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Virology Section           vii5i~~i5 inn

April 12, 1976

Dr. Maxine Singer
Bldg. 37, Room 4A-01
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, Maryland 20014
U. So A.

Dear Maxine,

Your letter of March 24 and also the cheque (which

arrived this morning) have been received. First, my
thanks to you and Ed for arranging the very generous
honorarium.

   We have noted the dates of your visit and, to
cover all possibilities, we have reserved two connected
rooms for you and Stephanie at the San Martin. I am
still hopeful that we will find a small campus apartment
and they (the Housing Office) have promised to let me
know by the end of May. If the apartment comes up, then
we can simply cancel the San Martin reservation.

   The information you sent re Arnold Levine's Adeno-
SV40 hybrid is extremely interesting. We are still not
sure what sort of ltmonsterlt Yasha has ereated; but we
should know by the time you arrive.

Sara Lavi has just arrived and is busy setting up her

domestic arrangements. I haven't yet had time to hear
from her the latest news from CSH. Tikvah is still buQy
defining new cleavage patterns of new variants (new types
of SV40 seem to turn up twice a week here!).

With best regards and we all look forward to your

visit.

Sincerely,

Ernest

CABLE ADDRESS: WElZlNST (Israel) :0'312D7 1PD PHONE: 951721 :I1070
Comments for Evaluation of flex joint vs floating clamp
			July 10, 2001
		by Chris Jensen, BD/EE Support
1. Overall Remarks
I thought the presentations were good. The level of detail of the
drawings in the handout could have been better. It would have been
easier to understand some of the concerns/comments. It seems the
floating clamp design, while having some nice features, might be more
difficult to design.
Always consider breaking up the functionality of a very complicated
component into more manageable components that might then be
reintegrated, in a more efficient manner, into a final system.
2. Itemized suggestions, questions and concerns
(1) Certainly the suggestions regarding the "floating clamp" for the
flexible joint were relevant. It was never clear to me the purpose of
the insulating boss that sits into the aluminum bus. I think it is a
much better idea to have the ceramic bars clamp the bus directly; there
is less chance of breaking them from the bus jumping around
(2) I think some more substantial analysis of the magnetic forces in the
flexible joint should be done. The equation offered for magnetic force
is only valid for two lines of current, not for two planes with depth to
them. In the process of slitting each bus, you get more flexibility, but
the force on each slit piece may go up substantially and of course the
pieces are less rigid so I would worry about fatigue problems.
(3) It would certainly be prudent to make some kind of mechanical
mockup, some fractional piece of the assembly, so that some simple
experiments could be made; actual flexibility vs displacement and
transferred force, welding tests, simple manufacturing tests.
(4) While perhaps beyond the scope of this review, some further thought
should be given to the location of the clamp joint, both in the number
of clamps (1 x 8 conductors, 2 x 4 conductors, 4 x 2 conductors) and in
the location of the clamp ( in the very high rad area vs. above the
shielding blocks). It would seem this is a difficult design (even if not
floating) and a step back to review the actual requirements vs. the
desired requirements might simplify the effort.
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Michael Braukus
Headquarters, Washington, DC                November 27, 1996
(Phone:  202/358-1979)

Lori Rachul
Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, OH
(Phone:  216/433-8806)

RELEASE:  96-248

NASA-DEVELOPED LASER MAY DETECT SERIOUS EYE DISEASE EARLY

     Ophthalmologists may be able to trace the early symptoms 
of eye diseases and spot cataracts before they are severe 
enough to require surgery thanks to an agreement between NASA 
and the National Institutes of Health (NIH)/National Eye 
Institute (NEI).

     The agreement will use the unique talents and experience 
of both agencies to explore the use of a NASA-developed laser 
light scattering diagnostic probe for early detection and 
diagnosis of eye diseases such as cataracts, diabetic 
retinopathy, and the inflammatory diseases of the anterior 
chamber of the eye.

     The goal of this agreement is to perfect and test the 
NASA advanced fiber optic eye diagnostic system's ability to 
detect the early subtle changes during the development of 
cataracts and other eye diseases.  The second goal is to 
evaluate, assess and apply the instrumentation in a broader 
spectrum of uses for laser light scattering that would 
benefit eye research at NIH and the external biomedical 
community.

        The NASA-developed laser light scattering diagnostic 
probe has already been used in experiments investigating 
cataracts during the early stages of formation.  The 
instrument is nearly ready for clinical trials.

     The fiber optic probeabout the size of a pencilcan 
detect protein crystals suspended in the fluid inside the 
eyes.  Ophthalmologists suspect that it is these crystallins 
that form the cloudy mass that leads to cataracts.  Without 
having to penetrate the eye, the probe allows for the study 
of the eye's anterior chamber, lens and posterior chamber.

     The research conducted between NASA and NEI on this 
fiber optic probe could allow ophthalmologists to trace the 
beginnings of eye diseases and invent treatments to combat 
them before they reach a stage where surgical intervention is 
necessary.  The agreement will allow characterization of the 
instrument, aiding in its eventual commercial acceptance and 
FDA approval, and ensuring its eventual availability in the 
biomedica community.

                           -end-
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for earthquake of 2003 Mar 29, ADRIATIC  SEA,  about  85  km  (50
miles)  WSW  of  Split,  Croatia:   latitude  43.3 degrees north,
longitude 15.5 degrees east, origin time 17 42  18.0  utc,  depth
normal, magnitude 5.5.  The magnitude and location may be revised
when additional data and further analysis results are  available.
There   have   been   no   reports  of  damage.   For  additional
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From: Center for Food Safety [action@foodsafetynow.org]
Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 11:48 PM
To: FDA Commissioner
Cc: president@whitehouse.gov; vice.president@whitehouse.gov;
fdadockets@oc.fda.gov; fdadockets@oc.fda.gov
Subject: Oppose the New FDA Regulations on GE Foods!
FDA Commissioner 
Dockets Management Branch (HFA 305)
Food and Drug Administration
5630 Fisher's Lane, rm. 1061
Rockville, MD 20852
RE: Docket No. 00N-1396, and 00D-1598
Dear FDA,
 
hello.  i am a college student and have had the luxury of being surrounded 
 in an information rich environment for quite some time, allowing me to 
keep up to date on many of the issues surrounding GE foods.  i will say 
that i am strongly AGAINST any voluntary food labeling.  i don't 
understand the purpose of making a process "voluntary" under law.  who 
would abide or choose to label their foods as "irradiated" when that would 
administer a blatant deterrent to that food item and a lowering in profits 
for the company producing that particular food item.  it just doesn't make 
sense to me that we as consumers would not have the liberty to choose what 
foods to eat and what companies to support.  afterall, we truly do not 
know the impacts of GE foods and thus far many studies have shown the 
danger that they pose on the environment and on people's health, even 
though this has not been directly attributed to cancer or immune deficient 
patients.  i can only hope that you truly care about our scarce resources 
(which may cause you to think that GE is the way to go) but we must be 
able to see ahead.  plenty of food now will not gaurantee viable soil for 
the future.  i hope that i will be able to trust food labels and have the 
liberty of choosing irradiated vs. non-irradiated foods.
in sincere concern,
regan nally
regan nally
olympia, wa, 98502
CC: 
The President
Vice President Dick Cheney
FDA Dockets Management [Docket No. 00N-1396]
Senator Patty Murray
Senator Maria Cantwell
Representative Brian BairdFDA Dockets Management [Docket No. 00D-1598]
To the recipient -- this fax/email message has come to you via the Center 
for Food Safety web site -- a public tool for providing input on food 
safety issues. The user/site visitor had complete control over editing the 
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not necessarily those of CFS or its parent organization, ICTA.  Please 
contact CFS at (202)547-9359 or email office@centerforfoodsafety.org with 
any questions.  Thank you.
___________________________________________________________________________
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function [nux,nuy,ampx,ampy]=findfreq(fadx,fady)
% function [nux,nuy,ampx,ampy]=findfreq(fadx,fady)
%
% this function calculates the tunes and the amplitude of the peak
% for given transverse oscillation data (turn by turn - FAD) by
% using an FFT with sine window and interpolation.
%
% return values:
% nux, nuy 	the two transverse betatron tunes
% ampx, ampy	the peak amplitude
%
% input values:
% fadx		horizontal FAD data (number of BPMs and number of turns is variable)
% fady		vertical FAD data
%
% Christoph Steier, July 1999

sfx=size(fadx);
sfy=size(fady);

mfadx = fadx-ones(sfx(1),1)*mean(fadx);
mfady = fady-ones(sfy(1),1)*mean(fady);

fftx = fft(mfadx);
ffty = fft(mfady);

fftx = abs(fftx);
ffty = abs(ffty);

% minx=int32(sfx(1)/20);
maxx=int32(sfx(1)/2);
% miny=int32(sfy(1)/20);
maxy=int32(sfy(1)/2);
% dminx=double(minx);
dmaxx=double(maxx);
% dminy=double(miny);
dmaxy=double(maxy);

[dummy,indx] = max(fftx(1:dmaxx,:));
[dummy,indy] = max(ffty(1:dmaxy,:));

dmaxx = indx + 5;
dminx = indx - 5;
dmaxy = indy + 5;
dminy = indy - 5;

sfadx = mfadx.* (ones(sfx(2),1)*sin(pi*[0:1/(sfx(1)-1):1]))';
sfady = mfady.* (ones(sfy(2),1)*sin(pi*[0:1/(sfy(1)-1):1]))';

fftx = fft(sfadx);
ffty = fft(sfady);

fftx = abs(fftx);
ffty = abs(ffty);

[dummy,indx] = max(fftx(dminx:dmaxx,:));
[dummy,indy] = max(ffty(dminy:dmaxy,:));

indx = indx + dminx;
indy = indy + dminy;

idx = [];
ampx = []; ampx2 = [];

for n = 1:sfx(2)

	if indx(n) == 1
		indx1=2; indx3=2;
	elseif indx(n) == (sfx(1)/2)
		indx1=(sfx(1)/2-1); indx3=(sfx(1)/2-1);
	else
		indx1=indx(n)-1; indx3=indx(n)+1;
	end

	if (fftx(indx3,n)>fftx(indx1,n))
		ampx(n) = fftx(indx(n),n); ampx2(n) = fftx(indx3,n);
		idx(n) = indx(n);
	else
		ampx(n) = fftx(indx1,n); ampx2(n) = fftx(indx(n),n);
		if (indx(n) ~= 1)
			idx(n) = indx1;
		else
			idx(n) = 0;
		end
	end
end

nux = 1/(sfx(1)) * (idx-1 + (2*ampx2./(ampx+ampx2)) - 0.5);

idy = [];
ampy = []; ampy2 = [];

for n = 1:(sfy(2))

	if indy(n) == 1
		indy1=2; indy3=2;
	elseif indy(n) == (sfy(1)/2)
		indy1=(sfy(1)/2-1); indy3=(sfy(1)/2-1);
	else
		indy1=indy(n)-1; indy3=indy(n)+1;
	end

	if (ffty(indy3,n)>ffty(indy1,n))
		ampy(n) = ffty(indy(n),n); ampy2(n) = ffty(indy3,n);
		idy(n) = indy(n);
	else
		ampy(n) = ffty(indy1,n); ampy2(n) = ffty(indy(n),n);
		if (indy(n) ~= 1)
			idy(n) = indy1;
		else
			idy(n) = 0;
		end
	end
end

nuy = 1/sfy(1) * (idy-1 + (2*ampy2./(ampy+ampy2)) - 0.5);

ampx = 2 * diag(fftx(indx,:),0)' ...
./( sin(pi*(indx-1+0.5-nux*sfx(1)))./(pi*(indx-1+0.5-nux*sfx(1))) + ...
sin(pi*(indx-1-0.5-nux*sfx(1)))./(pi*(indx-1-0.5-nux*sfx(1))));
ampy = 2 * diag(ffty(indy,:),0)' ...
./( sin(pi*(indy-1+0.5-nuy*sfy(1)))./(pi*(indy-1+0.5-nuy*sfy(1))) + ...
sin(pi*(indy-1-0.5-nuy*sfy(1)))./(pi*(indy-1-0.5-nuy*sfy(1))));

% ampx = 2 * diag(fftx(indx,:),0)' ...
% ./( sinc(0.5+nux*1024) + sinc(-0.5+nux*1024));
% ampy = 2 * diag(ffty(indy,:),0)' ...
% ./( sinc(0.5+nuy*1024) + sinc(-0.5+nuy*1024));

% nux = 1-nux;
% nuy = 1-nuy;
QUESTION:
After viewing the latest data from Mars, I couldn't help but wonder why? Why
are we repeating what Viking I and II had already found 20 years ago. After
researching the data from these earlier missions I feel that we are wasting
a lot of taxpayers money!

ANSWER from Mark Adler on July 10, 1997:
"Why" is always a good question.

Actually Pathfinder and Sojourner are not repeating Viking.  First and
foremost, Pathfinder and Sojourner have shown that we can send spacecraft to
Mars and explore the surface for $260 million dollars instead of the $3600
million dollars that Viking cost.  So we are getting many times the bang for
buck for the taxpayer, and will get even more bang for the buck in
subsequent missions.  In 1998 we'll be sending two spacecraft to Mars, an
orbiter and a lander, for the price of one Pathfinder.

Second, we are exploring a very different part of Mars with very different
equipment than what Viking had.  Pathfinder landed in a site that was
(wisely) deemed too dangerous for Viking to land in.  But Pathfinder's site
is one that holds great interest in that it is an ancient flood plain into
which very old rocks from the Martian highlands were carried.  So the site
acts as a window into a Martian past when there was liquid water on the
surface and when life might have originated.  Viking had no capability to
examine the many rocks lying tantalizingly just out of reach, but the
Sojourner rover can do just that.  And Sojourner can do it with a
sophisticated instrument that was not on Viking--the Alpha Proton X-Ray
Spectrometer, which gives detailed elemental composition of the rocks. 
Furthermore, the IMP camera on the lander is far more capable than the
Viking camera, and itself provides spectroscopic information on the
surrounding terrain and rocks.

Lastly, I'm not sure what you consider to be "a lot of taxpayer's money",
but one interesting measure is to compute what fraction of the federal
budget $260 million represents over three years, and from that, how much you
contributed yourself to Pathfinder and Sojourner.  It's about 60 millionths
of what you payed each year for three years.  For myself, that came out to
about 25 cents a year for a grand total of 75 cents.
From: Russell Ashton [rashton@fbw.com]
Sent: Monday, August 09, 2004 10:01 AM
To: fdadockets@oc.fda.gov
Subject: FDA and Docket No. 2004N-0264
Please prohibit the use of blood, poultry litter, plate waste, and ALL other animal products (with the exception of milk) in feed for all farm animals, not just ruminants, and please prohibit the use of downed animals, animals exhibiting signs of central nervous system disorders, "dead stock" (animals that have died on the farm), and "specified risk materials" (e.g., cow brain and spinal cord tissue) in pet food. The pet food ban is necessary because cats are known to be susceptible to BSE. 

Thank you for your attention and help.

Ann Russell Ashton
Assistant Vice President
Ferris, Baker Watts, Inc.
201 International Circle
Hunt Valley, MD  21030
telephone:  410/891-5077
fax:    410/329-9666 

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ALASKA WEATHER SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE VALDEZ AK
4 AM AST FRI DEC 5 2003

A WEAK RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE OCCUPIED THE UPPER TWO THIRDS OF 
ALASKA YESTERDAY. A STRONG LOW CENTER IN THE GULF OF ALASKA HAS
MOVED SOUTHEASTERLY, HOWEVER, A MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW
OVER THE PANHANDLE AND SOUTHCENTRAL ALASKA STILL EXISTS. A WEAK
FRONTAL BOUNDARY ALONG THE ALASKA MOUNTAIN RANGE SEPARATES THE
MOIST AIR IN THE SOUTHEASTERN LOW.

PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WERE REPORTED OVER MOST OF THE NORTH SLOPE AND
NORTHWEST CANADA. GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WERE OBSERVED
ALONG THE WEST COAST AND THE BERING STRAIT AT KOYUK AND GAMBELL.
TEMPERATURES ALONG THE NORTH SLOPE RANGE IN THE MINUS 20 TO 30
DEGREES AND ALONG THE SOUTHERN SIDE OF THE BROOKS RANGE FROM MINUS
11 TO A 7 ABOVE AT SHISHMAREF AND UNALAKLEET.

THE INTERIOR PORTION OF THE STATE WERE IN THE GRIP OF OLD MAN 
WINTER FOR MOST OF THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WERE BEING REPORTED ALL 
IN THE MINUS FIGURES EXCEPT FOR DELTA JUNCTION AND TANANA AND 
THEY WERE JUST 2 ABOVE. MOST OF THE STATIONS ACROSS THE INTERIOR
REPORTED CALM WINDS THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON WHICH WAS A BLESSING 
NOT HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT THE WIND CHILL FACTOR.

SNOW WAS REPORTED ACROSS THE SOUTHWESTERN PORTION OF THE STATE AT
SAINT PAUL ISLAND..COLD BAY AND SAND POINT. THE REMAINDER OF THE 
STATIONS WERE REPORTING PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY CONDITIONS. MOST 
REPORTING POINTS HAD MILD WINDS EVENTS THROUGHOUT THE EARLY 
EVENING. TEMPERATURES BEING REPORTED WERE FROM THE MID TO UPPER 
30'S TO SINGLE DIGITS.

SOUTHCENTRAL AND THE SOUTHEAST PANHANDLE REPORTED THE MORE 
PLEASANT WEATHER FOR THE DAY WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND MOSTLY
MILD TEMPERATURES. ELMENDORF AND GLENNALLEN SPOILED THE PICTURE
WITH MINUS TEMPERATURES COMING IN AT MINUS 22 AT GLENNALLEN AND
ZERO AT ELMENDORF. MOST OF THE REPORTING STATIONS WERE IN THE 
MID 30'S AND SOME WERE FORTUNATE TO MOVE INTO THE MID 40'S. GUSTY
WINDS STRETCHED ACROSS THE GULF FROM THE KENAI PENINSULA TO 
YAKUTAT. ADVISORIES OVER THE PORTS FROM WHITTIER TO VALDEZ PRODUCED
GUSTS TO 45 TO 50 MPH ALONG BAYS AND PASSES AND CHANNELED AREAS.

THE ALASKA TEMPERATURE EXTREMES OVER THE PASS 24 HOURS ENDING AT 
3 PM WERE HIGHEST AT BISHOP POINT WITH 49 DEGREES. THE LOWEST OVER
LAST 12 HOURS WERE AT BETTLES WITH MINUS 54 DEGREES. 

$$
JR DEC 03
 

NNNN
Largemouth bass response to habitat and water quality rehabilitation in backwater

Gent, R., J. Pitlo, Jr., and T. Boland.  1995.  Largemouth bass response to habitat and
water quality rehabilitation in a backwater of the Upper Mississippi River.  North
American Journal of Fisheries Management 15:784 793.  Reprinted by U.S. Geological
Survey, Environmental Management Technical Center, Onalaska, Wisconsin, March
1997.  LTRMP 97-R002.  10 pp. (NTIS #PB97-151898)

ABSTRACT

Severe sedimentation since lock and dam construction in the 1930s has reduced water
depth in Upper and Lower Brown's lakes, a backwater complex in Pool 13 of the upper
Mississippi River, and resulted in periods of chronic anoxia.  This backwater complex
was rehabilitated by construction of a deflection levee, installation of a water control
structure, and excavation of canals through the area.  Water quality variables inside and
outside the project area, movement of radio-tagged largemouth bass in response to
changing oxygen concentrations, and creel statistics were used to evaluate the success of
the improvements.  Turbidity was significantly less in the Brown's Lake complex than in
the main channel.  Oxygen concentrations were allowed to deteriorate to 3 ppm before
the water control structures were opened during the winter; within 7 d, oxygen
concentrations as high as 10 ppm were found in the top strata in most of the Brown's
Lake complex.  Chemical and thermal stratification observed in the dredge canal water
column were caused by colder (32F), highly oxygenated water from the main channel
moving over denser, warmer (36 38F) water in the dredge canals.  Water in the dredge
canals remained stratified until ice-out, with colder, oxygenated water in the surface
stratum; warmer, but anoxic, water in the bottom stratum; and a mixture (3 7 ppm
oxygen and 35 36F) in the middle stratum.  Fourteen radio-tagged largemouth bass
Micropterus salmoides were located in the Brown's Lake complex in December before
oxygen concentrations began to decline.  Concurrent with oxygen declines, most
radio-tagged fish exited the complex through a slough connected to the main channel and
returned when the water control structure was opened and oxygen concentrations
increased.  Some radio-tagged largemouth bass moved 4 mi under ice to return to the
complex.  Estimated angler effort and catch increased 58 and 117%, respectively, in the
Lower Brown's Lake Lainesville Slough complex following rehabilitation.  A 10-fold
increase in angler effort and catch was estimated for Upper Brown's Lake after the project
was completed.

KEYWORDS

dissolved oxygen, largemouth bass, overwintering habitat, temperature
Chauna subterrane 

(passive continental margin) 

(Northern part of Russian Northeast)

Consists chiefly of: (1) chlorite-quartz and sericite-chlorite schist, phyllite and metasandstone including 
Ordovician granite with a Rb-Sr isochron age of 43932 Ma; (2) Lower and Middle Devonian subarkose 
and quartz sandstone, slate, fine-grained, organogenic limestone that contain various benthic fauna and 
sometimes fish armor and psilophyte remnants; (3) Upper Devonian subarkose and arkose sandstone, 
subordinate slate, and limestone with foraminifers; (4) unconformably overlying Lower and Middle 
Carboniferous arkose, sandstone, and conglomerate with granite and quartzite boulders, slate, calcareous 
sandstone, and limestone with corals, brachyopods, and foraminifera; (5) local Upper Carboniferous-
Permian carbonaceous slate and sandstone with fossil flora; (6) Lower Triassic graywacke and slate; and 
(7) middle and upper Norian sandstone, conglomerate, and argillaceous limestone with abundant Monotis. 
The Lower Triassic graywacke and slate contain a Carnian and Norian fauna and lie transgressively on the 
older Paleozoic units. Both the Paleozoic and Triassic units are folded and thrusted toward the north. 
Numerous diabase and gabbro-diabase folded sills intrude the terrane. The Paleozoic units are interpreted 
as continental shelf deposits, and the Triassic units are interpreted as a turbidites. REFERENCES: 
Gorodinskiy, 1963; Rozogov and Vasil'eva, 1968; Drabkin, 1970; Til'man, 1973; Tibilov and others, 1986; 
Kos'ko and others, 1970; Bychkov, 1991.
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une lame de couteau.
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pour le corps, nous remarquerons que, quoique les
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et largeur, elles ont toutes une forme creuse, trs
accentue chez les oiseaux  vol faible, et s'attnuant
comme convexit  mesure qu'on arrive aux oiseaux 
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est gnrale.
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sustention arriver sous l'action de la pression  la
forme plate.
Puis, mme en conservant une courbure, c'est pour
elle un faible obstacle  l'avancement dans le fluide.
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faut pour maintenir un parapluie contre le vent; cet
effort est infiniment moindre que celui qu'il faudrait
pour maintenir une surface plate gale  la tranche
qu'il prsente au courant d'air.
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face de l'avant, mais il faut qu'il y ait une pression
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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DULUTH MN
306 PM CDT SAT APR 19 2003

FORECAST PROBLEM INCLUDES LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES BEGINNING TUESDAY.

BACKWASH OF DEEP...VERTICALLY STACKED LOW SHOULD BEGIN PULLING EAST
LATE TONIGHT...WITH THE PRECIPITATION SHIELD/COMMA HEAD MOVING BEYOND
THE ARROWHEAD AND NORTHWEST WISCONSIN EARLY MONDAY AFTERNOON.  THE
TIME OF DAY AND THE WEAKNESS AND LATENESS OF COLD ADVECTION SHOULD
PREVENT THE RAIN FROM CHANGING OVER TO ANYTHING ELSE...THAT IS APT
TO HAPPEN SOMEWHERE FURTHER EAST.  DEEP MOISTURE AND CONVECTION
ASSOCIATED WITH THE WARM ADVECTION IS ALREADY EAST OF OUR AREA.

BEHIND THE LOW...RIDGING FROM HIGH PRESSURE OVER HUDSON BAY WILL
BUILD DOWN INTO OUR AREA...BEGINNING MONDAY.  THE HUDSON BAY HIGH
WILL SPEND ALL THE COMING WEEK AND POSSIBLY THE WEEKEND TRANSFORMING
ITSELF INTO AN INCREASINGLY STRONG LAKE SUPERIOR HIGH...FIRST AS A
RIDGE OVER THE LAKE...THEN AS A SECONDARY CENTER OVER THE LAKE...
THEN AS A CENTER OVER THE LAKE WITH A SECONDARY CENTER OVER JAMES
BAY...THEN FINALLY AS A SINGLE STRONG AND GROWING HIGH PRESSURE
CENTER OVER THE LAKE. ALL OF THIS MEANS THE SAME THING...COLD AND
VERY DRY AIR BEING CARRIED INLAND ON BRISK...GUSTY ONSHORE WINDS.
WELL INLAND...THE STRONG SUN WILL WARM THE AIR SOMEWHAT...BUT EVERY
AREA FACING THE WATER WILL REMAIN COLD AND BLUSTERY.

THIS SORT OF PATTERN IS RATHER COMMON AT THIS TIME OF YEAR.

.DLH...NONE.

EOM
From: Halsey Knapp [HKnapp@FoltzMartin.com]
Sent: Friday, June 13, 2003 10:53 AM
To: rule-comments@sec.gov
Subject: S7-10-03: 

I am an attorney, and believe that your recommendation that shareholders be 
allowed to nominate candidates for membership on the board of directors is 
an excellent, long overdue reform.  Management, which has so often co-opted 
the board of directors (and too often its outside consultants as well), is 
fearful of actually allowing the shareholders to whom they theoretically 
answer to have any meaningful means of assuring board independence.  Claims 
that such a plan would undermine diversity on corporate boards should be seen 
as red herring that it is. What board diversity exists currently in that 
exclusive realm of other CEOs and persons unwilling to express opinions 
contrary to the too dominant views of superstar chairman? Superficial indicia 
of independence such as the director candidates sex or race must yield to more 
meaningful indicia of their independence and willingness to challenge management 
decisions with which they dont agree.  Shareholders are in a better position to 
know whether a board candidate actually possesses independence and the strength 
of character necessary to fill this ever increasingly challenging but important 
position of director. Thus, killing off this proposal with the excuse that it 
would hurt the diversity of boards misses the point (as well being based on 
inaccurate account of the current make-up of public company boards) would be 
laughable if it werent such a serious issue. 

 

Halsey G. Knapp, Jr.
Foltz Martin, LLC
Five Piedmont Center, Suite 750
Atlanta, Georgia 30305-1541
Telephone: 404-231-9397
Direct Dial: 404-467-5880
Facsimile: 404-237-1659
Email: HKnapp@FoltzMartin.com

 

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146                           MB CALHOUN.
bristly hair, which rises very high above his forehead. In conversation he is pleasant, and remarkably free from that dogmatism which constitutes not the least of the social sins of Americans. Mr Calhoun evidently disregards all graces of expression, and whatever be the subject of discussion, comes directly to the point. His manner and mode of speaking indicate rapidity of thought, and it struck me, that, with full confidence in his own high talents, Mr Calhoun would probably find it more agreeable to carry truth by a coup de main, than to await the glower process of deliberate induction. It is evident, indeed, at the first glance, that the Vice-President is no ordinary person. His mind is bold and acute ; his talent for business confessedly of the first order; and enjoying the esteem of his countrymen, there can be little doubt that he is yet destined to play a conspicuous part in the politics of the Union.
Mr Edward Livingstone, then Senator for Louisiana, shortly after my departure from Washington, became Secretary of State. Bred to the New Yo* bar, he early took his station in the very first line <A his profession.    As a philosophical lawyer, he stands
Subject: Shareholder Rights-ACT NOW!

Date:    11/13/97 3:47 PM
     
     
Chairman Letitt,
     
As a major investor with both Calvert and Fidelity Mutual Funds, I a 
writing you to express my strong opposition to the new SEC proposed 
rules--#S7-25-97.    It is of major importance to preserve the ability 
of most shareholders to participate in the responsible shareholder resolution
process.   To revoke that right under the guise of "deregulation" is 
another example of blind faith in corporate boards.   Therefore, I urge 
you to oppose such bylaws at the SEC.   Thank you for your time and consideration.
     
Sincerely,
     
Steve Wiener
1614 York Dr.
Vista, CA  92084
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
SPOTTER REPORTS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BUFFALO NY
633 AM EST MON FEB 12 2007

THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST 3
HOURS FOR THE STORM THAT HAS BEEN AFFECTING OUR REGION.
APPRECIATION IS EXTENDED TO HIGHWAY DEPARTMENTS...COOPERATIVE
OBSERVERS...SKYWARN SPOTTERS AND MEDIA FOR THESE REPORTS.  THIS
SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/BUFFALO

**********************12 HOUR SNOWFALL**********************

LOCATION              12 HOUR    TIME/DATE    COMMENTS
                     SNOWFALL       OF
                     (INCHES)   MEASUREMENT

NEW YORK

...ERIE COUNTY...
   EAST AURORA            4.0   530 AM  2/12

********************STORM TOTAL SNOWFALL********************

LOCATION          STORM TOTAL    TIME/DATE    COMMENTS
                     SNOWFALL       OF
                     (INCHES)   MEASUREMENT

NEW YORK

...OSWEGO COUNTY...
   REDFIELD             146.0   620 AM  2/12   STORM TOTAL 2/3-2/12
   MEXICO               103.0   610 AM  2/12   HEAVY SNOW

***********************SNOW ON GROUND***********************

LOCATION                 SNOW    TIME/DATE    COMMENTS
                    ON GROUND       OF
                     (INCHES)   MEASUREMENT

NEW YORK

...OSWEGO COUNTY...
   MEXICO                47.0   610 AM  2/12   HEAVY SNOW

earlier report from late last week
LOCATION          STORM TOTAL    TIME/DATE    COMMENTS
                     SNOWFALL       OF
                     (INCHES)   MEASUREMENT

NEW YORK

...OSWEGO COUNTY...
   OSWEGO                62.0   826 PM   2/6

...ERIE COUNTY...
   HAMBURG                2.0   205 PM   2/6   LIGHT SNOW/BLOWING
SNOW

...OSWEGO COUNTY...
   MEXICO                   57.0  1215 PM   2/6
   PARISH                    54.0  1250 PM   2/6
   OSWEGO                43.6  1200 PM   2/6
   OSWEGO                30.0   855 AM   2/6
   EAST OSWEGO     10.0   830 PM   2/5

...WYOMING COUNTY...
   BENNINGTON         31.0   230 PM   2/6   CLOUDY

...OSWEGO COUNTY...
   SCRIBA                45.0   600 AM   2/6   27" LAST 12 HOURS
   PARISH                34.0   214 AM   2/6   HEAVY SNOW VSBY 200 FT
   OSWEGO                31.0   600 AM   2/6   CITY OF OSWEGO
   PALERMO               29.0   515 AM   2/6   BAND MOVED SOUTH
   WEST MONROE           25.0   600 AM   2/6   11" LAST 12 HOURS
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Submitter Info:

First Name: Katie
Last Name: Groke
Category: Health Care Association - D0020
Organization Name: Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains

Comment Info: =================

General Comment:Unintended pregnancy is a significant public health problem in the United States, and women deserve a chance to prevent it.  Plan B? is a safe, effective, and easy to use contraceptive option that helps reduce the need for abortion.  The Guttmacher Institute, widely respected for their reliable research and evenhanded approach, estimates that 51,000 abortions were prevented through the use of EC in 2000 alone.  However, time is of the essence. The sooner EC is taken, the more effective it is.  If taken within 72 hours of unprotected sex, EC can reduce the risk of pregnancy by as much as 89 percent, and efficacy is greatest if the drug is taken within 24 hours.  Studies show that increasing access to EC could prevent as many as half of the 3 million unintended pregnancies in the U.S. each year, including as many as 700,000 that now end in abortion.  EC is an essential component of comprehensive health care and millions of women, including those who have experienced contraceptive failure, those who have had unprotected intercourse, and those who have been sexually assaulted stand ready to benefit from increased access to this back-up method of birth control.
Alert 2006-12
ALERT

    Subject:  Counterfeit Cashier's Checks
Description:  TeamBank, N.A.

       Date:  March 9, 2006

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; Director, Office of Thrift Supervision;
     Conference of State Bank Supervisors; Deputy Comptrollers
     (districts); Assistant Deputy Comptrollers; District
     Counsel; and All Examining Personnel

RE:  Counterfeit Cashier's Checks of TeamBank, N.A., Paola,
     Kansas
     
     The above-named bank has reported that counterfeit cashier's
     checks, issued in the bank's name and using a correct
     routing number of 101101769, are being presented for payment
     in connection with an advanced fee Internet scam.
     
     While many of the counterfeit items bear some resemblance to
     the authentic items, others do not.  The counterfeit checks
     presented to date have been printed in a variety of colored
     paper, styles, borders, and fonts.  None of the checks
     presented to date have included the bank's telephone number,
     and all checks have been drawn on bank account number
     "490008."
     
     Authentic cashier's checks issued by the bank are light
     cream in color with a tan colored zigzag pattern that is
     printed horizontally across the check.  The instruments
     contain a black spider-web border with a security statement
     along the right edge.  The bank's logo and name appear in
     the top center portion of authentic instruments, followed by
     "Paola, KS 66071 - 1-800-880-6262."
     
     For additional information and guidance or to verify the
     authenticity of TeamBank, N.A.'s cashier's checks, please
     contact Ken Harris, SVP Risk Management/Compliance, 1 South
     Pearl Street, Paola, Kansas  66071, by telephone at (913)
     259-2101, by fax at (913) 259-3504, or via e-mail at
     [kenh@teamfinancialinc.com].
     
     Additional information concerning this matter that you
     believe should be brought to the attention of the OCC may be
     forwarded to:

               E-mail:  occalertresponses@occ.treas.gov
                 Mail:  Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
                        Enforcement & Compliance Division, MS 8-10
                        250 E Street, SW, Washington, DC   20219
                  Fax:  (202) 874-5301
             Internet:  http://www.occ.treas.gov
               
     For additional information regarding other types of
     financial fraud, please visit the OCC's anti-fraud resource
     at:  http://www.occ.treas.gov/fraudresources.htm.



Brian C. McCormally
Director for Enforcement & Compliance
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   United States Microgravity Payload-4 (USMP-4) experiments are prepared
   to be flown on Space Shuttle mission STS-87 in the Space Station
   Processing Facility at Kennedy Space Center (KSC).  Seen in the
   foreground at right is the Isothermal Dendritic Growth Experiment
   (IDGE), which will be used to study the dendritic solidification of
   molten materials in the microgravity environment. The metallic
   breadbox-like structure behind the IDGE is the Confined Helium
   Experiment (CHeX) that will study one of the basic influences on the
   behavior and properties of materials by using liquid helium confined
   between solid surfaces and microgravity. The large white vertical
   cylinder at left is the Advanced Automated Directional Solidification
   Furnace (AADSF) and the horizontal tube behind it is MEPHISTO, the
   French acronym for a cooperative American-French investigation of the
   fundamentals of crystal growth. All of these experiments are scheduled
   for launch aboard STS-87 on Nov. 19 from KSC.