BEE-spoke-data/govdocs1-by-extension huggingface dataset:
Comment 04112260

From: francis_11709@yahoo.com
Sent: Sunday, August 28, 2005 11:47 AM
To: Rulemaking, TTB
Subject: Notice No. 41: Labeling and Advertising of Wines, Distilled
Spirits and Malt Beverages



U.S.  TTB
 

Dear U.S.  TTB,

I noticed that everything I buy, down to bottles of water and packs of gum, all have labels containing information on calories, carbs, protein and fat. As a beer drinker, I also quickly noticed that the only packaged food or drink that doesn't have any Serving Facts label of any kind is beer, or for that matter any kind of alcohol. It doesn't even tell me how much alcohol is in a serving. That doesn't make any sense to me.

I want to know more about what I'm putting into my body when I choose to have a beer. It is ridiculous to prohibit the companies that make the products from putting this information on their products if they want to. You have the power to remedy the situation. Please do so.

Thank you for attention to this issue.


Sincerely,

peter olsen
3372 hopi pl
san diego, California 92117
 cc: 
Senator Dianne Feinstein
Senator Barbara Boxer
Representative Randy Cunningham
Director Jerry Jolly
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AFDHOU

SOUTHEAST TEXAS FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
835 PM CDT MON JUN 9 2003

AT THE RISK OF SOUNDING LIKE A BROKEN RECORD...NO CHANGES PLANNED 
FOR THE ZONES TONIGHT. LITTLE CAUSE FOR ARGUMENT WITH PARTLY CLOUDY 
AND MID 70S TONIGHT...AND AT LEAST A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR RAIN THROUGH 
THE WEEK. 46/33

.HGX...NONE.

.PRELIMS...
CLL EB 073/093 075/093 075 033
IAH EB 075/093 077/093 076 032
GLS BB 079/088 080/087 080 131


...PREVIOUS DISCUSSION...
EXPECTING INCREASING GULF MOISTURE TO BEGIN ROLLING IN LATER TONIGHT 
AND TUES. ETA IS STILL DRIER THAN GFS, BUT ITS PW'S ARE HIGHER THAN 
PREVIOUS RUNS INDICATED. EXPECTING 1.7-2" PW'S ACROSS THE REGION BY 
THE AFTERNOON HOURS. IT APPEARS THAT TOMORROW MAY BE THE BEST SHOT 
OF SEEING A DISTINGUISHED SEABREEZE SINCE GRADIENT IS FORECAST TO 
TIGHTEN TOWARD THE MID-LATE PARTS OF THE WEEK. SO INCREASING 
MOISTURE...SEABREEZE AND POSSIBLY S/W MOVING ACROSS EXTREME NW/N 
PORTIONS OF THE CWA ON TUESDAY WILL LEAD US TO BUMP POPS UP TO THE 
LOW CHANCE CATEGORY.

RIDGE IN THE GULF FLATTENS SOME THRU MID WEEK AND PW'S HOLD IN THE 
1.5-2" RANGE. ONLY THING THAT MAY BE MISSING IS A TRIGGER/FOCUS. 
LIKE MENTIONED BEFORE...SEABREEZE MAY NOT BE THAT MUCH OF A FACTOR 
IF WINDS PICK UP LIKE MODELS DEPICT (MAY NEED SOME CAUTION FLAGS 
ACROSS THE MARINE AREA ON WED). SO WE'LL HAVE TO RELY ON 
DIFFERENTIAL HEATING AND/OR ANY IMPULSES EMBEDDED IN THE NEARLY 
ZONAL FLOW ALOFT FOR ANY PRECIP. GFS IS SHOWING SOME VORTS MOVING 
OVERHEAD IN THE WED-FRI TIMEFRAME BUT CONFIDENCE IN TIMING ETC SO 
FAR OUT IS LOW. WILL GO AHEAD AND TAKE THE REMAINDER OF FORECAST 
DOWN TO 20% UNTIL DETAILS BECOME MORE RELIABLE, AT WHICH TIME POPS 
CAN BE ADJUSTED UPWARDS. (LOOKS LIKE AREAS TO OUR NORTH WILL BE 
SITUATED IN A BETTER POSITION FOR PRECIP THAN US THRU THE MUCH OF 
THE WEEK. 

H5 RIDGE IS FORECAST TO BUILD BACK OVER THE ROCKIES OVER THE WEEKEND 
WITH ANOTHER BUILDING OFF THE EAST COAST. THIS WILL PUT THE WEST 
CENTRAL GULF STATES IN THE TROF BETWEEN THE TWO. ENSEMBLES MOSTLY 
SHOWING THE TROF AXIS OFF TO OUR EAST...WITH NW FLOW ALOFT 
PREVAILING.

47/42
ALERT 96-8
Type: Unauthorized Banking    Subject: Lifeguard Bancorp Ltd.

TO:  Chief Executive Officers of all National Banks; all State
     Banking Authorities; Chairman, Board of Governors of the
     Federal Reserve System; Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance
     Corporation; Conference of State Bank Supervisors; Deputy
     Comptrollers (Districts); District Administrators; District
     Counsel and Examining Personnel.

     
          
RE:  Lifequard Bancorp Ltd.
     1800 E. Sahara Avenue, #104
     Las Vegas, Nevada 89104

     Information has been received that the subject entity may be
     operating a banking business in the United States without
     authorization.  The Office of the Comptroller of the
     Currency has not granted a national bank charter to this
     entity.  Further, the State of Nevada, Financial Insitutions
     Division has advised that the subject entity has not been
     granted permission to operate in Nevada.  Any information
     which you may have concerning this matter should be brought
     to the attention of:

                    Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
                    Enforcement & Compliance Division
                    250 E Street, S.W.
                    Washington, D.C.  202l9
                    Fax (202) 874-5301

                                      
     Daniel P. Stipano
     Director
     Enforcement & Compliance Division   
     Date:  April 19, 1996
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 STATEMENT  OF  COMMISSIONER  DEBORAH  TAYLOR  TATE 
 Re:  Childrens  Television  Obligations  of  Digital  Television  Broadcasters,  Second  Further  Notice  of  Proposed  Rulemaking  (MM  Docket  00-  167) 
 Children  are  one  of  this  countrys  most  valuable  assets.  It  is  imperative  that  we  make  every  effort  to  nurture  and  protect  them  as  they  develop.  Media    and,  in  particular,  television   
 plays  a  pervasive  role  in  the  lives  of  Americans  today.  Nielsen  Media  Research  reports  that  during  the  2004-  2005  television  seasons,  the  average  household  watched  television  for  8  hours, 
 11  minutes  each  day.  1  And  according  to  a  Kaiser  Family  Foundation  Study,  81  percent  of  children  between  the  ages  of  8  and  18  watch  television  in  a  typical  day,  and  8  to  18  year-  olds 
 watch  TV  on  average  for  3  hours  and  4  minutes  a  day.  2  The  American  Psychological  Association  has  found  that  children  under  the  age  of  eight  lack  the  cognitive  development  to 
 understand  the  persuasive  intent  of  television  advertising  and  are  uniquely  susceptible  to  advertisings  influence.  3  That  is  why  it  is  critical  that  our  rules  successfully  ensure  that 
 broadcast  television  licensees  provide  educational  programming  for  children  and  that  video  programming  directed  at  children  is  free  of  excessive  and  inappropriate  commercial  messages. 


 Throughout  my  career  I  have  advocated  private  dispute  resolution  over  government  intervention.  Therefore,  I  was  delighted  to  discover  that  one  of  my  very  first  meetings  as  an 
 FCC  Commissioner  would  be  with  ALL  of  the  parties  involved  in  the  negotiations    public  interest  groups  advocating  on  behalf  of  children  as  well  as  broadcasters,  cable  networks,  and 
 those  who  develop  content  for  childrens  programming    together  in  one  room.  Those  individuals  worked  successfully  with  each  other  on  a  voluntary  basis  to  resolve  their  respective 
 concerns  and  develop  the  Joint  Proposal  of  Industry  and  Advocates  on  Reconsideration  of  Childrens  Television  Rules  that  we  have  before  us  today.  I  look  forward  to  reviewing  comments 
 filed  in  response  to  the  Joint  Proposal  and  working  with  my  fellow  Commissioners  to  ensure  that  our  rules  strike  the  appropriate  balance. 


 1  Nielsen  Media  Research,  Nielsen  Reports  Americans  Watch  TV  at  Record  Levels  (press  release), 
 Sept.  29,  2005.  2 
 Generation  M:  Media  in  the  Lives  of  8-  18  Year-  olds,  A  Kaiser  Family  Foundation  Study,  March  2005,  at  7. 


 3  See  Press  Release,  Television  Advertising  Leads  to  Unhealthy  Habits  in  Children;  says  APA  Task  Force, 
 February  23,  2004,  available  at  http://  www.  apa.  org/  releases/  childrenads.  html. 
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ALABAMA REGIONAL WEATHER ROUNDUP
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
100 PM CDT MON MAR 16 2009
NOTE: "FAIR" INDICATES FEW OR NO CLOUDS BELOW 12,000 FEET
WITH NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER AND/OR OBSTRUCTIONS TO VISIBILITY.
THE REMARK "TC" DENOTES TEMPERATURE IN DEGREES CELSIUS.

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6HR MIN TEMP:  52; 6HR MAX TEMP:  58;                                
HUNTSVILLE     CLOUDY    59  53  80 NW7       30.19S                  
6HR MIN TEMP:  54; 6HR MAX TEMP:  59; 6HR PCP: TRACE;                
DECATUR        CLOUDY    58  53  84 NW7       30.20S                  
6HR MIN TEMP:  53; 6HR MAX TEMP:  58;                                
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de Bahama, c va jufqu' la grande Lucaye; les
acores font bords d'une quantit de Cayes ou pe-
tites Mes d'ingale grandeur, dont quelques-unes font
habites.
Au Midi de llfle de Bahama, il y a une entre
ou paffage, qui a 13 ou 14 lieues de large, qui con-
duit  la Providence, c communique dans le Ca-
nal de Bahama.
Sur le Banc qui forme le ct du Sud de ce Paf-
fage , il y a  fon extrmit du ct de l'Oueft, les
Rochers dlfaac, c du cot de l'Eft, les Mes de
Berry, au nombre de plus d'une vingtaine, toutes
fort petites c ftriles ; elles s'tendent jufqu'aux
Mes d'Andros ou de S. Andr, qui font au nombre
de quatre, dont deux grandes, qui ont chacune
plus de dix lieues de longueur du Nord au Sud, c
quatre  cinq lieues de large ; les deux autres font beau-
coup plus petites ; la plus Nord des Mes d'Andros
eft  fept lieues de la Providence. On affur qu'il y a
un Canal troit, entre ces Mes c la Providence, par
lequel on peut aller  llfle de Cube, en traverfant
le Banc du Nord au Sud.
Les Mes Bimini font fmes dans la partie de
l'Oueft du Banc,  'cinq lieues au Sud des Roches
dlfaac. Leur latitude eft de vingt-cinq degrs, C
leur longitude de quatre-vingt-un degrs trente mi-
utes  l'Occident du Mridien de Paris ; elles font
au nombre de cinq, dont la plus grande eft fort
remarquable, tant toute couverte d'arbres ; le terrain
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LAKE GEORGE.                             367
boat, and, procuring a cart for the conveyance of my goods and chattels, walked across the mountains to Lake George. The scenery of this lake is celebrated, and though I visited it with high expectations, they were not disappointed. Lake George is thirty-six miles long, but rarely more than five broad. In form, it resembles Windermere, but its features are bolder and more decided. The country, in general, is yet unreclaimed, and the sides of the mountains are clothed with wood to the summit. Embosomed in the lake are many beautiful islands, only one of which appeared to be inhabited. Here and there the shore was diversified by cultivation, and occasionally, near some quiet and retired haven, stood a log cottage, with which the fancy delighted to connect a thousand pleasing associations.
The steam-boat which conveyed us through this beautiful region was somewhat old and rickety, and her progress slow. For the first time in my life I considered this an advantage. It was pleasant to linger in such a scene, to resign the spirit to its tranquil influence, to people the memory with fresh images of beauty,  and at leisure to behold those
X-Sender: zhang@mail.nist.gov
Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2001 16:45:14 -0400
To: alan.heckert@nist.gov
From: Nien Fan Zhang <zhang@nist.gov>
Subject: Fwd: Bayesian metrology for next year
Mime-Version: 1.0

Alan,  this belongs to the future projects.

Thanks.

>Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2001 16:31:33 -0400 (EDT)
>From: Hung-kung Liu <liu@email.nist.gov>
>Reply-To: Hung-kung Liu <liu@email.nist.gov>
>Subject: Bayesian metrology for next year
>To: zhang@nist.gov
>X-Mailer: dtmail 1.3.0 @(#)CDE Version 1.4.2 SunOS 5.8 sun4u sparc
>
>Nien Fan,
>
>Here is our proposal for next year.
>
>Hung-kung
>
>-----------------------------------------------------------------
>Performance Comparison of Solutions to Combining Results
>from Multiple Methods
>
>Hung-kung Liu & Nien Fan Zhang
>
>The problem of determining a consensus mean and its
>uncertainty from the results of multiple measurement
>methods or laboratories is an important NIST problem.
>Many solutions, both Bayesian and non-Bayesian, to this
>problem have been proposed over the years, including
>those developed by SED.  However, objective performance
>comparisons of the proposed solutions have not been
>studied.  In this work, we will examine desirable
>criteria for comparison, and use them to compare the
>existing solutions.

Nien Fan Zhang

Statistical Engineering Division
Information Technology Laboratory
National Institute of Standards and Technology

100 Bureau Dr, Stop 8980
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-8980

Voice: (301) 975-2842
Fax:   (301) 990-4127
Email: zhang@nist.gov
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"SOLAR RADIATION FOR FLAT-PLATE COLLECTORS FACING SOUTH AT A FIXED-TILT (kWh/m2/day), Percentage Uncertainty = 11"
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"SOLAR RADIATION FOR 1-AXIS TRACKING FLAT-PLATE COLLECTORS WITH A NORTH-SOUTH AXIS (kWh/m2/day), Percentage Uncertainty = 11"
"Axis Tilt","       ","Jan","Feb","Mar","Apr","May","Jun","Jul","Aug","Sep","Oct","Nov","Dec","Year"
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QUESTION:
When the airbags land on Mars, won't the bags pop because of the 
rocks that are scattered around on Mars' surface?

ANSWER from Cathy Davis on January 14, 1997:
If the rip is small enough, smaller than about a foot, the airbag will
function normally.  If the rip is larger than about a foot the airbag
could lose enough air from the inside that the lander could get
damaged.  If there was a terrible problem and the airbags received a
very big hole, the lander could possibly get destroyed, but even with
a huge hole in the airbags, they will still protect the lander a
little bit.

ANSWER from Guy Beutelschies on February 19, 1997:
We built the bags using vectran, which is very tough.  It is a lot like the
material they use to make bullet proof vests.  When you touch the bags,
they feel like very thick canvas.

In spite of this, we were still worried about them ripping on rocks so we
tested them by dropping them inside a very tall vacuum chamber onto a
platform where we had mounted very sharp rocks.  The first tests showed
that they did rip!  We went back to the drawing board and added another
loose layer on the outside of the bag that would help protect the inner
bag.  We tested this and it worked much better.

The tests also showed that even with a small tear, the lander would still
be safe because it would stop rolling and bouncing before all the gas could
escape.

Guy Beutelschies:	Mars Pathfinder Flight Engineer

ANSWER from Rob Manning:
There is a possibility that the airbags will hit a sharp rock. Although our
Mars geologist claimed that that is a low probability, we nevertheless want
to make sure that our bags could handle a large sharp nasty rock even under
the worst (fastest/shallowest) impact condition. We knew that very large
rocks (even sharp ones) were not a problem because they tended to act like
small hills. There is sort of a "magic" size of sharp rock which could do
the maximum damage. We also knew that "needle" rocks (like the tufa towers
near Mono lake in California) are highly unlikely even on foreign planets
like Mars - there are only just so many ways that rocks can be formed. From
experiments and geometry (the lobes of the bags are 1 meter in diameter) we
decided that the worst sharp rock was a 0.5 to 0.7 meter sharp rock point
that is firmly attached to the Mars ground. So how do you make sure it can
handle such a rock? Test it! We built a large sloped platform inside the
Plum Brook 120 ft vaccum chamber in Sandusky Ohio and we studded it with
sharp 0.6 m rocks (the nasty kind that can rip skin). These rocks were
bolted down to the ramp and a full scale heavy lander inside the bags was
pulled down with bungy cords so that it impacted these rocks at better than
25 m/s (60 mph).

After some trial and error over several months in late 1995 and early 1996
(redesigning bags as we went) we found that the bags would take this abuse
with minimal damage and only minor puncture. It turns out that vectran bags
do not "pop" when they are punctured. The incredible tensile strength of
this fabric (and the special "rip-stop" weave) prevents propagation of
tears.

--Rob Manning
17 July 1997 -- Daily Meeting Minutes

Announcements
-------------
* Those interested in receiving copies of an ISTP videotape (in which 
  footage was obtained of EOF and FOT areas/personnel) either sign up
  on the paper on the EOF door -- or if remote teams are interested
  send e-mail to the SOC specifying the number of copies and tape format.
  Some of you may recall that the video was shown at a daily meeting 
  a month or so ago.  The Project Scientist will look into getting copies
  made once there is an estimate of how many people want them.  
* Early next week, some local teams may be asked to once again look at
  data from a Wallops antenna and compare to data they get from their
  usual stations (such as Goldstone). 
* Weekly Meeting tomorrow after daily meeting in EOF.

 
FOT Briefing
------------
S/C status is nominal.  
Anomalies: 
198/0540 CDS Processor Hung at 0232.
Accomplished Activities:  RSL, VIRGO, SWAN, Extra VC2
Planned Activities: RSL, VIRGO, SWAN, NOM HGA

8/31 - 9/4 -- Maneuver Activities (Gyro Cal, MM, Roll, MM, SK, RW4)

Ground System Anomaly Summary
197/2033 -- 1 minute TM Dropout D16 nonrecoverable
198/0020 -- Unable to lock RCVR1, D46. No ranging Lock RCVR 2.


Instrument Status
-----------------
CDS -- restarted JOP067 at 14:00 UT.  Lost Cambridge quiet sun study and
       part of JOP067.
SUMER -- JOP067 continues.  They may delay the Intercal tomorrow a few weeks.
UVCS -- going onto Eastern half of Sun today.  Western half of Sun tomorrow.
        Yesterday supported JOP067.
LASCO -- Synoptic and JOP067.  At 13:30 UT they saw a small CME off the West
         limb.  Simon tried to find out more about the radio observations
         going on in conjunction with JOP067 but has heard very little.
EIT -- doing 195 Angstrom CME watch and pre-bakeout calibration exercises.
       People who may be trying to load EIT images in their image tool are
       warned to use images AFTER ~ 12 UT... some of the calibration images
       have a different format and are not loaded properly into the image tool. 
MDI -- still doing 3/4 magnetograms.  Over the weekend they will switch to
       full disk magnetograms.
Archivo Readme para Mapas Temticos (TM) 

1. tm_readme.txt

Este archivo readme se provee para explicar las convenciones de los nombres de los archivos y el contenido general de los archivos bajados.

Cuando es aplicable, tambin se provee un segundo archivo readme epecfico al conjunto de datos para explicar espacios en blanco posibles en los datos para las reas geogrficas seleccionadas. En muchos conjuntos de datos en American FactFinder (AFF), no todos los datos estn disponibles para todas las reas geogrficas. La razn especfica vara con cada conjunto de datos, pero, en general, se debe a una de las siguientes razones:

- tamaos de la muestra
- umbrales de poblacin
- umbrales de geografa para tablas seleccionadas	  

Asegrese de consultar el archivo readme especfico al conjunto de datos cuando se provee.

2. Archivos de datos para Mapas Temticos y qu contienen. 

a) Tipo de extensiones de archivos: 

Los archivos de datos son archivos de texto delimitados por comas o archivos en Microsoft Excel (.xls). Se crean dos tipos de archivos de datos:

	<dataset>_data1.<ext> = archivos producidos en forma dinmica con valores de datos
	<dataset>_geo.<ext>= archivos producidos en forma dinmica con los valores de codificacin geogrfica

	<dataset> = el nombre exclusivo del conjunto de datos
	<ext> = la extensin del archivo que se ha elegido(.txt o .xls)

b) Formacin del Identificador Geogrfico(GEO_ID)

El GEO_ID se utiliza en aplicaciones de American FactFinder para identificar en forma exclusiva a cada geografa.  Se forma un GEO_ID al conectar una serie de cadenas de texto:
 Cdigo del nivel de compendio de 3 dgitos + '00US' + cdigos geogrficos aplicables.  
Por ejemplo, el GEO_ID para Adjuntas Municipio, Puerto Rico se fromara aadiendo:
 '050' + '00US' + '72' (FIPS de Estado) + '001' (FIPS de Condado) para producir: '05000US72001'.

c) Archivo de metadatos para Mapa Temtico: tm_<dataset>meta.txt

El archivo tm_<dataset>meta.txt file provee datos sobre:

Nombre del tema
Universo - 
Conjunto de Datos - fuente de los datos 
Unidad - unidad de medida 
Formula - la formula que se utiliza para calcular los valores del mapa 
Mtodo de Clasificacin - hay 3 mtodos disponibles en AFF
Divisiones de Clases - las divisiones de clases especficas para cada clase.

3) Refirase a Readme_<dataset>.txt para ms informacin 

Puede que las selecciones geogrficas en el archivo *geo.txt no tengan valores de datos compatibles en los archivos data.txt. Las razones varan segn el conjunto de datos. Refirase a los archivos readme individuales para cada conjunto de datos para explicaciones adicionales. 

4) Documentacin Tcnica para Conjunto de Datos 

La documentacin tcnica est disponible de la pgina de conjuntos de datos. Oprima en el botn de opciones de conjunto de datos y, luego, oprima en el enlace de Documentacin Tcnica. Se puede marcar la pgina de conjunto de datos:

http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/DatasetMainPageServlet?_lang=es
Expires:200812271200;Remove:200812271200;451601
WUUS53 KICT 271104
SVRICT

KSC001-271200-
/O.NEW.KICT.SV.W.0423.081227T1104Z-081227T1200Z/
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WICHITA KS
504 AM CST SAT DEC 27 2008
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN WICHITA HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
  ALLEN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
* UNTIL 600 AM CST.
* AT 458 AM CST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS WERE
  TRACKING A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING UP TO QUARTER
  SIZE HAIL...AND DAMAGING WINDS UP TO 60 MPH.  THIS STORM WAS
  LOCATED 12 MILES NORTHWEST OF PETROLIA...OR NEAR YATES CENTER...AND
  MOVING EAST AT 50 MPH.
* LOCATIONS WITHIN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
  BASSETT...ELSMORE...GAS...HUMBOLDT...IOLA...LA HARPE...MILDRED...
  MORAN...PETROLIA...SAVONBURG...IOLA AIRPORT.
SAFETY INFORMATION FOR THIS WARNING FOLLOWS:
SEEK A STURDY SHELTER AND STAY AWAY FROM WINDOWS. AVOID USING THE
TELEPHONE OR OTHER ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT...WHILE LIGHTNING IS IN THE
AREA.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SATURDAY FOR
SOUTHEAST KANSAS.
LAT...LON 3774 9508 3773 9552 3804 9552 3804 9507
      3802 9506
TIME...MOT...LOC 1104Z 254DEG 46KT 3786 9556
$$
JAKUB
000
WFUS54 KLUB 100031
TORLUB
TXC189-100045-
/O.NEW.KLUB.TO.W.0046.050610T0028Z-050610T0045Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
728 PM CDT THU JUN 9 2005

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LUBBOCK HAS ISSUED A

* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
  HALE COUNTY IN NORTHWEST TEXAS

* UNTIL 745 PM CDT

* AT 727 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED   
  A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO JUST NORTH    
  OF PETERSBURG. THE STORM IS MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.

* SOME LOCATIONS NEAR THE PATH OF THIS STORM INCLUDE PETERSBURG.

A TORNADO MAY FORM AT ANY TIME...TAKE COVER NOW! ABANDON MOBILE HOMES
AND VEHICLES FOR MORE SUBSTANTIAL SHELTER. AVOID WINDOWS.

IN ADDITION TO THE THREAT OF A TORNADO...LARGE HAIL AND DAMAGING
WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED. GO TO A SAFE PLACE NOW!

TO REPORT SEVERE WEATHER...PLEASE CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
AT 8 0 6 7 4 5 1 2 9 0.

LAT...LON 3384 10157 3384 10166 3394 10170 3402 10164
      3403 10157

$$
First Author: Reeves, G. D.,

Co-Authors: M. G. Henderson, and P. S. McLachlan,

Title: The CEPPAD/CAMMICE/RAPID (CCR) Web Pages,

Reference: AGU Spring Meeting, Baltimore, MD, May 27-30, 1997.

Reference Type: Invited Talk

CEPPAD: true

CAMMICE: true

RAPID: true

Abstract: 
In the spirit of ISTP members of the CEPPAD and CAMMICE instrument teams on POLAR and the RAPID instrument team on CLUSTER decided to pool data processing resources and to provide a common interface to the three data sets. The combined "CCR" science team is comprised of nearly 80 individuals from 20 different institutions scattered across the United States and Europe. The team decided that the best format for sharing data and ideas was through the world wide web. The CCR web pages serve three main purposes. They provide; (1) a central repository of important CCR-related information (software, documentation, publications, etc.), (2) an open forum for the discussion of targeted "science thrusts", and (3) a convenient up-to-date summary plot browsing tool. A science thrust can be proposed online by anyone, including non-team members. Once created, each science thrust page contains 4 main elements; a topic leader or principle contact, a list of active participants, an abstract, and an on-line dialog.  Anyone (including non-team members) can read and participate in the discussion via a forms-based interface. Each time a posting is made to a page, the page is immediately updated and the contribution is automatically e-mailed to each person on the active participant list.  Currently there are 16 active science thrusts defined. The summary plot browsing tool (a cgi Perl script) allows users to view 19 different pre-generated (24-hour format) summary plots at three different sizes for any date since launch. This utility is also freely accessible by anyone including non-team members.  The script is written in such a way that users can; (1) jump to a specific date/plot-size/plot-type via (forms-based) pull-down menus, (2) page one day at a time forward or backward from the currently displayed plot, or (3) jump directly to the desired product via a properly constructed URL. Currently, summary plots from IPS, IES, HIST, HIT, and MICS are available online. In addition, a number of supplementary data sets are linked into the browser including LANL geosynchronous energetic particle data, LANL geosynchronous plasma data, Provisional Dst Index, POLAR ephemeris plots, as well as data from other POLAR instruments. These auxiliary data sets are linked in such a way that the user is sent directly to the date of the currently displayed summary plot. In order to keep the summary plots as up-to-date as possible, the files are processed automatically from Level Zero science files received from standing requests placed with the NASA's Central Data Handling Facility (CDHF). When definitive attitude and ephemeris files are available on CD-ROM from the CDHF, the level zero files are re-processed.  In addition, since internet connections across the Atlantic are typically quite slow, we (automatically) maintain identical copies of the CCR website at RAL in the U.K. and at MPAe in Germany.
From: JCPoor5772@aol.com
Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2001 10:45 AM
To: fdadockets@oc.fda.gov
Subject: dockets 00N1396; 00D-1598

                            9112 Autoville Drive
                            College Park, MD  20740

                            March 30, 2001

FDA Commissioner Jane Henney    
Dockets Management Branch (HFA 305)
Food & Drug Administration
5630 Fishers Lane, Room 1061
Rockville, Maryland  20852

Dear Ms. Henney:

I am writing to express my strong desire in favor of labeling for all forms 
of genetically engineered (GE) foods.  

The world is on the threshold of some very dramatic changes in the way we 
grow, prepare, preserve, and present the very essence of life itself:  Our 
food.  Next to the primacy of water, food is the very foundation for health 
and life itself.  My concern is that without labeling where we are going with 
these coming changes, we will have no roadmap to retrace our way if indeed we 
make a misstep at this junction in our travel.

Just as strict definitions of organic foods and their labeling provide one 
roadmap to our purer history, so must definitions of genetically altered food 
and their public labeling be absolutely essential to the assurance of future 
health and well being.

Perhaps time will tell us - in generations, rather than in years - that 
genetically modified foods are acceptable and not detrimental to most of us.  
Perhaps time will tell us that such foods are not good for us.  And for that 
reason, it is imperative that foods be labeled for their GE content.  If we 
are going to use the citizens of this country and of the world in an 
experiment of safety, we must be able to know who eats what and also allow 
those who wish not to participate in such experimentation their absolute 
right to not choose such foods.  For some, this decision may be 
life-threatening.

I urge you to insure that GE foods are given adequate pre-market  testing.  
However, even with that testing (which should require generations, rather 
than months or years), there will be those who do not wish to consume such 
foods.  All citizens of the world deserve such a consideration, not only 
Americans.  Your decision on the currently proposed regulations can make huge 
differences to us and to all future life on our planet.

Please give this consideration serious deliberation.  I hope that you will 
give all of us the opportunity to make informed decisions about the foods we 
eat.

                            Sincerely,

                            Joan Carol Poor
FZAK80 PAFC 100259
ICEAFC

SEA ICE ADVISORY FOR WESTERN AND ARCTIC ALASKAN COASTAL WATERS.
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA
ISSUED 6 PM AST WED 9 MAR 2005
FORECAST VALID MON 14 MAR 2005

PLEASE CALL THE ICE FORECASTER AT 907 266 5113 OR FAX TO ICE DESK
AT 907 266 5188 OR EMAIL TO RUSSPAGE.ICE@NOAA.GOV IF THE ANALYSIS
IN YOUR AREA IS WRONG. TYPE THE URL PAFC.ARH.NOAA.GOV/ICE.PHP
IN LOWER CAST TO OBTAIN A GRAPHIC DEPICTION OF THE ICE ANALYSIS
AND 5 DAY ICE FORECAST ON THE INTERNET. PLEASE NOTE THAT TIMELY
DELIVERY OF DATA AND PRODUCTS THROUGH THE INTERNET IS NOT
GUARANTEED.

CONFIDENCE...HIGH TO MODERATE. 

ARCTIC OCEAN.                                                    
SEA ICE COVERED.

BERING SEA.
AREA 9A. NORTON SOUND FROM SLEDGE ISLAND TO NUNAKTUK ISLAND
SEA ICE COVERED

AREA 14. ST. MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS.
AREA 9B. ST. LAWRENCE WATERS AND FROM DALL POINT TO WALES.
AREA 8. CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT.
AREA 6A. BRISTOL BAY NORTH PORTION.

THE ICE EDGE LIES FROM TOGIAK BAY TO 58.4N 162W TO 59N 165W TO
58.7N 166W TO 58.2N 173.5W TO 60.7N 179E TO 59.8N 174.5E TO 60.8N
175E TO 60N 171E AND SOUTH ALONG THE RUSSIAN COAST. THE ICE EDGE
WEST OF 170W IS MAINLY 2 TO 8 TENTHS NEW ICE. THE ICE EDGE EAST
OF 170W IS MAINLY 5 TO 7 TENTHS YOUNG AND NEW ICE OFTEN IN
STRIPS. 

FORECAST THROUGH MONDAY.

A STRONG LOW PERSISTS NEAR THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS THROUGH MONDAY.
A STRONG GULF LOW MOVE OVER INTERIOR ALASKA BY FRIDAY. THESE
SYSTEMS WILL CAUSE STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST FLOW TO DEVELOP
ALONG THE ICE EDGE WEST OF 175W. EAST OF 175W AND ALONG THE ICE
EDGE WARMER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE AND THE FLOW
WILL BE VARIABLE.

WEST OF 175W THE ICE WILL MOVE 25 TO 35 NM TO THE WEST AND
SOUTHWEST. MUCH OF THE EDGE WILL CONSIST OF NEW ICE FORMED UNDER
THE COLD SURFACE TEMPERATURES. WARMER WATERS IN THE BERING WILL
INHIBIT THE SOUTHWARD PROGRESSION OF THE ICE EDGE. 

EAST OF 175W THE ICE WILL RETREAT TO NUNIVAK ISLAND. MOST OF
BRISTOL BAY WILL BE ICE FREE EXCEPT FOR DEPOSITS OF RIVER ICE. 

AREAS 3A AND 4. COOK INLET AND KAMISHAK BAY.

THE MAIN ICE EDGE LIES 5 TO 10 NM SOUTH OF KALGIN ISLAND. THE
EDGE IS 1 TO 7 TENTHS YOUNG AND NEW ICE. 3 TO 6 TENTHS YOUNG ICE
PERSISTS IN THE BAYS ALONG WESTERN COOK INLET. 

ICE CONCENTRATIONS IN COOK INLET ARE GREATER TOWARD THE WESTERN
COAST. 

FORECAST THROUGH MONDAY.

A STRONG LOW IN THE WESTERN GULF OF ALASKA WILL MOVE INLAND
ACROSS COOK INLET BY FRIDAY. OVER THE WEEKEND A MODERATE UP INLET
FLOW WILL COMPACT THE ICE EDGE FURTHER TO THE NORTH.  THIS UP
INLET FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN
WARMER THAN NORMAL. SOME NEW ICE MAY FORM DURING NIGHTTIME LOWS
BUT WILL NOT SURVIVE THE DAYTIME HIGHS. 

THE ICE EDGE WILL MOVE TO THE NORTH 20 TO 30 NM BY MONDAY. ICE
CONCENTRATIONS ALONG THE EDGE WILL INCREASE. AREAS OF OPEN WATER
WILL CONTINUE IN TURNAGAIN ARM AND ALONG THE EASTERN COAST OF
COOK INLET NORTH OF NIKISKI. 

REMEMBER ICE CONCENTRATIONS IN COOK INLET VARY GREATLY WITH THE
TIDES. 

KAC MAR 2005

$$
QUESTION: 
Has anyone thought of sending water to Mars and placing it in a 
low-lying area to see what happens?

ANSWER from Bruce Jakosky on December 3, 1998:
The basic physics of water is relatively well understood.  It's ability
to freeze and evaporate (go from liquid to vapor) or sublimate (go from
solid directly to vapor) is pretty much basic physics and chemistry.  As
a result, there really is not a need to do the experiments on Mars; they
can be done in laboratories on the Earth or in places like the dry
valleys
in Antarctica that somewhat approximate Martian conditions.  The more
important question is to actually understand where water is present on
Mars in the various states--vapor or solid in the atmosphere, ice in the
soil, adsorbed water (a form of water that is chemically bonded to
soil grains, but not very strongly) in the soil, or chemically bound to
soil grains (such as in hydrated minerals).  Similarly, it is important
to understand where water might be present as liquid, either relatively
close to the surface or buried at some depth.
1. How to show CAM/CNC inter-operability

To demonstrate inter-operability we will use UGS to define the
roughing and semi-finishing operations and Mastercam to define the
probing and finishing operations. The two files will be merged by
cutting and pasting workingsteps between AP-238 files. Any issues
found will be recorded and used to improve the standard or the best
practices for using the standard.  

2. How to demonstrate the new CLM method is easy to use

We will paste sticky tape at random on the semi-finished part and let
the operator measure the displacement by selecting a pre-programmed
probing working step from a selection already in the system. The
converter will display the displacement and let the user decide if
this displacement should be used to program the compensation register
for the finishing workingstep. 

3. Publicity Material

NIST will begin work on a scenario document for the Eastec
demonstration. Boeing will use this document to create a publicity
poster. STEP Tools will prepare a one page flyer highlighting the
major features of the demonstration for those who do not need to know
the details. 

Action Items:
* STEP Tools to deliver test files to NIST for testing on the 840D and
  Millplus controls. 
* STEP Tools to implement a tool to cut and paste data between AP-238 files.
* NIST to develop the scenario document.
* Boeing to prepare the poster.
* UGS to develop test data for the roughing and semi-finishing operations.

The next telcon will be at 2PM on Thursday April 5th. 
As recorded by Martin Hardwick on April 28th, 2005.
;+
;
; NAME: 
;       TIME_ARC_NAME
;
; PURPOSE:
;
;
; CATEGORY:
;       BATSE
;
; CALLING SEQUENCE:
;
;
; CALLS:
;	none
;
; INPUTS:
;       none explicit, only through commons;
;
; OPTIONAL INPUTS:
;	none
;
; OUTPUTS:
;       none explicit, only through commons;
;
; OPTIONAL OUTPUTS:
;	none
;
; KEYWORDS:
;	none
; COMMON BLOCKS:
;	none
;
; SIDE EFFECTS:
;	none
;
; RESTRICTIONS:
;	none
;
; PROCEDURE:
;	none
;
; MODIFICATION HISTORY:
;
;-
pro time_arc_name, in_time, filename, num_file, error=error
;
;
; Procedure to generate name of FDB archived plot files (FILENAME) based on the
; requested start time in seconds since 79/1/1,0000 (IN_TIME).  NUM_FILE is
; the number of files available for the operator to choose from.  If operator
; does not choose a file or if no files exist, then NUM_FILE equals 0.  If
; error = 1 then no FDB archived plot files exist for given input.
;
;
@flare_catalog
;
batse_read_cat
;
a_in_time = atime(in_time,/hxr)
time=strmid(a_in_time,10,11)
;
; if user specified a time of day as well as date, find all flares containing
; that time.  Otherwise, find all flares that are on (or overlap with)
; requested date.

if time ne '0000:00.000' then begin
   n1 = where((in_time ge fldata.start_secs) and $
              (in_time le (fldata.start_secs + fldata.duration)),tmp_count)
endif else begin	; time is just date, no hours, min, sec
   n1 = where(((fldata.start_secs + fldata.duration) ge in_time) and $
	      ((fldata.start_secs) le (in_time+86400.d0)),tmp_count)
endelse
if tmp_count eq 0 then goto,error_exit
fl_num_arr = fldata(n1).flare_num
peak_time_arr = fldata(n1).peak_secs
;
file_arr = strarr(tmp_count)
for i = 0,tmp_count-1 do begin
   search_name = concat_dir((chklog('BATSE_FLARES'))(0),'flare_' + $
             strtrim(fl_num_arr(i),2) + '.sav')
   file_arr(i) = findfile(search_name)
endfor
file_arr=file_arr(where(file_arr ne '',num_file))
peak_time_arr = peak_time_arr(where(file_arr ne ''))
;
;
if num_file eq 0 then goto,error_exit
;
; Print list of available files.
;
if num_file eq 1 then begin
   fil_num = 0
   goto,get_name
endif
;
print,'The following files contain the flare numbers corresponding to'
print,'the requested date.'
print,'   '
;
for i = 0,num_file-1 do begin
   brack = strpos(file_arr(i),']') + 1
   print, i,'  ',strmid(file_arr(i), brack, 50), '     Peak Time: ',$
      atime(peak_time_arr(i),/hxr)
endfor
;
; Prompt operator for choice.
;
read_num:
fil_num = ' '
read,$
  'Enter number of file to select, or press return to return to main menu. ',$
  fil_num

if fil_num eq '' then begin
   num_file = 0
   goto,getout
endif

if (fil_num lt 0) or (fil_num gt num_file-1) then begin
   print, 'Invalid choice, please reenter'
   goto,read_num
endif

get_name:
fil_num = fix(fil_num)
brack = strpos(file_arr(fil_num),']') + 1
new_name = strmid(file_arr(fil_num), brack, 30)
filename = strtrim(new_name,2)
print,' '
print,'Selected file: ',filename
print,' '
goto,getout

error_exit:
print,'No plot file available for this time or flare.'
num_file=0
error=1

getout:
return&end
import java.awt.Graphics;
import java.awt.Image;
import java.awt.Color;
import java.io.*;
import java.net.*;

public class GlobeD extends java.applet.Applet implements Runnable 
{

Image offscreenImage;
Graphics offscreen;

    Image Pics[] = new Image[20];
    Image currentImg;
    Thread runner;
    int x;
    int y = 50;
    int numImages=0;
    String delayTime;
    String scale;
    
    String[] gifs = new String[20];
    URL page;
    int ImageWidth=0;
    int ImageHeight=0;
    double div;
    
    public void init() 
    {
       scale=getParameter("height");
       
       ImageHeight=new Integer(scale).intValue();
       ImageWidth=new Integer(scale).intValue();    
              
       delayTime=getParameter("Delay");
       if (delayTime==null)
       delayTime="500";
       
       System.out.println(" div  "  + div);
        

//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  try {
      page =new URL("http://flameglo.lbl.gov/people/twood/images/animate.dat");
      } catch (MalformedURLException e){}

   URLConnection conn=null;
   InputStreamReader in;
   BufferedReader data;
   String line; 
   StringBuffer buf =new StringBuffer();

  try
    {
     conn=this.page.openConnection();
     conn.connect();
     in=new InputStreamReader(conn.getInputStream());
     data=new BufferedReader(in);

     while ((line=data.readLine()) !=null)
      {
       numImages=numImages+1;
       gifs[numImages-1]=line.trim();
      }
    }
   catch (IOException e){}
 //}
//---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       for (int i=0; i < numImages; i++) 
        {
            Pics[i] = getImage(getCodeBase(),
                "images/" + gifs[i]);
        }
//ImageHeight=(int)(Pics[0].getHeight(this)/div);
//ImageWidth=(int)(Pics[0].getWidth(this)/div);

offscreenImage=createImage(ImageWidth,ImageHeight);
offscreen=offscreenImage.getGraphics();

 }//end of init

    public void start() 
    {
        if (runner == null) 
        {
            runner = new Thread(this);
            runner.start();
        }
    }

    public void stop() 
    {
        runner = null;
    }

   

public void run()
 {
 	
   Thread thisThread=Thread.currentThread();
    while (runner==thisThread)
    {
         
       for (int i=0;i<numImages;i++)   
       {       
        currentImg = Pics[i];
        repaint();
        try
         {
          Thread.sleep(Integer.parseInt(delayTime));
         }      
         catch(InterruptedException e){} 
       }
    } 
 }

        public void update(Graphics screen)
           {
	   paint(screen);
	   }

      public void paint(Graphics screen) 
      {
         if (currentImg != null)
         
        // ImageHeight=currentImg.getHeight(this)/div;
        // ImageWidth=currentImg.getWidth(this)/div;
        // System.out.println("-> "+ImageHeight+"  "+ImageWidth);
        offscreen.drawImage(currentImg, 0, 0,ImageWidth,ImageHeight, this);
        screen.drawImage(offscreenImage, 0, 0, this);
      }
}
QUESTION:
What are the general atmospheric circulation patterns on Mars as compared
with the Earth?  Do fronts occur?  Does the relatively warm equatorial and
cooler polar air cause easterlies and westerlies as on Earth?

ANSWER from Mary Urquhart on August 11, 1997:
The atmospheric circulation patterns on Mars and the Earth are similar in
many ways.  Both Mars and the Earth have a similar tilt of the rotational
axis and rotation rate (with counter-clockwise rotation as viewed from the
north pole).  As a result, the seasonal circulation effects are similar and
the Hadley circulation (the large scale equator to pole motion of warm air
and pole to equator motion of cold air in an atmosphere) is deflected in a
similar manner by each planets' rotation.  Air masses moving away from the
poles are not moving as quickly as equatorial air and lag behind producing
an apparent westward motion, while air moving away from the equator and
toward the poles pulls ahead to the east.  Easterlies and westerlies do
therefore exist on Mars.  The patterns are not identical, however.  For
example, Mars has a single Hadley cell going from the the tropics of the
summer hemisphere to the subtropics of the winter hemisphere compared with
the Earth which has a single cell in each hemisphere that goes from equator
to pole at a given altitude.

The general circulation patterns in the atmosphere of Mars differ from those
of the Earth for several reasons.  The atmosphere of Mars has a short
radiative response time. The thermal inertia (the ability to retain heat) of
the surface is low. Condensation and sublimation of a large fraction of the
total mass of the atmosphere (and the resulting motion of the atmosphere)
occurs on Mars but not on the Earth.  The orbit of Mars is less circular
then the Earth's orbit causing the planet as a whole to receive different
amounts of the Sun's energy as its distance from the Sun changes. Large
scale dust storms occur on Mars.  All of these factors cause the circulation
patterns of the martian atmosphere to vary on daily, monthly, seasonal, and
interannual timescales.  The changes are greater than those observed in the
troposphere of our ocean-buffered Earth.

Mars does have fronts but I've never heard them referred to that way.

For more information on the circulation patterns in the atmosphere of Mars
and how they compare to the Earth, try the following sources:

undergraduate/general public level: "Atmospheres of the Terrestrial Planets"
by Jim Pollack in The New Solar System. edited by Betty and Chaikin, Sky
Publishing Corporation.  The edition I have is 1983, but there is probably a
newer edition.

graduate/research level: "Mars Atmospheric Dynamics" by Zurek et al. in
Mars, edited by Keiffer, Jakosky, Snyder, and Matthews, and published by the
University of Arizona Press in 1992.

Mary Urquhart                                    
Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics  
University of Colorado at Boulder