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THE SAMARA-ZLATOUST RAILWAY.
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western direction. The northern portion, including the Bugulmfnsk, Bugu-ruslan. Stavropol and part of the Samara and Buzuluk districts, is mountainous; the suthern part, comprising the remainder of the Samara and Buzuluk districts, and those of Xikohiev and Xovouzensk, presents a steppe. In the north of the government, the soil consists of clayey blackearth or sand. The subsoil is formed of different kinds of clay and, at some points, of sandstone and limestone. On the south, in the eastern portion of the government, the soil consists of sedimentary rocks, while on  the west, the  steppe
Alexander Bridge on the Volga.
is chiefly characterised by tertiary and more recent formations. In the first instance, it is represented by a thin layer of argilaceous blackearth which, diminishing in thickness towards the south, further on disappears altogether. The banks of the Volga have a sandy and blackearth soil, while in this part of the government the subsoil contains clay, limestone and different kinds of slate.
The climate of the Samara government is continental, the highest mean temperature in July being 21.4, and the lowest in .January,16.2. In its southern portion, the heat and cold are greater. Near Samara, the A^olga is free of ice from the 16-th April to the 13-th December; thus, the winter lasts four months. The settlement of the Samara government, whose past history is closely connected with that of the Volga river, the chief water-way of Russia, dates from the end of the XVI century. Its colonisation progressed rapidly after 1.764, when the Empress Catherine II permitted the settlement of foreigners and dissenters, granting them considerable immunities. The whole population may be ethnographically divided into the following groups:  1)  the  Russian Slavonic  village and town population  forming 68%;
2)  the natives belonging to the Finnish race, and represented by Mordva, Chuvash, Votiak. and Cheremis (14%), inhabiting the north of the government;
3)  the natives of the Mongolian race, the Tatars (2%); 4) those of the Vogul race, the Bashkirs (8%), and 5) German colonists, forming about (8%) of the total population.
Agriculture is the most important industry in this goA^ernment, which on account of its physical conditions is one of the most fertile in Russia.
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{description}   A belted kingfisher perches on a twig in the Merritt Island
                National Wildlife Refuge, which shares a boundary with the
                Kennedy Space Center. The pigeon-sized, blue-gray male is
                identified by the blue-gray breast band; females show a chestnut
                belly band. The belted kingfisher ranges throughout the United
                States and Canada, wintering south to Panama and the West Indies.
                They dive into the water for fish and may also take crabs,
                crayfish, salamanders, lizards, mice and insects. The 92,000-acre
                refuge is a habitat for more than 310 species of birds, 25
                mammals, 117 fishes and 65 amphibians and reptiles. The marshes
                and open water of the refuge also provide wintering areas for 23
                species of migratory waterfowl, as well as a year-round home for
                great blue herons, great egrets, wood storks, cormorants, brown
                pelicans and other species of marsh and shore birds.

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3o       CATALOGUE  of
Water-parfhep, Amer.
Water-hemlock, bulb.
Sium rigidius
Sison Canadenfe
Cicuta bulbifera
maculata                     fpotted
Scandix procumbens Wild chervil, Virgin.
CH_ROPHYLLUMar-Chervil,  fhrubby
borefcns
Thapsia trifclita
Smyrnium aareum   Alexanders, golden
integerrimum                 columbine-
Rhus glabra
vernix
copallinum
radicans
toxicodendron
typhina
Viburnum nudum
prunifolium
dentatum
acerifolium
lentago
caffmoides
lantana ?
leaved
T R I G Y N I A
Sumach, fmooth         N. Amer.
poifon-wood Ibid.
copal tree    Virg. Flo.
poifon-oak   N. Amer.
ivy-leaved    Ibid.
virginian      Virginia
Viburnum, naked       Ibid.
prune-leaved Ib.& Can.
denticulated Vir. Can
maple leaved Ibid.
marginated   Canada
baftard caf-N. Amer.
fine
mealy           Virginia
PLANTS,  Sec.
Virginia
Canada    Kalm's Trav. iii. 2.7.
Canada,   Gron. fl. virg. 42. Ani-
Virginia  mi.
Virp-inia
Ibid.
Ibid.
Ibid.         Gron.   fl.   virg.  43.
Sium folio infimo cor-
dato, caulinis terna-
N. Amer,  tis omnibus crenatis.
Virginia
Catefb. app. t. 4.
Kalm's Trav. i. p. 77.
Kalm's Trav. i. p. 177.
Sambucus canadenfis Elder, american
nigra
S.taphylea trifolia
S .\fi o r h r a   genti an-
oides
black           N. Amer.
Bladder-wort, americ. Virginia
Baftard gentian           Virgin. &
Penfylv
Kalra'sTrav. iii.p. 162.
Gron. fl. virg. 47. fo-
liis trilobisdentatis.
Kalm.
Gron. fl. virg. 46. Caf-
fine.
Gron. fl.virg. 46.? Vi-
burnum fol. cordato-
orbiculatis, glabris
ferrato plicatis ?
N. Amer. Kalm's Trav. i. p. 66.
& ii. p. 283.
Gron. fl. virg. 47.
Kalm's Trav. i. 126.
Ground-pine. Clayt.
Ii a good traumatic.

PENTAGYNIA.             ^a
Aral 1 a fpinofa         Baftard
rae em fa
nudka;i_is
angelica,        Virginia Prickly afhin Ame-
prickly^   j      .    .   rica. Clayt.
racemofe Canada
naked      Virginia

Statice
des Tuileries.                     43.
de Fitz-James, qui arrivrent au moment de
la defcente de la Machine, honorrent le
procs-verbal de leur fignature, ainfi que M.
Farer, gentilhomme anglois.
Le procs-verbal tant fign, Se M. Robert
ayant quitt le Char, ce qui produifit une l-
gret fpcifique de 130 livres, M, Charles,
qui n'avoit point oubli que le voyage qu'il
avoit annonc devoit tourner au profit de la
phyfique, fe dcida courageufement  partir
feul ; tant il eft vrai que l'enthoufiafme lve
l'homme au-deffus de lui-mme, Se produit
feul de grandes chofes.
Les perfonnes qui retenoient le Char l'aban-
donnrent  un fignal donn ; Se le Globe
s'leva avec une telle vteffe, qu'en dix mi-
nutes il fut port  plus de ryoo toifes, felon
M. Charles, qui ne pouvoit plus diftinguer
les objets terreftres  cette hauteur. Je ne
voyois plus, dit-il, que les grandes maffes de-
l nature.
Le paffage fubit d'un air tempr  un air
glacial ne fut point infupportable pour l'in-
trpide Obfervateur ; Se. l'effervefcence qui
l'animoit alors , loin d'tre affbiblie par un froid
qui foroit le mercure de defcendre  y degrs
au-deffus de la conglation , ne ft au con-
traire que s'accrotre,  Se donna lieu  des
10.30.07

12:45 a.m. CDT, Oct. 30, 2007
Mission Control Center, Houston, Texas
STATUS REPORT: STS-120-15

STS-120 MCC STATUS REPORT #15

HOUSTON – Astronauts Scott Parazynski and Doug Wheelock today install 
the International Space Station’s P6 truss in its final location. A 
new task was also added to this third spacewalk of the mission to 
provide comparison data of the station’s two solar array rotary 
joints. The spacewalk is set to begin at 3:53 a.m. CDT. 

Today’s wakeup music at 11:38 p.m., “Malaguena Salerosa” by Chingon, 
was played for Pilot George Zamka, who will be operating the shuttle 
robotic arm. 

After analyzing photos of debris found inside the station’s starboard 
Solar Alpha Rotary Joint, mission managers decided Parazynski should 
take time near the end of the spacewalk to inspect the port rotary 
joint to provide a comparison. The joints rotate the solar arrays to 
track the sun for electrical power generation. Parazynski will take 
photographs and samples of any debris he finds for evaluation. 

Managers today also decided to devote the mission’s fourth spacewalk 
on Thursday to additional inspection of the starboard joint. That 
joint has been experiencing increased friction during rotation for 
the past month and a half and station managers have limited its use 
while the situation is assessed. 

The fourth spacewalk originally was to test a shuttle tile repair 
dispensing “gun” known as the T-RAD. That test has been deferred to a 
future shuttle mission. 

During today’s spacewalk, Parazynski and Wheelock will work at the end 
of the port truss to help station robotic arm operators attach the P6 
to its new location on P5. The two will provide verbal cues to 
Expedition 16 Flight Engineer Dan Tani and Mission Specialist 
Stephanie Wilson as they align the truss. 

Once the 17.5 ton truss is in place, Wheelock will secure it with the 
mechanical capture claw so the two can install the bolts that will 
permanently hold it and then attach its power source. 

Next, the spacewalkers will remove thermal shrouds on P6 and configure 
the P6 radiator for deployment by ground controllers. Wheelock will 
also install a spare main bus switching unit on a station storage 
platform. 

Following the spacewalk the giant solar array wings on P6 will be 
redeployed so they can begin gathering sunlight for power again. 

The next STS-120 status report will be issued Tuesday afternoon or 
earlier if events warrant.

	
-end-
COUNT    j>b    BENYOWSKY-       365
tunately found only four hundred and fixty pounds jaiidtt^on
examination,, the water proved to be much kis than three
calks. This fituation reduced them to defpair, for they a*
fured me that it would be impoflible to fupport life oti fucli
an allowance of fuch food as the fifh, which likevdfe produced
extreme thirl!* Their representations were but too true, as 1
knew by my own experience; and to prevent every difputd,
concerning tiiediftribution, I divided ouf provifion among all
the afibciates, and every one received his part!, cxnififting of
about four pounds and three quarters; and I referved the
bifcuit, though damaged, for the ufe of the women. Se-
veral of the aflbciates received their provifens, weeping
bitterly ; and others curfed thofe who had led them to the
revolution at Kamchatka.-Such was the fcene which now
presented itfelf before my eyes.
According to the report^ fix lick; the pump clear. La-
titude in 39 degrees, 40 minutes; longitude in 5 degrees,
o minutes. Wind fouth-wefl one quarter weft; courfe
fouth-fouth-eaft.
Sunday, July 10. Clear weather, and exceflive hot; a
^ breeze, but unfteady. At fun-fet the wind freflien-
 and the clouds drove aking with great fwiftnefs. At
eleven, P. M. it thundered^ and the clouds broke; very
little rain fell on board* At four A. M. handed the fmall'
faik. The veffel lying along, made aconfiderablfe quantity
of water; for this reafon, I gave orders for covering the up-
per works with tarred fail cloth*
Latitude in 38 degrees,, o minutes; longitude in 5 dfe-
grees, o ininutes^ Wind weft~iiorth-\#eft \ courfe fouth-
weft one quarter fouthi
Monday,
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DAY YEAR SEA_DAY    MAX      MIN      MEAN     MEDIAN  SIZE  STD_DEV  98%MAX   98%MIN   98%MEAN  95%MAX   95%MIN   95%MEAN  2SIG 3SIG 4SIG TIME
178 2003 2109.183   -4.093   -7.193   -5.443   -5.989  262    0.810   -4.105   -6.905   -5.434   -4.116   -6.619   -5.434    2    0    0   04:23
178 2003 2109.252   -4.151   -7.511   -5.669   -6.304  262    0.914   -4.174   -7.250   -5.660   -4.186   -6.976   -5.661    1    0    0   06:02
178 2003 2109.320   -3.935   -7.000   -5.623   -6.478  262    1.053   -3.957   -6.774   -5.621   -3.978   -6.536   -5.631    0    0    0   07:40
178 2003 2109.389   -3.935   -6.952   -5.469   -6.207  262    0.945   -3.957   -6.702   -5.464   -3.978   -6.446   -5.471    0    0    0   09:19
178 2003 2109.457   -4.093   -7.341   -5.633   -6.359  262    0.968   -4.093   -7.068   -5.626   -4.105   -6.798   -5.629    0    0    0   10:58
178 2003 2109.526   -4.140   -7.543   -5.812   -6.619  262    1.048   -4.151   -7.250   -5.806   -4.174   -6.976   -5.811    0    0    0   12:37
178 2003 2109.594   -4.174   -7.500   -5.845   -6.714  261    1.079   -4.186   -7.205   -5.840   -4.198   -6.857   -5.847    0    0    0   14:15
178 2003 2109.663   -4.174   -7.239   -5.806   -6.690  262    1.059   -4.198   -6.964   -5.803   -4.233   -6.690   -5.812    0    0    0   15:54
178 2003 2109.732   -4.302   -7.227   -5.878   -6.774  262    1.054   -4.314   -6.952   -5.876   -4.337   -6.774   -5.885    0    0    0   17:33
178 2003 2109.800   -4.186   -7.068   -5.817   -6.750  262    1.080   -4.198   -6.786   -5.816   -4.244   -6.750   -5.827    0    0    0   19:12
178 2003 2109.869   -4.070   -6.774   -5.651   -6.583  262    1.068   -4.081   -6.583   -5.651   -4.105   -6.583   -5.661    0    0    0   20:50
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END
 
Summary Stats
Max =  -3.783
Min =  -7.543
Mean =  -5.593
Range =   3.761
Number of Orbits =  15
GEOGRAPHICAL AND HISTORICAL REVIEW OP SIBERIA.
23
In general, the temperature in the cultivable zone of Siberia, which in
Western Siberia is +13-5, in the Eastern part +14, in the Transbaikal
+13-5, in the Amur Territory, -fl2 in its northern part and -1-16 on the south,
PI. 27. Winter road in the northern taiga.
+15 and +17 in the Ussuri-Littoral Territory, is almost the same as that of
the corresponding latitudes of European Russia, during the five months period
of vegetation, from May to October.
Accordingly, the cultivable zone of Siberia is better adapted for agriculture
than the regions of Euro-
pean Russia situated be-
tween the same 55 and
58 N. lat., being provided
with a better soil of
blackearth, with more
fertile and extensive pas-
tures, with abundant ri-
vers, and a sufficient
quantity  of forest land.
The population of Si-
beria is not excessively
affected by the sharp
winters, owing to the pre-
vailing   Stillness   Of   the                                PI- 28. Harnessed reindeer.
air, the absence of strong
winds, and to a generally clear and cloudless sky which, taken together, temper
the effect of the extreme cold.
					i'\   ' J    ]
			10		
1 3x	If         "	Vf
DE L'ESCLAVAGE.           275
un lambeau de drap rouge, achvent l'as-
sortiment.
Il faut excepter trois ou quatre n-
gresses, sur deux mille, qui taient  leur
aise des bienfaits d'un matre, ou d'un
libertin , quaestum corpore fecerant. En-
core faut-il observer qu'il y avait bien
peu de ces Phrin qui sussent conserver
le produit de leur turpitude; heureux effet
de leur insouciance, sans lequel les gens
de couleur seraient insensiblement par-
venus  se voir, par l'indiscrte libra-
lit des blancs, propritaires de toutes
les maisons des villes et des bourgs. Heu-
reusement les enfans revendaient trs-
promptement l'hritage qu'ils tenaient
de leurs mres en fraude de la loi. I
Pour avoir une ide plus complte de
la misre des ngres libres dans les co-
lonies, on saura qu'ils taient souvent r-
duits  faire la cour aux ngres esclaves
pour se procurer des vivres qu'ils ne sa-
1 Sans doute la loi dfenlait aux btards la facult
d'hriter de leurs mres ; mais, par l'entremise d'un tiers,
n trouvait le moyen d'luder la loi.
QUESTION:
Just a quick one. Soft landings on Mars, do you use a decent engine or
parachute. If engine, what is used for propellant. I'm looking for a
little more info than liquid or solid. If either its either could you
tell me the main ingredient.

ANSWER from Charles Whetsel on December 29, 1999:
Descending from space to the surface of Mars requires 3 different types
of deceleration.  First, the spacecraft must surface atmospheric entry
through a very thin atmosphere at very high speeds.  This is done using a
hard heatshield to protect the spacecraft from getting very hot during
entry.  After the heatshield has slowed the spacecraft enough, the most
efficient way to descend through the middle atmosphere is using a
parachute.  This allows the spacecraft to safely drop through much of the
atmosphere, but because the atmosphere is so thin on Mars, it isn't
practical to descend all the way to the surface on a parachute (you would
be going too fast when you got there).  For Mars Pathfinder, when the
spacecraft got close enough to the surface, it cut itself free of the
parachute and inflated airbags to cushion the blow when it hit the surface
(called a "hard landing").  For the Viking Landers and the Mars Polar
Lander, once the spacecraft had released itself from the parachute, liquid
rocket engines were used to decelerate the spacecraft to a safe speed for
the landing legs (called a "soft landing").  For both Viking and Mars Polar
Lander, the rocket engines used a fuel called hydrazine.
abstract: As a part of the Flexible Interoperable Transceiver (FIT) program, the
goal of this measurement series was to define communication
link characteristics at different frequencies over a representative cross section
of military installation. Basic transmission loss and delay statistics were used
as metrics for evaluation.
 
Carrier frequencies: 440 MHz, 1360 MHz, 1920 MHz
Quad channel: simultaneous acquisition of different frequencies
Mobile receiver, stationary transmitter
Tx power: 35 dBm EIRP for 440 MHz, 42 dBm EIRP for 1360 MHz and 1920 MHz
Antennas: Tx: vertical dipoles strategically located atop buildings or hills
    Rx: whip antennas mounted at the roof of the measurement van
Measurement environments: 1) desert, 2) medium vegetation on rolling hills and valleys
    3) dense vegetation
Data marked with GPS coordinates and speed
Linear Automatic Gain Control (AGC) amplifier (with 70-dB dynamic range) used to normalize signals 
PN code bit rate: 10 MBits/sec (20 MHz null-to-null bandwidth)
Resolution: 100 ns (100ft)
Maximum delay: 51.1 us (microseconds)
Number of acquisitions: 128 impulses (approximately 388 ms)
Absolute timing to give accurate time of travel
HAZUS-MH MR2 ReadmeFloodPatchForBuild45.TXT
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These steps will work for any windows platform (NT, 2000, XP)


1.Check if Registry Console Tool (REG.exe) is available on your PC.
  Open a DOS window from the start menu clicking START -> Run
  In the Run dialog, type:
	cmd
  At the DOS prompt type: 
  	reg
  	
  Skip to 3 if a header like this appears in your DOS window:
  
  Registry Console Tool For Windows 2000 - version 2.0
  Copyright (C) Microsoft Corp. 1981-1999.  All rights reserved
  ...
  ...
  ...
  
  
  However, if you see the following text:

  'reg' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
  operable program or batch file.

  Close the DOS window and perform Step 2 Below. 
  
  

2.REG is not recognized and you will need to install it.
  To do this, execute the self-extracting archive reg_x86.exe.
  Two files will be extracted into C:\NTRESKIT. Repeat Step 1.

  

3.You will now need to execute the patch 
  Execute the self-extracting archive FloodPatchForBuild45.exe.
  Accept the default unzip into C:\TMP\ directory.



4.At this point you'll need to close HAZUS-MH to make sure
  no DLLs are loaded in the memory.



5.In the C:\TMP\ folder, double click on the file
  	MR2patch2.cmd
  	
6.This should launch a DOS window and numerous files will be 
  copied, old DLLs unregistered, new DLLs registered. Also,
  for your convenience 2 scripts will be run: SRPPAutoFix.cmd
  (This script executes the stored procedure 
  absp_StudyRgnCreationPostProcess on all the valid flood SRs 
  to fix potential issues at SR creation that later afects GBS)
  and UPD_N_PROC.cmd (updates the number to 250 CBs per batch 
  for one or all the valid flood SRs) that may be re-run at a 
  later time.
  After it's completion, you can delete the TMP folder
  
  
  IMPORTANT NOTE:
  Depending on the number of study regions you already have
  on the machine, the patch might take around 1 to 2 hours to
  complete installation. The installation is complete when the
  following message appears on the command window:
  
  Updating HAZUS-MH build number to 5.10.45
    The operation completed successfully
  Exiting "C:\TMP\MR2patch2.cmd"... That's all folks!
  Press any key to continue . . .
TITLE:   GCN GRB OBSERVATION REPORT
NUMBER:  2770
SUBJECT: GRB 041006 (=H3570):  An X-Ray Rich GRB Localized in Real Time by HETE
DATE:    04/10/06 15:09:31 GMT
FROM:    Roland Vanderspek at MIT  <roland@space.mit.edu>

M. Galassi, G. Ricker, J-L. Atteia, N. Kawai, D. Lamb, and S. Woosley, 
on behalf of the HETE Science Team; 

T. Donaghy, E. Fenimore, C. Graziani, M. Matsuoka, Y. Nakagawa, 
T. Sakamoto, R. Sato, Y. Shirasaki, M. Suzuki, T. Tamagawa, Y. Urata, 
T. Yamazaki, Y. Yamamoto, and A. Yoshida, on behalf of the HETE WXM 
Team; 

N. Butler, G. Crew, J. Doty, A. Dullighan, G. Prigozhin, R. Vanderspek, 
J. Villasenor, J. G. Jernigan, A. Levine, G. Azzibrouck, J. Braga, 
R. Manchanda, and G. Pizzichini, on behalf of the HETE Operations and 
HETE Optical-SXC Teams; 

C. Barraud, M. Boer, J-F Olive, J-P Dezalay, and K. Hurley, on behalf 
of the HETE FREGATE Team; 

report:

The HETE Fregate and WXM instruments detected GRB 041006 (=H3570) at 
12:18:08 UT (44288 SOD) on 06 October 2004.  The WXM flight software 
localized the burst in real time, resulting in a GCN Notice 42 seconds 
after the burst trigger.  The flight error region was a circle of 
14 arcminutes radius (90% confidence) centered at

  RA = 00h 54m 54s, DEC = +01d 18' 37" (J2000).

Ground analyses of the burst data allow the error region to be refined
to a circle of 5.0 arcminutes radius (90% confidence) centered at

  RA = 00h 54m 53s, DEC = +01d 12' 04" (J2000).

Preliminary spectral analyses show the 2-30 keV fluence of GRB 041006 to
be 5e-6 erg/cm2 and the 30-400 keV fluence to be 7e-6 erg/cm2:  the
classification for GRB 041006 is, therefore, "X-ray rich GRB".  

GRB 041006 is very similar to GRB 030329 in its lightcurve shape and 
spectral characteristics, although it is 20x fainter than GRB 030329.
GRB 041006 shows a soft precursor before the main gamma-ray pulse.  The 
empirical redshift indicator for this burst is 0.4; for GRB 030329, it 
was 0.2.

This message may be cited.
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From:      <koosh@molly.sense-net.com>
To:        A4.A4(ssegal)
Date:      12/5/95 12:26am
Subject:   Chairman's Column Comments

Paul M. Madsen (koosh@molly.sense-net.com) writes:

I FULLY agree with everything you have said regarding childrens
educational  programming.  I think it should be obvious to most
everyone that decent, and uplifting television can, and should be
a major contributor to an improved society.  Whether it's good,
or not, we all spend vast amounts of time watching television,
and surely positive reinforcements are more 'positive' than
negative ones.  I'm concerned by what seems to be a downward
spiral,  in television broadcasting.  Some of the daytime talk
shows deal with  issues that are quite perverse, and very
unrealistic.  The scary thing is, that after being exposed to
bizarre lifestyles too much, one tends to get used to them, which
means that they are no longer considered bizzar.  If  children
grow up watching these things (hopefully they're in school during
these shows) they're not going to realize just how strange and
unusual the  things they observe on T.V. are, and rather will
consider them to be NORMAL.

I know this happense, because I've observed it in myself.  I
think that broadcasters have lost sight of the fact that spectrum
has been allocated to them for free, and that it's their
responsibility to treat public  property in such a way that it
doesn't undermine the basis upon which they are allowed to use
it.

I'd like to commend you in your efforts, and regulatory actions
regarding improved educational programming.  I hope that efforts
continue to be made to improve the educational experience of
everyone in every medium.

Thank you very much.  
                         Sincerely,
                             Paul Madsen
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TITLE:   GCN CIRCULAR
NUMBER:  6922
SUBJECT: GRB 071011: MITSuME Optical Observations
DATE:    07/10/16 14:41:48 GMT
FROM:    Nobuyuki Kawai at Tokyo Tech  <nkawai@hp.phys.titech.ac.jp>

D. Kuroda, K. Yanagisawa, M. Yoshida (NAOJ), T. Ishimura, and N. Kawai
(Tokyo Tech) report on behalf of the MITSuME collaboration:

We observed the field of GRB071011 (Marshall et al., GCN 6882) with
the 3-color 50cm MITSuME Telescope at Okayama Astrophysical
Observatory, and 3-color 105cm Telescope at Ishigakijima Astronomical
Observatory.  The observations started at 12:50:06 Oct.11 (9m53s after
the trigger) at Okayama, and at 13:04:15 Oct.11 (24m02s after the
trigger) at Ishigakijima.

In the co-added images of Ic and Rc bands (Okayama), and
Ic, Rc, and V bands (Ishigakijima), we detected the optical
afterglow reported by Cenko et al. (GCN 6895).
We estimate the magnitudes relative to the USNO B1.0 catalog.
The results are followings.

### Results at Okayama ###
start       end     Exposure    Ic mag       Rc mag
-------------------------------------------------------
12:50:06  13:00:06  10 x 60 s  18.2 +/- 0.4  19.0 +/- 0.3
13:02:48  13:12:48  10 x 60 s  19.2 +/- 0.4  19.5 +/- 0.4
13:15:26  13:25:26  10 x 60 s  19.3 +/- 0.4   --
-------------------------------------------------------

### Results at Ishigakijima ###
start       end      Exposure   Ic mag       Rc mag        V mag
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
13:04:15  13:19:14   5 x 60 s  18.6 +/- 0.2  20.1 +/- 0.2    --
13:25:17  13:58:09   5 x 60 s  19.1 +/- 0.4  19.9 +/- 0.2    --
13:04:15  13:58:09  10 x 60 s     --           --           21.0 +/- 0.5
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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loved master in the things of the mind that I
have sought to draw his portrait.
It is at this stage of my undertaking that
I wish I could achieve the impossible, and, as
a preliminary toward the recital of many of
La Farge's own sayings, so paint him that the
reader might see and hear him. The charm of
La Farge was prodigiously heightened by the
originality and distinction of his countenance,
the vividness of the appeal made through his
carriage, his typical gestures, and a quiet but
curiously rich and characterful voice. He had
the thinker's skull, amply domed, and his dark
brown hair, extraordinarily fine and silky, re-
tained its color long after age had set its mark
upon him. In fact, it was only very late, when
he had entered upon the final struggle with
illness, that the graying of his hair became
noticeable. His features both harmonized with
the pure structure of his head and gave it ele-
ments of strangeness, like the accents placed
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erful, with nostrils well curved, delicate in
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*This is an archive page. The links are no longer being updated. 
1994.05.18 : New Tomato Developed thru Biotechnology

Contact:  PHS/Food and Drug Administration   Brad Stone (202) 205-4144
May 18, 1994                                 Home (703) 204-4497 


     The Food and Drug Administration today announced that FLAVR
SAVR, a new tomato developed through biotechnology, is as safe as
tomatoes bred by conventional means.  This is the first time FDA has
evaluated a whole food produced by biotechnology, a science that can
make plant improvements with more precision than traditional cross-
breeding.  

     The finding that FLAVR SAVR tomatoes are as safe as their
traditionally developed counterparts follows FDA approval in 1990 of
the first biotechnology food product, chymosin, a milk-clotting
agent for making cheese. 

     "We have approached our review of this product with scientific
rigor and a commitment to full, public disclosure of that science,"
said FDA Commissioner David A. Kessler, M.D.  "Consumers can be
confident that we remain committed to assuring that foods produced
by genetic engineering are as safe as food in our grocery stores
today."

     The finding was accompanied by a new food additive regulation
allowing the use of an enzyme encoded by a marker gene called the
kanamycin resistance or kan-r gene.  The kan-r gene confers
resistance to the antibiotic kanamycin, allowing early
identification of plant cells successfully modified with a new 
trait.  FDA is publishing in the Federal Register a food additive
regulation allowing the use of the enzyme encoded by the kan-r gene
in new varieties of these plants.

     FDA's review of the FLAVR SAVR was requested by the tomato's
developer, Calgene Inc. of Davis, Calif., in August 
1991.  The
company later submitted a food additive petition on the use of the
kan-r gene in the development of new varieties of tomato, cotton and
rapeseed.

     In 1992, the U.S. Department of Agriculture granted Calgene
permission to begin large-scale production of the new tomato.

     Last month, FDA's approach to evaluating the safety of FLAVR
SAVR was discussed in a public meeting by outside experts of the
agency's Food Advisory Committee.  Members of the panel concurred
with FDA's preliminary assessment that all relevant safety questions
about the new tomato had been resolved.

     FDA has not found it necessary to require special labeling for
FLAVR SAVR since it maintains the essential characteristics of
traditionally developed tomatoes.  However, the company has notified
the agency that it plans to provide point-of-sale information for
consumers about the development of the new product through genetic
engineering..                         Page 2


     FDA is one of eight Public Health Service agencies in the
Department of Health and Human Services.


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Monday Nov 18, 11 AM
Kay Hofmann
ISREC Bioinformatics Group
Swiss Institute for Experimental Cancer Research
CH-1066 Epalinges s/Lausanne
Switzerland
Generalized Profiles in the detection and assessment of distant
sequence similarities
The detection of distant similarities between proteins is a valuable
tool in the prediction of a protein's function or its three-dimensional
fold.
Due to the large amount of data produced by the genome projects,
situations where orphan proteins have several readily detectable but
functionally non-characterized homologues are becoming more and more
frequent.
Profile techniques, as introduced by Gribskov in 1984, have proved to
be very effective in using multiple alignments as starting points for
sensitive database searches. I will describe the use of 'generalized
profiles', an extension of the original profile concept, in the
detection
of distant sequence similarities and in the assessment of their
statistical
significance. I will also present several recent examples of protein
homologies detected by generalized profiles, which are too weak to be
detectable by pairwise sequence comparisons but still appear to be
biologically meaningful.
-- 
Eugene V. Koonin, PhD
National Center for Biotechnology Information
National Library of Medicine
National Institutes of Health
Bethesda, MD 20894, USA
Voice: (301)496-2477 ext 294
Fax: (301)480-9241
email koonin@ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Federal Trade Commission
Received Documents
July 8, 1996
P894219
B18354900334
                  CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES
                     HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                          104TH CONGRESS
                   COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS
                          June 25, 1996
Dear Chairman Pitofsky:
It is my understanding that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is still receiving comments up until
June 30 on its review of the standard for making "Made in the U.S.A.!' advertising or labeling claims
(FTC File No. P894219).  I want to make my position absolutely clear: it's only common sense that
when a company voluntarily says its product is "Made in U.S.A.," it should mean all or virtually all
of the components and materials have been produced in the United States.  It's that simple.
Compromising the current standard would punish those companies, especially small firms, which have
made conscious decisions to buy from other U.S. suppliers and employ U.S. workers.
Many consumers base their purchasing decision on the origin of the product.  If the "Made in US N'
label is weakened, consumers, will have little basis upon which to choose truly American made
products.  The FTC
already authorizes the use of qualified claims, such as "Made in U.S.A. from foreign and domestic
components." Companies with some, but less than all or virtually all, U.S. content use this label to
make truthful statements about the U.S. content in their product.  Thus, companies lobbying the FTC
to weaken the "Made in U.S.A.!' standard should feel free to use this second label rather than penalize
companies, by confusing consumers through this proposed change in standard, who use all or virtually
all U.S. content in their product.
I believe the FTC's existing rules on "Made in U.S.A.' labeling should remain the same.  It's especially
important for small- and medium-size firms in the United States who want to establish a critical
market distinction to separate themselves from larger multinational firms who may import a significant
percentage of foreign components and materials for final assembly in the United States.
PAGE 2
Thank you for the opportunity to comment on this complex but important marketing issue for
sustaining an increasing the number of jobs in the 16th District of Illinois.
                                   Sincerely,
                                   Donald A. Manzullo
                                   Chairman
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From: Siwarski, Emily A
Sent: Friday, September 01, 2006 11:06 AM
To: 'DrOlson1@aol.com'
Subject: RE: Mercury fillings

Dear concerned citizen,

We received your email regarding the upcoming September 6-7 meeting on dental amalgam. If you would like your comments to be publicly available, please resend your email to the following docket, which has been established for this meeting.

Docket No. 2006N-0352

Please remember that the docket is open to the public, so be mindful of any personal information you include in your email.



To submit comments, resend your email to FDADockets@oc.fda.gov and reference Docket Number 2006N-0352 or visit http://www.fda.gov/dockets/ecomments , select "Docket Search," type in Docket Number 2006N-0352 under "Docket ID," and then follow instructions provided. 

__________________________



Michael E. Adjodha

Executive Secretary

Dental Products Panel

DHHS/FDA/CDRH/ODE

Mail Stop:  HFZ-480

Room:  9200 Corp., 330L

Phone:  301-827-5283, ext. 123

Fax:      301-480-3002

E-mail:  michael.adjodha@fda.hhs.gov

_____________________________




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From: DrOlson1@aol.com [mailto:DrOlson1@aol.com] 
Sent: Monday, August 21, 2006 2:17 AM
To: Adjodha, Michael E; FreKoss@aol.com; BULLELKMAN@aol.com
Subject: Mercury fillings


Dear Sir:

Mercury amalgams are basically 50% mercury,
35% silver, 15% tin with some zinc and maybe
copper thrown in.

In the office the excess amalgam from the filling 
has to be stored in a sealed container under
x-ray fixer which is an OSHA mandate and if
not in compliance could result in a heavy fine.

If that same scrap filling material is thrown in 
the trash the EPA will levy a heavy fine.

If there should be a mercury spill, the office 
and maybe the building will have to be evacuated
and the HAZMAT called to dispose of the toxic
waste as required in schools and hospitals.

It is ridiculous to believe that mercury fillings
are safe when the same material outside the
mouth is considered hazardous waste.

I urge you to put politics aside and think of
health of the public from the continued use
of this toxic hazardous filling material.

Respectfully yours,

Robert L. Olson DDS
360 San Miguel Drive  Suite 601
Newport Beach, CA. 92660
949  760-1152
MAY 12 l994
The Honorable Lauch Faircloth
United States Senate
Washington, D.C. 20510-3305
Dear Senator Faircloth:
     This letter is in response to your inquiry on behalf of your
constituents, regarding detectable warnings under the Americans
with Disabilities Act (ADA).
     On April 12, 1994, the Access Board, the Department of
Justice, and the Department of Transportation published a joint
final rule in the Federal Register suspending the requirements of
the ADA Standards for Accessible Design for detectable warnings
at curb ramps, hazardous vehicular areas, and reflecting pools
until July 26, 1996. This suspension was in response to the
safety concerns that have been raised about the use of the
warnings and gives the Access Board time to research the question
of whether the warnings are needed. The suspension does not
apply to the requirement for detectable warnings on transit
platforms.
     We hope this information is helpful to you in responding to
your constituents' concerns.
                                    Sincerely,
                                 Deval L. Patrick
                             Assistant Attorney General 
                               Civil Rights Division
01-03057