 31, 2007**

## U.S. Virgin Islands Mortgage Loan Fraud SAR Filing Trend For the Period April 1, 1996 through December 31, 2007

***Total SARs: 3***

- Note:  Suspicious Activity Report statistical data is continuously updated as additional reports are filed and processed.  For this reason, there may be minor discrepancies between the statistical figures contained in this report and those in previous FinCEN reports.  Annual numbers for this exhibit are calculated by ***Subject Address*** and not filer address; therefore, the annual totals appearing in the above graph do not match those in Section 1, Exhibit 8 (Characterization of Suspicious Activity by State & Territory by Year).

## Suspicious Activity Report Geographic Pattern for U.S. Virgin Islands

**For the Period January 1, 2007 through December 31, 2007**

***Due to the low volume of Suspicious Activity Reports for the***
***Territory of U.S. Virgin Islands, mapping is unavailable.***
# Presentation: 225602

## Emergency	Managers		Weather			Information				Networkin the GOES-N Era: a Status Report

- Satellite Direct Readout Conference  for the Americas
-  Miami,  Florida
- December 10, 2002
- Lloyd E. Irvin (NOAA/NWS)

## EMWIN

- A system to provide timely watches, warnings, and forecasts to the nation’s emergency managers using NOAA’s GOES satellites and low cost user receive systems
- EMWIN is broadcast from GOES East and GOES West
- EMWIN will be impacted as current GOES satellites are replaced by newer satellites

## EMWIN in GOES-N EraChanges

- Reduced broadcast power
- Complies with ITU power levels
- Mitigated by use of Forward Error Correction and higher-order modulation
- Broadcast frequency change
- From: 1690.725MHz   To: 1693.500MHz

## Impacts on Users

- Receiving site changes required
- Upgrade for FEC and modulation
- Accommodation for frequency change
- Receiving site antennas
- Above 5o – no change
- Below 5o – may require a larger antenna

## GOES East (75oW), Goes West (135oW)Visibility Contours

- Outer Ring is 5o Elevation Angle

## Transition to GOES-NGuiding Principles

- Minimize impacts on users
- Maintain at least the same level of service
- Ensure EMWIN vendors are ready
- Inform users of changes and schedule
- Ensure graceful transition
- Provide adequate time for users and NOAA to make changes
- Avoid abrupt changes

## Transition to GOES-NApproach

- Formed joint NESDIS/NWS coordination group
- Actively planning the transition activities
- NESDIS coordinating with receiver manufacturers
- Sponsoring FEC and modulator prototype development
- Fostering low cost receive systems through testing opportunities
- NESDIS providing pro-active user community coordination
- NWS providing timely user information

## Transition to GOES-NCoordination Group Activities

- Recommended to NESDIS management the operation of a parallel broadcast of GOES-N EMWIN from a normally stored third satellite before GOES-N becomes operational
- Developing a Transition Plan based on third satellite approach to provide date-certain start of a parallel broadcast

## Transition to GOES-NReceive System Development

- EMWIN system manufacturer developing prototype hardware solution using:
- BPSK (Binary Phase Shift Key) modulation
- American Hardware Architectures’ TurboCoding Forward Error Correction
- Hardware solution experiencing technical problems

## Transition to GOES-NReceive System Development

- NESDIS contractor developing PC software solution
- Processing to be hosted on inexpensive PC
- Uses processors of 1 GHz or more
- Should be widely configurable for third party applications (DLL)
- Provides complete tuning capability

## Transition to GOES-NNext Steps

- Test software solution

## Transition to GOES-NUser Information Updates

- Periodic general User Notification Administrative Messages
- EMWIN Web site
- http://iwin.nws.noaa.gov/emwin
- Related User Conferences in 2003
- NWS annual Partners Workshop: Summer
- Annual emergency managers conferences: Fall
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## D0 Weekly Summary: June 16th to June 22nd 

- D0 Weekly Summary: June 16th to June 22nd

- Delivered Luminosity and operating efficiency
- Delivered 6.33 pb-1 (107.4 hrs)
- Recorded 5.70 pb-1 (90.0%)
- Smooth data taking
- Several small issues (next page)
- Total number of events collected
- 14.1 million
- Beam losses
- Some evidence beam losses at pbar injection are affecting muon chamber trigger cards
- Possibly radiation affecting PLDs
- Requires quick redownload
- Likely no solution other than to “be ready”
- Didn’t happen on best/latest store
- Otherwise no in-store problems

** **

**Day of the Week **

## Major Issues for Downtime Last Week

- Issues affecting efficiency:
- Usual readout deadtime
- Kept to < 5%, more typically ~ 3-4%
- Several small downtimes:
- Level 1 muon trigger crate (~45 minutes downtime)
- Problem with one C-layer input to concentrator card
- Held a busy signal, inhibiting further Level 2 triggers
- Eventually masked off
- Hot cells in calorimeter (~2 hours total downtime in several incidents)
- Produce erroneously high jet or electron trigger rate
- At trigger pickoff, affect Level 1 trigger rate
- In fine readout, affect Level 3 trigger rate
- Specific cells had to be located, then removed from Level 1 trigger hardware and/or suppressed at readout
- SMT HDIs cannot be read out (~1 hour total downtime in several incidents)
- Normally recovered by resets
- HDIs removed from readout
- Often recovered at later date

## D0 Summary

- Stably collecting physics data with full detector in readout
- 90% efficiency
- Plan for this week
- Physics data taking during stack and store operations
- Access requests
- Repair smoke detector (VESDA) in muon truss
- Requires Fire Techs
- Check/repair HV on Muon PDT wires
- Trying to understand a few minor issues
- None urgent – can do parasitically when possible
# Presentation: 423818

## Innovative Plasma Nozzle Techniquesfor Eliminating Overspray

**                               ****ACCOMPLISHMENTS**
- This Vacuum Plasma Spray (VPS) nozzle configuration reduces overspray, optimizing material deposition efficiency and quality of vacuum and air plasma spray coatings and structures
- Reduces overspray by 50% when spraying copper and copper 	alloys
- Reduces tungsten overspray producing denser, less porous 	coatings than previously possible
- Used to successfully spray form tungsten crystal growth 	furnace (CFG) cartridge tubes  for processing materials in microgravity
- U.S. Patent No. 5,573,682
**                              ****COMMERCIALIZATION**
- Plasma Processes has sold over $500K worth of services or nozzles based on technology from SBIR
- As a result of the 1992 NASA SBIR project, Plasma Processes has been awarded six Phase III contracts valued at $544K

***Plasma Processes, Inc.******Huntsville, AL***

**S****mall**
**B****usiness**
**I****nnovation **
**R****esearch**

**      ****GOVERNMENT/SCIENCE APPLICATIONS**
- Bell-contoured VPS nozzles have been designed for DOE to spray gradient materials for nuclear fusion reactor components
- Aerospace applications include:  coating or forming of rocket and jet engine combustors, blades, vanes, seals, and bearings
- Applications in the biomedical field for medical and dental implants

-  1992 Phase 2; SS-75; 1/30/98
- NAS8-40159;Tim McKechnie

- Marshall Space Flight Center

**Innovative Plasma Nozzle Techniques****for Eliminating Overspray**

*Plasma Spray using SBIR-developed plasma spray gun nozzle*
# Presentation: 370054

## Keith Miller

- Lecturer in Geodesy and Hydrography
- Head of Department of Surveying and Land Information
- University of the West Indies, Trinidad

## Mapping the Caribbean 

- How existing maps of the islands were constructed
- Why they are no longer appropriate for use with modern technology
- A new start with a geodetic network for the Caribbean

## Geodetic network of 

- Geodetic network of
- intervisible points

- Datum Point
- Latitude and Longitude observed

- Base Line
- Gives scale
- & orientation

## Geodetic Surveying

- Establish Datum point
- Establish orientation and scale
- Mark Primary control points
- Observe angles and distances between between primary control points
- Adjust the network to coordinate primary control points

## Datums of the Caribbean

**Datums of the Caribbean**

## Slide 6

## Islands of the Caribbean are mapped completely independently of each other

**Islands of the Caribbean are mapped completely independently of each other**

## Pasting Datums Together

- Distances and directions between islands do not match those on the ground
- Impossible to merge data, identify boundaries, etc.
- Does not conform to the capabilities offered by modern technology

## The Global Positioning System 

- 24 plus satellites each at an altitude of
- Paid for by the American tax payer. All that is needed is receiving equipment.
- Specialist high precision receiving equipment solves baselines to mm precision
- Need 2 receivers to measure a baseline
- Need national infrastructure

## World Geodetic System of 1984 (WGS84) datum

- Information provided by GPS receivers relates to this datum
- Is not coincident with older datums
- Is the best fitting ellipsoid to mean sea level internationally.
- Is not coincident with MSL
- Some states are advanced

## Applications

- Modern digital systems (GIS)
- Integration of marine data with land information
- Definition of maritime boundaries
- Geophysical applications in plate tectonics

**Require a datum that is can be used across the region**

## Caribbean Campaign

- Establishment of points in WGS84
- About 9 receivers logging data for 4 full days
- Each receiver will recorded observations to typically 8 satellites every 30 seconds during this period
- Baselines between each receiver pair will be solved to give distance and direction

## Slide 13

## Height

- Established arbitrarily, then tied to MSL to provide a vertical datum
- As heights given by GPS do not refer to a level surface it is not directly applicable, but models of the variation do exist
- Is required in many applications, including natural hazard management

## Finally

- MACC project is now aimed at providing data for regional horizontal and vertical control with NGS collaboration
- Support provided to national agencies who will be asked to participate
- Other regional projects will utilise this foundation
# Presentation: 661708

## 32’

- 15’ 10’’

-          = Load Bearing Points for Levers

- 	  = Concentrated test load of 54 000 lb in an area 4’ X 10’ in nine positions

-   = 18’ x 32’ ring scale platform

- 18’

- 15’ 10” x 32’ Test Pattern laid out on 18’ x 32’ ring scale platform

## 32’

- 15’ 10’’

-          = Load Bearing Points for Levers

-               = Concentrated test load of 54 000 lb in an area 4’ X 10’ in nine positions

## 32’

- 15’ 10’’

-          = Load Bearing Points for Levers

-               = Concentrated test load of 54 000 lb in an area 4’ X 10’ in nine positions

- Position
- 1

- Position
- 2

- Position
- 3

- Position
- 8

- Position
- 5

- Position
- 6

- Position
- 9

- Position
- 7

- Position
-      4

## 32’

- 15’ 10’’

-          = Load Bearing Points for Levers

-               = Concentrated test load of 54 000 lb in an area 4’ X 10’ in nine positions

- Position
- 1

## 32’

- 15’ 10’’

-          = Load Bearing Points for Levers

-               = Concentrated test load of 54 000 lb in an area 4’ X 10’ in nine positions

- Position
- 2

## 32’

- 15’ 10’’

-          = Load Bearing Points for Levers

-               = Concentrated test load of 54 000 lb in an area 4’ X 10’ in nine positions

- Position
- 3

## 32’

- 15’ 10’’

-          = Load Bearing Points for Levers

-               = Concentrated test load of 54 000 lb in an area 4’ X 10’ in nine positions

- Position
- 4

## 32’

- 15’ 10’’

-          = Load Bearing Points for Levers

-               = Concentrated test load of 54 000 lb in an area 4’ X 10’ in nine positions

- Position
- 5

## 32’

- 15’ 10’’

-          = Load Bearing Points for Levers

-               = Concentrated test load of 54 000 lb in an area 4’ X 10’ in nine positions

- Position
- 6

## 32’

- 15’ 10’’

-          = Load Bearing Points for Levers

-               = Concentrated test load of 54 000 lb in an area 4’ X 10’ in nine positions

- Position
- 7

## 32’

- 15’ 10’’

-          = Load Bearing Points for Levers

-               = Concentrated test load of 54 000 lb in an area 4’ X 10’ in nine positions

- Position
- 8

## 32’

- 15’ 10’’

-          = Load Bearing Points for Levers

-               = Concentrated test load of 54 000 lb in an area 4’ X 10’ in nine positions

- Position
- 9

## 32’

- 15’ 10’’

-          = Load Bearing Points for Levers

-               = Concentrated test load of 54 000 lb in an area 4’ X 10’ in nine positions
# Presentation: 683186

## Vignette #1: May deny amendment of records if PHI or record

- 1.	Was not created by the covered entity (unless the originator is no longer available to act on the request);
- 2.	Is not part of the record set;
- 3.	Would not be available for inspection under 164.524; or
- 4.	Is accurate and complete.

- CSAT Regional Training

## Other Amendment Obligations

- Must permit the individual to request the amendment
- May require requests to be in writing
- May require a reason to support the requested amendment
- Must inform individual in advance of requirements for amendments

- CSAT Regional Training

## Amendment Denials cont’d

- Must act on request within 60 days after receipt of request
- If deny--must be in writing/plain language
- 1.	Include the basis for denial
- 2.	Inform individual of right to submit a written statement disagreeing with the denial and how to file such a statement
- 3.	Statement about including request and denial with any future disclosures relating to the amendment
- 4.	How individual can complain to the covered entity or Secretary (including name, title and telephone number of privacy contact)

- CSAT Regional Training

## Amendment Denials cont’d

- Individual has a right to file written statement of disagreement including basis of disagreement
- Covered entity may reasonably limit length
- Covered entity may prepare a written rebuttal but must provide a copy to the individual
- Recordkeeping requirements in 164.526
- Actions on notices of amendment
- Document persons responsible for receiving and processing requests for amendment

- CSAT Regional Training

## Vignette #2: Child Abuse Reporting

- <footer>

- <date/time>

- Vignette #2: Child Abuse Reporting

- 42 CFR Part 2 and HIPAA both allow a provider to make an initial report of child abuse/neglect to appropriate state authorities
- 42 CFR exception does not cover elder abuse, adult abuse or domestic violence
- Restrictions continue to apply to original patient records
- Additional information may not be disclosed except as allowed under 42 CFR Part 2 (i.e. written consent or court order)

## Vignette #3:  Search Warrant

- <footer>

- <date/time>

- Search warrant not sufficient to compel disclosure under 42 CFR Part 2
- An appropriate court order meeting requirements of 42 CFR Part 2 is also required
- HIPAA Privacy Rule allows disclosure of PHI to law enforcement personnel under a search warrant (need to determine whether warrant is valid, is overly broad, etc.)
- Follow 42 CFR Part 2

## Vignette #4: Crimes

- <footer>

- <date/time>

- Any duty to report crimes under state law?
- Does it depend on the type of crime?
- Does it depend on whether the patient commits the crime?
- Does it depend on where the patient commits the crime (I.e. program premises)
- Non-patient identifying report?
- Does it constitute a confidential communication and can you disclose?
# Presentation: 252050

## NEANNA FALLS

- SHANNIQUIA, JAZMINE,
- MYEON, BRIANNA, XAN, DIJON

## Changes

**NO GANG ACTIVITY**
**NO ANTISOCIALBLE **
** ****PEOPLE**
**NO RACISIM**
** **

**Stay the Same**
- MULTI PURPOSE ROOMS
- POOLS
- PROGRAMS
- TOGETHERNESS
- MULTICULTURE

## Location

**Location**

**We will live in a crater on Mars because we will be better protected from harsh dust storms. The crater that we will live in will be on the equator because the equator will be the warmest part of the planet. In the crater on the equator we will live in a big tinted dome with a big heater in it. **

## Transportation

**We will have a giant rover with giant wheels, the wheels on the rover will help us when we are in the crater, so we won’t get stuck and to go over big rocks.**

## Food & Water

**We will build a green house to protect the plants from radiation and to grow food using hydroponics. For water, we will use the polar ice caps and that will provide us with water.**

## Protected From Cold And Radiation

**Protected From Cold And Radiation**

-  Our community will be protected from cold and radiation by a big Plexiglas dome with foil tint on it and a big heater in it, so that the people won’t be cold and they won’t get sick from the radiation.

## People we want in our community 

**People we want in our community**** **

** ****Teachers**
**Police Officers **
**Doctors & Nurses**
** ****Artists **
**Government Officials **
**Business People **

## Teacher

-  We will need a teacher so  we can be educated.
-  We will have all types of teachers for every subject and every level.
-  In our community, college will be free for everyone. Public education will be so good that there will be no need for private schools.

## Police

- In our community, we will have fifteen police officers including emergency people.
- The police officer’s job will be a lot easier on Mars because there will only be one hundred people.

## Doctors And Nurses

- Our community will have twenty nurses and five doctors.
- Will have hospitals for when people get sick.
- We will also have a hospital for people who are dying.
- Will have fifty hospital beds at the Mars hospital.

## Artist

- On Mars we will need an artist because color is very important.
- Art is also important for people so they can express their feelings.

## Government

- We want to have a democratic society.
- We will vote for what we want.
- We will be as fair as possible.

## Business People

**The type of business that we will have on Mars is a pharmacy, grocery store,and a church so we can have Jesus on Mars.**
**Another business that we would have is a auto shop, so that the people could go somewhere and get there cars fixed.**
** **
# Presentation: 620872

## MNM Fatal 2005-16

- Machinery
- June 27, 2005 (Oregon)
- Crushed Stone Operation
- Dozer Operator
- 70 years old
- 41 years mining experience

## Overview

- The victim was cleaning off a bench in
- preparation for drilling. The dozer
- backed over the edge of the bench,
- rolled over, and fell 45 feet to the
- quarry floor, landing on its tracks.

## Slide 3

## Causal Factor

- The procedures used to clean off the bench in preparation for drilling were inadequate.  The victim had to maneuver a large dozer on a narrow bench.

## Best Practices

- Stop, Look, Analyze, and Manage (SLAM) each task.
- Maintain and wear seat belts when operating machinery.
- Use equipment that is compatible with the size of the work area.

## Best Practices

- When working a dozer close to an edge, always keep the blade between the operator and the edge.
- Operate equipment so that control is maintained.
- Plan site excavations to prevent areas with tight clearance.