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1994.10.15 :  Dosing Syringes Warning

Contact:  Sharon Snider (301) 443-3285
October 15, 1994
                                                            
               FDA URGES CAUTION WITH DOSING SYRINGES


     The Food and Drug Administration today alerted parents and
caregivers to use caution when giving liquid medicine to infants,
children and the elderly.

      The agency urged particular caution in the use of dosing
syringes.  These syringes, sometimes dispensed by doctors and
pharmacists, do not contain needles and are used for giving liquid
medicine.

     The syringes come with plastic caps that could accidentally
fall off into the medicine bottle or into the patient's mouth.  FDA
has received reports of syringe caps being found in liquid medicine. 
There have also been two reports of infants choking on syringe caps
and two reports of caps being swallowed.  This is particularly apt
to happen with syringes that allow medicine to be drawn and given
with the cap in place.

     Although no deaths or permanent harm occurred in the four
incidents, FDA is discussing these issues with syringe manufacturers
and has alerted the medical community to the potential problem.

     "Dosing syringes can be easy to use and help ensure that
patients get the right amount of medicine," said FDA Commissioner
David A. Kessler, M.D.  "However, they have to be used correctly or
they can cause harm."

     To prevent problems, parents and caregivers should be sure to
remove the caps from all oral syringes before drawing medicine or 
giving it to a patient.  Once removed, the cap should be discarded. 
In most cases, it is not necessary to recap the syringe.

      FDA also reminds parents and caregivers to avoid inadvertently 
over- or underdosing patients when using medication cups.  The cups
often are provided as caps for bottles of nonprescription liquid
medications for colds and flu, providing a convenient measure.

     FDA has received numerous reports in which parents misread the
medication cup markings, used a dose cup from the wrong bottle of
medicine, or misread the directions, providing children with several
times the recommended dosage.

     Even seemingly low doses of the common painkiller
acetaminophen--if over the recommended amount--can be dangerous if
given over a period of several days.

     "If the label says to give two teaspoonsful every four hours,
that's the amount the child or elderly person should get at the
prescribed intervals,"  Kessler said.

     FDA has taken steps to ensure that the labeling of all
nonprescription liquid medicines is compatible with their dose cups
and that the cups are easily readable.

     The agency advises against the use of standard tableware 
teaspoons and tablespoons when giving medicine to children and the
elderly because they generally cannot be used to measure liquids
accurately.

     FDA is one of eight Public Health Service agencies in HHS.

                                ####
From:      margie stein <margie@oeonline.com>
To:        A16.A16(kidstv)
Date:      10/19/95 8:36am
Subject:   CME Presentation

To:   Reed Hundt, Chairman of the Federal Communications
Commission

I was very encouraged to read (via e-mail on the CME mailing) 
the presentation you made  yesterday at at the Issues Forum on
Children andthe Information Superhighway,  sponsored by the
Center for Media Education (CME).   Thank you for paying
attention to the interests of our children, and all the viewing
public... which really does cover about everyone!

I was intrigued by the remarks you made about Time-Warner's
committment to internet services in our schools. Could you please
give me more information on how I may explore this for our local
schools?  Perhaps a name of a person, and address, at TCI?

     > Business is also responding.  TCI is developing an
innovative
>commercial product that networks classrooms with
state-of-the-art
>technology.  Time-Warner, in its social contract with the FCC,
agreed to
>provide a free modem to all the schools in its service areas, to
provide
>them inside wiring at cost, and to provide them free access to
the Internet
>using their new on-line service as soon as it is on the market.
>Time-Warner's commitments apply to 1/8 of all the classrooms in
the
>country.

Again, thank you, and I also hope a 'good day' comes soon!

Sincerely,

Margaret R. Stein  383 Pilgrim Road
Birmingham, MI  48009

810-646-5245
810-646-6685 FAX



CC:        FCCMAIL.SMTP("aewright@cme.org")
Hesse, L. W. (1994).  The status of Nebraska fishes in the Missouri River, 4. 
Flathead catfish Pylodictis olivaris, and blue catfish, Ictalurus furcatus 
(Ictaluridae). Transactions of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences.  21:89-98.
	
Flathead Pylodictis olivaris and blue Ictalurus furcatus catfish in the Missouri 
River have been over-exploited. Commercial harvest of both species ended in 
1992, but commercial fishing was only part of the problem. The percentage of 
flathead catfish longer than 407 mm total length is very low. The density of 
flathead catfish in the upper unchannelized Missouri River is 6 to 10% of the 
density in the lower unchannelized reach, and channelized section density is six 
times greater than unchannelized density. Tagging studies have revealed that the 
population of flathead catfish in the upper unchannelized reach consists of less 
than 1,000 individuals. Blue catfish have been nearly extirpated and should be 
listed as endangered in Nebraska's portion of the Missouri River. Overharvest, 
reduced turbidity, and the removal of large woody debris has caused the reduced 
population density. Management must include restricted harvest, closed areas, 
protected size classes, increased turbidity, and restoration of a floodplain 
with seasonal flooding. In the near term, large trees from the river bottom or 
from communities near the river should be placed in the channel to enhance in-
stream cover.
ImageJ.exe - the Java launcher used by ImageJ on Windows

Author: George H. Silva <George_Silva at chemie_bio_uni-giessen_de>

Requires: ImageJ 1.35j or later

Version History:
    v1.0.0.x - 2006/1/21 - initial release
             - Basic code based on "The Java launcher for Windows v1.22" by Jacob Marner
             - Improved/customized for ImageJ (i.e. can handle file-associations, etc)
             - This windows stub can be used for other Java applications as well;
               just change the icon, set the DEF_CFG constant and re-compile!

    v1.1.0.x - 2006/1/23 - many updates/improvements
             - Robust loader to handle various config scenarios
             - Code to auto-create the config file
             - Code for auto-detection of various parameters (JVM, mem usage, etc)
             - Code to allow selection of needed files
             - This version essentially can reconfigure itself as needed, depending
               on how the user changes their JAVA install

    v1.2.0.x - 2006/1/24 - minor updates/improvements
             - Bug fixes and logic changes per Wayne's suggestions

    v1.3.0.x - 2006/1/24 - minor updates/improvements
             - Correctly expands command-line params to full-paths as needed
             - Preserves relative path for JRE if possible
             - No longer needlessly expands relative paths and re-saves CFG file
             - Improved logic to make sure tools.jar is in JVM params

    v1.4.0.x - 2006/1/25 - major updates/improvements
             - Undo command-line expansion bug
             - Supports all forms of ImageJ execution - all paths, params, etc
             - Improved logic for adjusting JVM parameters

    v1.4.1.x - 2006/1/31 - minor updates/improvements
             - New default for setting memory parameter
             - Additional feedback added for failure situations

    v1.4.2.x - 2006/2/1 - minor updates/improvements
             - Fixed OpenDilaog code to work with older Win9x systems

    v1.4.3.x - 2006/2/1 - Changed File Description to: "ImageJ Launcher"


Installation:

Copy the ImageJ.exe file to your ImageJ installation folder, overwriting the
exisiting one. If you want to reconfigure your JVM (including getting the compile
feature to work IF YOU HAVE THE JDK), just delete/rename your current ImageJ.cfg
file and start the program.


Source code:

Delphi Pascal source code is included - feel free to modify/improve/change the code
for your own purposes. I wrote/compiled this with Delphi v6, so it should run and be
code-compatible with all exisiting versions of Windows from Win95 and up. The original
C-source on which I based this code can be found at:

http://www.rolemaker.dk/nonRoleMaker/javalauncher/marner_java_launcher.htm

The program functionality was maintained as is to provide compatibility with previous
ImageJ installations. Improvemens include properly handling file-associations to launch
ImageJ, being able to generate/re-config ImageJ and (hopefully) a bullet-proof loader
that can handle any configuration changes in terms of JAVA or ImageJ. Enjoy!

Any suggestions/comments/requests are welcome.

George.---
2006-02-01
Comment 0410728

From: adrienne_wang@yahoo.com
Sent: Friday, July 15, 2005 12:31 PM
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 have come to expect that any packaged food and beverage I consume contains basic information like serving size and the amount of protein, per serving. Food, nonalcoholic beverages, drugs, even dietary supplements all provide basic consumer facts about the product on the label. But I noticed that for some reason, alcoholic beverages are exempt from this standard.                                                                                                         I am writing to you today to ask the TTB to make this information readily available to consumers. I know that some companies that sell their products around the world voluntarily provide standard drinks information on product labels in the United Kingdom, and I don?t understand why the federal government doesn?t allow disclosure of this information in the U.S.                                                                                                                Diageo's proposed Serving Facts label will provide important, basic information like alcohol content, serving size, and alcohol per serving. This information will help adults know what they are drinking and to moderate their consumption.

Please provide consumers this information. There is no reason not to.

Thank you very much for your consideration.

Sincerely,

adrienne wang
1369 west hubbard street
apt 3e
chicago, Illinois 60622 cc: Senator Dick Durbin
Representative Danny Davis
Senator Barack Obama
Commissioner Don Adams
function [interpData] = smart_interp(rawTime, rawData, interpTime, maxGap);
%
%   [interpData] = smart_interp(rawTime, rawData, interpTime, maxGap);
%
%   Function which interpolates an original data set (rawTime, rawData,
%   with rawTime in julian days) to a new time base (interpTime); maxGap is
%   the maximum time (IN HOURS) that can exist in the raw data set (as
%   NaN's or missing data) over which smart_interp will interpolate.  The
%   program splits the data into groups if there are gaps.

%Check in the input interpTime
checkTime = diff(interpTime);
if (checkTime > (mean(checkTime) + std(checkTime))) | ...
        (checkTime < (mean(checkTime) - std(checkTime))) | checkTime < 0
    error('The time base to interpolate to must be monotonically increasing!');
    return
end

%Set up the empty data set
interpData = repmat(NaN, size(interpTime));

%Eliminates NaN's from the data
theNans = find(isnan(rawData));
rawData(theNans) = [];
rawTime(theNans) = [];

if isempty(rawData)
    interpData = repmat(NaN, size(interpTime));
    return
end

%Insure the data is in order
[rawTime, I] = sort(rawTime);
rawData = rawData(I);

%Delete any repeats
diffTime = diff(rawTime);
theRepeats = find(diffTime == 0);
rawTime(theRepeats) = [];
rawData(theRepeats) = [];

%Convert maxGap to Julian Days
maxGap = maxGap/24;

%Find the large gaps in the data set
timeDiff = diff(rawTime);
largeGaps = find(timeDiff > maxGap);
largeGaps = largeGaps(:);

theStarts = [1];
theEnds = length(rawTime);

%Group the data into sets
theStarts = [theStarts(:); (largeGaps+1)];
theEnds = [largeGaps; theEnds(:)];
    
%Eliminate sets of one
theBads = find((theEnds - theStarts) == 1);
theStarts(theBads) = [];
theEnds(theBads) = [];

%Go through and do the interpolations
for indexSet = 1:length(theStarts)
    setStart = rawTime(theStarts(indexSet));
    setEnd = rawTime(theEnds(indexSet));
    startInterp = min(find(interpTime >= setStart));
    endInterp = max(find(interpTime <= setEnd));
    
    %Outside interpolate time
    if isempty(startInterp) | isempty(endInterp) | ...
            (theStarts(indexSet) == theEnds(indexSet))
        continue
    end

    interpData(startInterp:endInterp) = ...
        interp1(rawTime(theStarts(indexSet):theEnds(indexSet)), ...
        rawData(theStarts(indexSet):theEnds(indexSet)), ...
        interpTime(startInterp:endInterp));
end
FPUS65 KBOU 192241
SFPCO 
COZALL-201301-

TABULAR STATE FORECAST FOR COLORADO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE Denver CO
401 PM MDT SAT JUL 19 2003

ROWS INCLUDE...
   DAILY PREDOMINANT DAYTIME WEATHER
   FORECAST TEMPERATURES...EARLY MORNING LOW/DAYTIME HIGH
      - INDICATES TEMPERATURES BELOW ZERO
      MM INDICATES MISSING DATA
   PROBABILITY OF PRECIPITATION 6AM-6PM


   FCST    FCST    FCST    FCST    FCST    FCST    FCST    
   SUN     MON     TUE     WED     THU     FRI     SAT     
   JUL 20  JUL 21  JUL 22  JUL 23  JUL 24  JUL 25  JUL 26  

...Northeast Colorado...
   Denver
   PTCLDY  PTCLDY  PTCLDY  PTCLDY  PTCLDY  PTCLDY  PTCLDY  
   65/90   61/89   59/91   64/94   63/92   62/91   62/91   
   POP 30  POP 20  POP 10  POP 10  POP 10  POP 10  POP 10  

   Burlington
   PTCLDY  PTCLDY  SUNNY   SUNNY   SUNNY   MOCLDY  PTCLDY  
   67/95   64/90   62/92   63/90   65/96   65/88   65/90   
   POP 40  POP 5   POP 5   POP 10  POP 20  POP 20  POP 10  

...Southeast Colorado...
   Colorado Springs
   PTCLDY  PTCLDY  PTCLDY  PTCLDY  PTCLDY  PTCLDY  PTCLDY  
   60/87   58/87   54/84   57/88   58/90   58/85   66/90   
   POP 30  POP 20  POP 20  POP 20  POP 20  POP 20  POP 20  

   Pueblo
   PTCLDY  PTCLDY  PTCLDY  PTCLDY  PTCLDY  PTCLDY  PTCLDY  
   58/95   61/95   59/92   59/96   59/98   59/94   68/99   
   POP 30  POP 20  POP 20  POP 20  POP 20  POP 20  POP 20  

   Alamosa
   PTCLDY  PTCLDY  PTCLDY  PTCLDY  PTCLDY  PTCLDY  PTCLDY  
   50/86   46/88   46/85   48/89   49/91   49/87   63/92   
   POP 30  POP 20  POP 20  POP 20  POP 20  POP 20  POP 20  

...Western Colorado...
   Craig
   PTCLDY  PTCLDY  PTCLDY  PTCLDY  PTCLDY  PTCLDY  PTCLDY  
   55/90   52/89   53/89   53/88   50/88   50/88   50/87   
   POP 20  POP 20  POP 20  POP 20  POP 20  POP 20  POP 20  

   Grand Junction
   PTCLDY  PTCLDY  PTCLDY  PTCLDY  PTCLDY  PTCLDY  PTCLDY  
   70/97   66/96   68/96   68/95   65/95   65/95   65/94   
   POP 20  POP 20  POP 20  POP 20  POP 20  POP 20  POP 20  

   Durango
   PTCLDY  PTCLDY  PTCLDY  PTCLDY  PTCLDY  PTCLDY  PTCLDY  
   58/89   57/89   57/89   57/88   54/88   54/88   54/87   
   POP 30  POP 30  POP 30  POP 30  POP 30  POP 30  POP 30  


$$
72                                  THE UNITED STATES.
among them ; there are here and there a few prisoners of
war, but these are rare exceptions......
" The slave-trade, that pretended commerce in human
flesh, becomes reduced, in the eyes of men of good sense, to
a simple translocation of workmen, of incontestable advantage
to the latter.*  Servitude does not constitute a condition of
violence to those subjected to it ; it is a method of organ-
ization of labor which guarantees the maintenance of the
laborer during his natural life, in consideration of the sum
of efforts of which he is capable......The establishment
of liberty in Europe has destroyed the ancient econom-
ical organization which resolved the problem of the mate-
rial assistance of men by obligatory labor, but has not
yet found a new and equivalent solution ; for at the present
time the free laborers consume more than they produce,
which is proved by the fact that they receive from society
in addition alms, vagrant institutions, foundling asylums,
and hospitals......
" Nothing less than the impenetrable crust of absurd-
ity which envelops the brain of European philanthropists
could prevent them from discerning these truths."
After history and religion, the question of color and of
races, behold us then in the presence of a new science, 
political economy I   This provides us fresh enlightenment.
Full as they are of ingenuous cynicism, the preceding
assertions would excite the laughter, if laughter on such a
subject were possible, of three classes of readers,  trav-
ellers, jurisconsults, and economists.
We will not exculpate the philanthropists, but will leave
their brains enveloped in the impenetrable crust, and only
congratulate them that they do not wear it upon their hearts.
I. What do travellers reply to this cool imposture con-
cerning prisoners of war and slave-hunts ?
Denham, Oudney, and Clapperton witnessed one of these
 Voyage aux Antilles, 1842, pp. 187 -139.
From:      Jeremy Schlosberg <74431.3422@compuserve.com>
To:        FCC <kidstv@fcc.gov>
Date:      9/5/95 11:53pm
Subject:   kids tv

As a parent of three small children, I strongly disagree with the
third principle mentioned in your document-- namely:

>broadcasters should be guided by market forces, to the greatest
extent possible, in  >determining whether they meet their
programming obligations

Market forces fail to serve children, period. This is rather
blatant reality is mysteriously overlooked by broadcasters,
advertisers, and politicians alike, time and again. There is
simple proof of this offered every day, whenever there are
advertisements on television shows that are watched by children
under 6 or
7. There isn't a parent in the land who wants their young
children subjected to commercial advertising; there isn't an
expert in child development anywhere who would urge children to
be exposed to commercial advertising at young ages. And yet,
there they are, created by these unimpeachable "market forces":
advertisements aimed relentlessly at young children.

It is very disheartening. Children need to be protected from this
onslaught.
Market forces do nothing but turn up the volume.


Jeremy Schlosberg
Cincinnati OH
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mean = truth zenith angle - reconstucted zenith angle

North to South

mean =  -0.037519
rms =  0.411626
muons= 
mean =  -0.00646946
rms =  0.417814
anti-muons= 
mean =  -0.0603207
rms =  0.404385

zenith angle < 45 degree 
muons=  
mean =  0.0026637
rms =  0.394633
anti-muons=  
mean =  -0.0679421
rms =  0.376395

zenith angle > 45 degree
muons=  
mean =  -0.00776252
rms =  0.436895
anti-muons=  
mean =  -0.0596581
rms =  0.441081



South to North

mean =  -0.0297986
rms =  0.42488
muons= 
mean =  -0.0779205
rms =  0.415209
anti-muons= 
mean =  0.0121695
rms =  0.427176

zenith angle < 45 degree 
muons=  
mean =  -0.0884657
rms =  0.39284
anti-muons=  
mean =  0.0290514
rms =  0.390882

zenith angle > 45 degree
muons=  
mean =  -0.0659481
rms =  0.442352
anti-muons=  
mean =  0.0116819
rms =  0.435744


:combine one direction of normal B field and the opposite direction of reverse B field 


    +- case   South to North :
 zenith angle < 20 degree 
mean =  -0.280204     width =  0.491012
 20 <= zenith angle < 35 degree 
mean =  -0.199104     width =  0.437877
 35 <= zenith angle < 45 degree 
mean =  -0.154112     width =  0.429513

    +- case   North to South :
 zenith angle < 20 degree 
mean =  0.249009     width =  0.474549
 20 <= zenith angle < 35 degree 
mean =  0.199029     width =  0.460969
 35 <= zenith angle < 45 degree 
mean =  0.155366     width =  0.428534
318                            PARIS   IN   AMERICA.
" Sir," said he, in a dry tone, " your questions are im-
pertinent. How dare you ask a medium whether he
believes in God ? We alone know what the soul is, we
alone have in our hands the proof of its immortality."
" What is the soul, then ?" asked I impatiently.
"It is a magnetic force," answered Jonathan. "This
monad, created by God and endowed with consciousness,
makes itself an envelope, as the grain of wheat, cast in the
earth, makes itself roots, a stalk, and blades. When the
body has grown old, the soul, always young and active,
throws off a decrepit overing, and takes^flight to a bet-
ter world, to seek a new form for its immortal energy.
See yonder globes radiating in spaceJupiter, Saturn,
Siriusso many spheres inhabited by risen spirits. To
ascend the infinite scale of creation, always to approach
God without ever attaining himsuch is our glorious
destiny. Death is only a passage to a more intense fife.
Nothing is annihilated here on earthno, not even an
atom of dust ; how, then, can the consciousness become
extinct ? Is God a capricious artist, who destroys the
masterpiece of his greatness and goodness?"
" Sir," exclaimed I, " these words are beautiful, and
go to my heart ; but the proofthat proof which human-
ity has demanded for six thousand yearsgive it me."
" Nothing is easier," returned Jonathan. " Let us fly
to Sirius, which is shining yonder above our heads ; you
will see one of the stations which you will some day
inhabit.  It is not long since I visited Washington there."
The offer was calculated to tempt a curious man, but
the cursed sorcerer had already played with me ; I dis-
trusted his magic. Fearing the annoyances of a new
voyage, I refused; I was wrong; it was an opportunity
which perhaps I shall never find again.
QUESTION:
Why all the saftey after the shuttle lands?  Is it becasue of explosive or
poisonous gases?  Also, can you give me an estimate on the speed at which it
touches down on the runway?

ANSWER from Jenny Lyons on March 28, 1997:
Launches and landings are certainly very exciting events.  Watching
a Shuttle launch is a powerful experience.  The sound and vibration
(even from where we are, 3 miles away) resonate right through you,
and night launches are so bright, they literally turn night into day.
I hope sometime you'll have the opportunity to see one in person!

Shuttle landings, at least for me, are a much more up-close-and-personal
experience.  And they are no less powerful.  As you probably know, the
Orbiter returns to Earth as the world's heaviest glider.  There are no
engines and no thrust, just the force of gravity pulling it down.  In
the Convoy, we are positioned near the end the runway as it lands.  We
catch our first glimpse of the Orbiter around the same time we hear the
two sonic booms, just a few minutes before touchdown.  The Orbiter is
still at an altitude of about 20,000 feet, traveling almost 500 miles
per hour.  From our perspective, it seems to drop like a rock out of the
sky.  It soars down to the runway with a roaring noise from the wind
rushing by, and glides to a stop about 9,000 feet from where it
originally touched down.  Touch down speed is usually about 200 knots.

After landing, the first people to approach the Orbiter are our "Safety
Assessment Team."  Before we give the astronauts the O.K. to remove
their protective suits or send any more of our Convoy personnel in, we
have to verify that everything is safe in and around the Orbiter.  You
are exactly correct in that the Safety Assessment Team has equipment to
sniff out both poisonous AND explosive gases.  They use protective
breathing equipment while they test the air around the Orbiter's vent
doors and exhaust ports.  The Orbiter is still "hot," with pressurized
tanks of toxic fluids and gases like nitrogen textroxide,
monomethylhydrazine and ammonia.  There is also always the potential for
leakage of other very flammable fluids and gases like hydrogen and
oxygen.  Once the Safety Assessment Team verifies that the atmosphere
around the Orbiter is clear, the rest of the Convoy can move in closer
and begin our work to help the astronauts out, remove time-critical
space experiments and prepare to tow the Orbiter off the runway.
QUESTION:
Do fish droppings float to the top, float at the level in the tank when
made, or do they sink to the bottom?  

ANSWER from Michael Wiederhold on January 22, 1998:

Of course, fish DROPPINGS, by definition, DROP!  Seriously, generally fish
waste does drop, but quite slowly.  But a good group of snails should still
do a fine job of cleaning the tank.  The pond snails, Biomphalaria
glabrata, that we are working with can make themselve float or sink,
depending on how large a bubble of an air they keep inside of the shell.
When I was video-taping crawling patterns of snails on the rotating table,
if they wouldn't settle onto the table before we started it rotating, they
would float for several minutes and then pop out a small bubble every 20 to
30 seconds until they began to sink and settle to the bottom.  I'll bet
that if you put about six pond snails in the aquarium they will get to the
"food" eventually.  The snails will also do a good job of cleaning the
algae off of the walls of the aquarium and keep it clean looking.  Any two
snails (of the same species) will start to have babies after a week or so,
so you will want to keep the snail population down to a reasonable number.
If there are too many, they will stop breeding and deteriorate generally.
	Good luck.  Let me know how it all works out!
	I and my two technicians leave for the Kennedy Space Center next Tuesday
(Jan 27) to retrieve both snails and fish from the first flight of the
CEBAS system on STS-89, which is scheduled to launch tonight, if the
weather cooperates!
Salary Table 2003-DAY
	INCORPORATING THE 3.10% GENERAL SCHEDULE INCREASE AND A LOCALITY PAYMENT OF 10.67%
                 FOR THE LOCALITY PAY AREA OF DAYTON-SPRINGFIELD, OH
		
                                (Total Increase: 4.09%)

                                Effective January 2003

                             Annual Rates by Grade and Step

GS     1          2         3         4         5        6          7        8        9       10

1     16837     17400     17960     18516     19077     19407     19958    20516    20539    21062
2     18931     19381     20008     20539     20769     21380     21991    22602    23213    23824
3     20655     21344     22032     22721     23409     24097     24786    25474    26162    26851
4     23188     23960     24733     25505     26277     27050     27822    28595    29367    30140
5     25943     26808     27672     28536     29401     30265     31129    31994    32858    33722
6     28918     29882     30846     31810     32774     33738     34702    35666    36630    37593
7     32135     33207     34278     35349     36420     37492     38563    39634    40706    41777
8     35589     36776     37962     39148     40335     41521     42708    43894    45080    46267
9     39309     40619     41930     43240     44550     45861     47171    48481    49792    51102
10    43289     44732     46175     47618     49061     50504     51947    53391    54834    56277
11    47562     49147     50733     52319     53905     55491     57077    58663    60249    61835
12    57004     58904     60804     62705     64605     66505     68405    70305    72206    74106
13    67786     70046     72306     74566     76826     79086     81346    83606    85866    88125
14    80104     82775     85445     88115     90786     93456     96127    98797    101468    104138
15    94224     97365     100506     103647     106788    109929    113069   116210   119351   122492
09.04.07

James Hartsfield
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111

John Yembrick
Headquarters, Washington 
202-358-0602

Keith Wheeler
Walt Disney World Public Relations, Lake Buena Vista, Fla.
407-566-6397/5317 

RELEASE: M07-113

SHUTTLE CREW TO BE HONORED AT WALT DISNEY WORLD, AVAILABLE FOR SATELLITE INTERVIEWS

WASHINGTON - The seven space shuttle Endeavour astronauts who returned 
to Earth Aug. 21 will be honored in a day of ceremonies at Walt 
Disney World, Lake Buena Vista, Fla., on Sept. 10. 

The Endeavour crew will be available for local and satellite 
interviews from Walt Disney World beginning at 6 a.m. EDT. Interested 
media should contact Nicole Zamecnik at 407-560-3525 by 5 p.m. on 
Thursday, Sept. 6. 

To make arrangements to cover the day's activities, contact Keith 
Wheeler at 407-566-5317. The schedule of events includes: 

6-9:45 a.m. - Media interviews with the crew members
10-10:15 a.m. - Plaque Dedication - Mission: SPACE, Epcot
10:30-11 a.m. - Media interview opportunity, Mission: SPACE, Epcot 
11:15 a.m.-12:15 p.m. - Education session, Base21 Siemens VIP Center, 
Epcot
1:30-2:15 p.m. - Astronauts answer questions from park guests, 
Mission: SPACE, Epcot
2:45-3:15 p.m. - Crew members serve as honorary grand marshals of the 
Magic Kingdom's afternoon parade, Main Street, U.S.A., Magic Kingdom.

The 11:15 a.m. NASA education session will include students from the 
Oak Ridge High School Aviation and Aerospace Academy Magnet Program 
in Orlando, Fla., the Osceola High School Aviation Academy in 
Kissimmee, Fla., and Orlando-area fourth- and fifth-graders. It will 
be webcast live on NASA's Web site and at: 

http://www.disneyworld.com/nasa 

Video highlights will be fed via satellite by Walt Disney World from 
11:15 to 11:45 a.m. EDT and from 4:15 to 4:45 p.m. EDT Sept. 10 on 
C-Band Analog (36Mhz): Galaxy 26, Transponder 11, Downlink: 3920 V, 
Audio: standard 6.2/6.8. 

The Endeavour crew members are Commander Scott Kelly, Pilot Charlie 
Hobaugh and mission specialists Tracy Caldwell, Rick Mastracchio, 
Barbara R. Morgan, Alvin Drew and Canadian Space Agency astronaut 
Dave Williams. 

For the webcast and more information about NASA and agency programs, 
visit: 

http://www.nasa.gov

	
-end-
TITLE:   GCN GRB OBSERVATION REPORT
NUMBER:  976
SUBJECT: GRB 010222:  Optical Observations
DATE:    01/02/23 07:18:51 GMT
FROM:    Jerome A. Orosz at Astro. Inst, Utrecht U.  <J.A.Orosz@astro.uu.nl>

Jerome A. Orosz, Utrecht University, The Netherlands, reports:

I have observed the field of GRB010222 (GCN 959,960) with the 1 meter
Jacobus Kapteyn Telescope on La Palma.  The conditions were nearly
photometric (very thin cirrus moved in at the last minute) and the seeing
was 1.2 arcseconds.  The preliminary magnitudes given are with respect to
star 'A' in Stanek et al.'s finding chart (GCN 970):

UT start        Filter  exptime     airmass     delta_mag
on Feb 23

06:16:28.0         R     600.0      1.037762    2.95 +/- 0.06
06:27:43.0         V     600.0      1.043099    2.83 +/- 0.07
06:38:45.0         I     600.0      1.050021    2.66 +/- 0.13
06:49:46.0         R     600.0      1.058645    2.82 +/- 0.15

Thus assuming star A has R=17, then the OT had R = 19.95 +/- 0.06
on UT 23.2614.

I have observed several Landolt fields that can be used to approximately
calibrate the field after the fact.  These images and the GRB images are
available upon request.

This message can be cited.
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

     Litigation Release No.  15486 / September 11, 1997

     UNITED STATES v. CHANNA WICKREMERATNE also known as CHANNA WICK, United
     States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, No. 97 CR 0418
     (Honorable Milton Shadur). 

          The Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission) announced that
     Channa Wickremeratne a/k/a Channa Wick (Wick) pled guilty to one count of
     wire fraud in connection with his fraudulent sale of interests in the
     Options Group Trading Company (Options Group), a fictitious hedge fund.  On
     August 15, 1997, Judge Milton Shadur of the United States District Court
     for the Northern District of Illinois sentenced Wick to twenty-seven months
     in prison based on his fraudulent sales as described in the Information
     filed by the Assistant United States Attorney for the Northern District of
     Illinois.  According to the Information, Wick fraudulently obtained
     approximately $354,000 from individuals for investment in the Options Group
     Trading Company, a purported futures and options hedge fund.  In connection
     with these sales, Wick misrepresented, among other things, his educational
     background, his employment history, the success of the fund and the rate of
     return on the individuals' investments.  Wick also failed to tell investors
     that he was on probation for bank fraud at the time he solicited funds from
     them.  Instead of investing the money as promised, the Information provides
     that Wick deposited the entire amount in his personal bank account for his
     own use.

          On the recommendation of Wick's probation officer, Judge Wayne
     Andersen of the United States District Court for the Northern District of
     Illinois also sentenced Wick to ten months in prison for probation
     violations, including his fraudulent Options Group sales.  Judge Andersen
     ordered Wick to serve the ten month sentence concurrently with the twenty-
     seven months Wick received for his wire fraud conviction.

          Prior to Wick's conviction, the Commission had obtained a temporary
     restraining order and an order of preliminary injunction against Wick and
     the Options Group based on Wick's numerous misrepresentations to Options
     Group investors.  The preliminary injunction restrains Wick and the Options
     Group from continuing to engage in violations of Section 17(a) of the
     Securities Act of 1933 (Securities Act), Section 10(b) of the Securities
     Exchange Act of 1934 (Exchange Act) and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder
     and Section 206(1) and (2) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.  The
     Commission also received an order freezing all of the assets of Wick and
     Options Group.









                              ======END OF PAGE 1======
%conv_i32S
% KEY: input file for data conversion, cruise I32S 
% USAGE : 
% 
%  see the hydrosys html page for precisions
%  /data4/ganacho/web/hydrosys.html
%
% DESCRIPTION : 
%  This script MUST BE MODIFIED for each Output file treated
%  It call the actual routine conv_sdata/conv_pdata
%
% INPUT:
%
% OUTPUT:
%
% AUTHOR : A.Ganachaud (ganacho@gulf.mit.edu) , Nov 96
%
% SIDE EFFECTS :
%
% SEE ALSO :
%
%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
% CALLER:
% CALLEE: conv_pdata, conv_sdata

p_conv_stat=1        %station data conversion
p_conv_pair=0        %pair data conversion

%STANDART DEPTHS FILE:
stddf='/data39/alison/mast/data/stdd.37';

IPdir='/data39/alison/phd/data/';
OPdir='/data1/ganacho/HDATA/';
datafile=[IPdir 'i5'];

Itemp=1; Isali=2; Ioxyg=3; Iphos=4; Isili=5; 

nstat=106;%total number of stations in the record
nvar=5;   %temp, sali, oxyg, phos, sili 

%SECTION SEPARATION
namesec=['i32s'];

%STATIONS TO GET
% IN THE LATEST RUN, ALISON DID NOT USE STATIONS 25 and 91
% SEE /data39/alison/phd/progs/geovel/i5/README
s2get1=1:106;

%PAIRS TO GET
%p2get1=

cruises=['RSS Darwin, Toole and Warren 1993'];
secdate=['Winter 1987'];

if p_conv_stat
  ndep=37;
  reclen=4*ndep*(nvar+1); %+1 for dyn. height
  Idynh=6
  p_dynh=1;
  Propnm =   ['temp';'sali';'oxyg';'phos';'sili';'dynh'];
  Propunits =['cels';'g/Kg';'ml/l';'um/K';'um/K';'dy m'];
  
  conv_sdata
  %(stddf,IPdir,OPdir,datafile,reclen,ndep,nstat,..
  %  Itemp,Isali,Ioxyg,Iphos,Isili,Propnm,Propunits,..
  %  namesec,cruises,secdate,s2get1 .. ,p2get1 );
  clear Idynh
end %if p_conv_stat

if p_conv_pair
  error('this part not set up')
  npair=209;  ndep=37+1;
  reclen=4*ndep*(nvar+1);

  Propnm =   ['temp';'sali';'oxyg';'phos';'sili';];
  Propunits =['cels';'g/Kg';'ml/l';'um/K';'um/K';];
  conv_pdata
  %(stddf,IPdir,OPdir,datafile,npair,reclen,ndep,nstat,...
  %  Itemp,Isali,Ioxyg,Iphos,Isili,Propnm,Propunits,...
  %  namesec,firstpair,lastpair,firststat,laststat,cruises,secdate);       
end %if p_conv_pair
Subject: NOAA-18, HIRS Instrument, Various command tests,

*Topic*:
   NOAA-18 to undergo test  commands for the HIRS Instrument

*Date/Time(UTC) Message Issued:*
22 September 2006 18:00 UTC

*
Satellite(s) Involved:*
    NOAA-18

*Instrument(s) Involved:*
  HIRS

*Product(s) Involved/Affected:*
All products using the HIRS instrument on NOAA-18

*Date/Time(UTC) of Initial Implementation:*
    25 September 2006 13:32 UTC

*Details/Specifics of Change:*
In an attempt to stabilize the loose lens on the NOAA-18 HIRS instrument
and improve the data quality the following tests will be performed on
the dates and times indicated:

25 September 2006 at 13:31 thru 13:28 UTC Test #1-  Command HIRS mirror
to the Internal Warm Target (IWT) and turn Filter Wheel housing heater
on. This posture will be maintained for 48 Hours.

27 September 2006 at 13:12  thru 13:28 UTC Test #2- The scan mirror will
be commanded to a variety of different positions, with a 32 second
interval between commands. The mirror will be parked at the IWT position
and the Filter Wheel Housing heater will be turned off. This posture
will be maintained for 24 hours.

28 September 2006 13:02 thru 13:17 UTC  Test #3- Commence normal scanning.

Again, these tests will performed in an effort to stabilize the loose
lens on the NOAA-18 HIRS instrument and improve data quality.

*Contact Person(s) Name/Email/Phone Number for Questions:*
Emily Harrod
Physical Scientist
301-457-5247 ext 117
emily.harrod@noaa.gov

Cecil A. Paris,PMP
Physical Scientist
301-457-5247 ext 129
cecil.paris@noaa.gov

*Web site(s) that contain other relevant information (where applicable):*
     http://www.osdpd.noaa.gov/PSB/PPP/PPP.html - History of level 1B
notices
     http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/PS/SATS/messages.html - All user notices
     http://www.oso.noaa.gov/poesstatus/ - SOCC polar satellites status
     http://www.oso.noaa.gov/daily-news/index.htm - SOCC morning reports

-- 
*******************************************
*
* Emily D. Harrod
* NOAA/NESDIS/OSDPD/IPD
* Product Systems Branch
* Pre-Product Processing Group
* E/SP13, Federal Building #4, room 0318
* 5200 Auth Road
* Suitland, Maryland  20746-4304
* USA
* voice 301-457-5247 ext 117
* fax   301-457-5199
* email Emily.Harrod@noaa.gov
*
*******************************************
National Advisory Council

      
      August 18, 2008

MEMORANDUM TO: 	R. David Paulison 
      Administrator

FROM:			G. Kemble Bennett
      Chairman, National Advisory Council 

SUBJECT:	National Advisory Council Recommendation Regarding Creation of a Regional Disability Coordinator Position 

In fulfillment of their charge, the National Advisory Councils Special Needs Subcommittee has undertaken a review of existing programs and offices with missions related to the role of the FEMA Disability Coordinator.

The Subcommittee concluded that the creation of a Regional Disability Coordinator position within each of the ten FEMA Regions would appropriately expand and enhance the work of the FEMA Disability Coordinator, both in maintaining relationships with volunteer groups and in coordinating response activities. 

During its August 13-14, 2008 meeting in Washington, DC, the full National Advisory Council unanimously approved the provision of this recommendation to FEMA.

Background

Through initial investigative efforts, the Subcommittee became aware of numerous volunteer organizations operating at the local level to provide care and support to those with special needs in an emergency response and recovery context. They noted that these groups are organized in a variety of ways and link to government operations in many different manners. 

Several states have a senior level official or office which coordinates with such volunteer groups and the FEMA Disability Coordinator serves as a point of contact for these entities at the federal level. The Subcommittee posited that Regional Disability Coordinators would provide a link between these state and federal networks.

Additionally, given the number of open disasters at any particular time, response coordination responsibilities present a significant drain on the time and resources of the FEMA Disability Coordinator.

Regional Disability Coordinators would multiply FEMA personnel available to be present in Joint Field Offices to coordinate and support outreach to victims with special needs when disaster strikes.
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This is still alpha software with known bugs and limitations.  
Particularly, file formats are subject to change.

Paul Kienzle	reflectometry_software@nist.gov

2006-11-20 release
* RED: Support unpolarized slit scan with polarized data
* RED: Improved TOF support

2006-06-22 release
* RED: Support incident medium attenuation for polarized data

2006-06-07 release
* FIT: Support alignment correction
* POL: Support guide field angle
* RED: Experimental support for NeXus datafiles

2006-05-18 release
* RED: Support multibeam detector reduction
* RED: Move peak integrator from contrib to main

2006-02-24 release
* RED: Support integration and slicing in newpsd

2006-01-27 release
* RED: Force scroll bars on text box

2006-01-17 release
* RED: Support for network share home directory on Windows

2005-12-23 release
* FIT/RED: Add data line export to graph context menus
* RED: Fix calculation of Qz in UXD files

2005-10-27 release
* RED: Support for ICP Q scans
* RED: Improved PSD viewer
* RED: Range selection on measured footprint correction

2005-10-13 release
* RED: Allow selection of old or new PSD viewer (Options>New PSD)
* RED: Support starting from DAVE
* RED: Ab initio footprint correction (experimental)
* RED: Polarization correction is now optional
* RED: Support reloading of partly reduced spec/back/slit files

2005-09-28 (NG1 only)
* RED: Allow normalization by time or by monitor (see monitor help)
* RED: Add functions to help calculate attenuators (see attenuator help)
* RED: Qx = 2pi/L (cos(A4-A3) - cos(A3)); Qz = 2pi/L (sin(A4-A3) - sin(A3))
* RED: Many improvements in new PSD viewer; still not usable for reduction
* RED: Partial TOF support (conversion between Alpha-Beta-Lambda and Q)
* FIT: Use full Levenburg-Marquardt algorithm during fit.

2005-06-08 release
* RED: Allow saving without zero and negative data.
* RED: Fix background A3/A4 toggle.

2005-06-07 release
* RED: Fix .reflAA problem
* RED: Fix polarization correction for fixed slits.

2005-05-19 release
* RED: Fix pan operation.
* RED: Fix calculation of Qx-Qz.
* RED: Add reflbin.c for area->linear conversion.

2005-03-10 release
* RED: Provide Q->|Q| transform.

2005-03-01 release
* RED: New footprint correction window
* RED: Combine reflred and polred into one program.
* RED: Support ICE data format
* RED: Add ABCD toggle to polarized data plots
* RED: Allow Q^4 scaling on data plots
* RED: Fewer complaints about incorrect wavelength
* FIT: Fix tanh profile so roughness is FWHM
* FIT: Default to erf roughness
* FIT: Support fitting real reflectivity

2004-07-08 release
* RED: Improve UXD support
* RED: Fix NG7 reduction

2004-05-25 release
* RED: Fix Windows data selection
* FIT: C-Style constraints fitting