vania-janet/multiturn-rag-retrieval-data huggingface dataset:
2020 Census | Sierra County, CA - Official Website
WHY DOES REDISTRICTING MATTER TO ME?Redistricting determines which neighborhoods and communities are grouped together into a district for purposes of electing a board member.The County Board of Supervisors and County staff will provide input in selecting the next district map for our supervisorial districts. You have an opportunity to share how you think district boundaries should be drawn to best represent your community.Contact the Clerk-Recorder at clerk-recorder@sierracounty.ca to find out more about how the process works.

 
 
 

HOW WILL OUR BOARD OF SUPERVISORS NOTIFY THE PUBLIC ABOUT REDISTRICTING?The Board of Supervisors will reach out to local media to publicize the redistricting process. Also, we will make a good faith effort to notify community groups of various kinds about the redistricting process. Our public hearings will be provided in applicable languages if residents submit a request in advance. Click here for request for Spanish translation.HOW CAN I GET INVOLVED?The Board of Supervisors will be holding public hearings to receive public input on where district lines should be drawn. Those hearings will be held onPublic Hearing 1:  September 21, 2021 @ 10:30AMLoyalton Social Hall, Loyalton City Park, Loyalton, CA. Documents provided at hearing.Public Hearing 2:  October 5, 2021 @ 10:00AMBoard of Supervisors' Chambers, 100 Courthouse Square, Downieville, CA 95936. Documents provided at hearing.Public Hearing 3:  November 2, 2021 @ 10:30AMIn accordance with AB361 and Resolution 2021-140 pertaining to convening of public meetings in response to COVID-19 pandemic, the Board of Supervisors will hold meetings via teleconference.Documents provided at hearing.Public Hearing 4:  November 16, 2021 @ 6:00PMIn accordance with AB361 and Resolution 2021-140 pertaining to convening of public meetings in response to COVID-19 pandemic, the Board of Supervisors will hold meetings via teleconference. Documents provided at hearingDecember 7, 2021, Board of Supervisors Meeting Documents provided at meetingClick here for Agenda/Public Hearing Notice/RecordingYou can also submit public comments, including suggested draft maps, by emailing clerk-recorder@sierracounty.ca.gov
2023 News Releases - NASA
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NASA Administrator Bill Nelson and other agency leaders will participate in the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP28) beginning Thursday, Nov. 30, through Tuesday, Dec. 12, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. This global conference brings together…
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La NASA publica su primer tour en español de la estación espacial

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Read this release in English here. El astronauta de la NASA Frank Rubio, quien batió récords con su reciente misión, es el presentador de un video con el primer tour narrado en español creado por la agencia del hogar de…
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NASA Releases Its First International Space Station Tour in Spanish

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Lee esta nota de prensa en español aquí. Record-breaking NASA astronaut Frank Rubio provides the agency’s first Spanish-language video tour of humanity’s home in space – the International Space Station. Rubio welcomes the public aboard the microgravity science laboratory in…
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NASA Administrator to Travel to India, UAE; Discuss Space Cooperation

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NASA Administrator Bill Nelson will travel to India and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for a series of meetings beginning Monday, Nov. 27, with key government officials. Nelson also will meet with space officials in both countries to deepen bilateral…
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Internal Revenue Bulletin: 2008-12 | Internal Revenue Service
Thus, for example, a plan amendment that implements a QOSA may eliminate a distribution form or reduce or eliminate a subsidy with respect to a distribution form only to the extent such reduction or elimination is permitted under § 1.411(d)-3. Q-15. What is the effective date of the changes made to § 417 by § 1004 of PPA ’06? A-15. In general, the changes to § 417 made by § 1004 of PPA ’06 apply to distributions from a plan that is subject to § 401(a)(11) with annuity starting dates in plan years beginning after December 31, 2007. However, in the case of a plan that is subject to § 401(a)(11) and that is maintained pursuant to one or more collective bargaining agreements between employee representatives and one or more employers ratified on or before August 17, 2006 (the date of enactment of PPA ’06), the changes to § 417 made by § 1004 of PPA ’06 apply to distributions with annuity starting dates during plan years beginning on or after the earlier of (i) January 1, 2008 or, if later, the date on which the last collective bargaining agreement related to the plan terminates (determined without regard to any extensions to a collective bargaining agreement made after August 17, 2006), or (ii) January 1, 2009. In the event a participant elects a distribution with a retroactive annuity starting date (pursuant to § 1.417(e)-1(b)(3)(iv)) that is before the effective date of § 1004 of PPA ’06, the date of the first actual payment of benefits based on the retroactive annuity starting date is substituted for the annuity starting date for purposes of applying the rules of this paragraph. IV. SECTION 302 OF PPA ’06 Section 417(e)(3) of the Code provides rules for the determination of the present value of plan benefits for purposes of § 417(e).
Areas of Achievement | Science and Technology
International Academy of Astronautics Theodore von Karman AwardAwarded "for a lifetime of scientific and engineering leadership that enabled breathtaking advances in knowledge of Earth, Solar System and Universe. Synthetic aperture radar which he invented has been utilized for study of Earth and every major body in the Solar System. As Director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, he led the creation of 24 NASA space science missions, all with significant international participation. His nurturing of three generations of scientists and engineers has paved the way for decades of continuing advances in the space sciences."

2019
Jean-Pierre Fleurial
International Thermoelectric Society Outstanding Achievement AwardThe honor reflects "decades-long leadership and seminal contributions to the development of novel thermoelectric materials and devices for space power generation applications, and the understanding of thermoelectric material and device properties under extreme space conditions."

2019
Dan Goebel
AIAA Electric Propulsion Best Paper AwardGiven to the authors of the paper "High Power Demonstration of a 100 kW Nested Hall Thruster System"

2019
Insight Team
Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors ProclamationA proclamation on behalf of the mission from L.A. County Board of Supervisors.

2019

April Jewell

SPIE Defense and Commercial Sensing Rising Researcher AwardThe Rising Researchers program is designed to recognize early career professionals who are conducting outstanding work in product development or research in the defense, commercial, and scientific sensing, imaging, optics, or related fields.

2019
MarCO Mission
Small Satellite Technical Committee of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics Small Satellite Mission of the Year AwardThe award is given to a mission that has "demonstrated a significant improvement in the capability of small satellites."

2019
Shouleh Nikzad
IEEE Photonics Distinguished Lecturer Award 2019-2020This award is "designed to honor excellent speakers who have made technical, industrial or entrepreneurial contributions to the field of photonics and to enhance the technical programs of the IEEE Photonics Society Chapters."

2019
John Reager

Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and EngineersThe PECASE is the highest honor bestowed by the United States Government to outstanding scientists and engineers who are beginning their independent research careers and who show exceptional promise for leadership in science and technology.

2019
Jonathan Sauder
Areas of Achievement | Science and Technology
AGU Cryosphere Early Career AwardThe award is "presented annually and recognizes significant early career contributions to cryospheric sciences and technology from honorees within 10 years of receiving their Ph.D."

2020
Rashmi Shah
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society's Gold Early Career AwardAwarded to "promote, recognize and support young scientists and engineers within the Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society who have demonstrated outstanding ability and promise for significant contributions in the future."

2020
Ashitey Trebi-Ollenu
Royal Aeronautical Society Silver MedalAwarded for his “major contribution to the successful development and delivery of the InSight Mars Mission Instrument Deployment System. This enabled the first robotic deployment by NASA of a seismometer on another planet."

2019
Laura Barge

Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and EngineersThe PECASE is the highest honor bestowed by the United States Government to outstanding scientists and engineers who are beginning their independent research careers and who show exceptional promise for leadership in science and technology.

2019
Theirry Caillat
International Thermoelectric Society Outstanding Achievement AwardThe honor reflects "decades-long leadership and seminal contributions to the development of novel thermoelectric materials and devices for space power generation applications, and the understanding of thermoelectric material and device properties under extreme space conditions."

2019

Dawn Mission

Space Foundation John L. "Jack" Swigert, Jr., Award for Space ExplorationAwarded for revealing important information about the formation of the solar system.

2019
Charles Elachi
International Academy of Astronautics Theodore von Karman AwardAwarded "for a lifetime of scientific and engineering leadership that enabled breathtaking advances in knowledge of Earth, Solar System and Universe. Synthetic aperture radar which he invented has been utilized for study of Earth and every major body in the Solar System. As Director of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, he led the creation of 24 NASA space science missions, all with significant international participation. His nurturing of three generations of scientists and engineers has paved the way for decades of continuing advances in the space sciences."

2019
Jean-Pierre Fleurial
FAQs • San Bruno, CA • CivicEngage
The City of San Bruno worked with Group 4 Architects to develop the strategic conceptual design, including the public outreach process, as well as the schematic design and construction drawings. Construction of the new Recreation and Aquatics Center began in September 2021 and is expected to be completed during Fall 2023. 

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When will the new Recreation and Aquatic Center open?

Construction is currently estimated to complete during Fall 2023. We are just as excited as you for the new beautiful facility! The schedule provides a high level overview of what to expect. As more information becomes available, the schedule and project updates will be updated; visit the Recreation and Aquatics Center Project page to learn more. 

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How can I see the progress of the project?

A camera has been installed to capture an image of the project activities every 30 minutes. You can watch the new facility be built, and/or go back in time to see how the work progresses. Access the Project Camera to have a look! 

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What is the Recreation and Aquatic Center Advisory Committee?

The Recreation and Aquatic Center Advisory Committee is comprised of two representatives from each of the City Council, Planning Commission, Park and Recreation Commission and the San Bruno Community Foundation. The Advisory Committee is scheduled to receive an update on the project one month, beginning in October 2021.Currently the Advisory Committee includes the following members:Linda Mason, Vice MayorMichael Salazar, CouncilmemberKris Gonzales, Parks and Recreation CommissionAuros Harman, Planning CommissionKelly Lethin, Planning CommissionMalissa Netane-Jones, San Bruno Community Foundation Michael Palmer, Parks and Recreation CommissionJim Ruane, San Bruno Community Foundation 

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When did the construction project go out for bid and what were the results?

The Recreation and Aquatic Center Project Construction Documents went out for bid on January 15, 2021. The following are the bid results, with an award to Lathrop Construction Associates, Inc. approved at the June 8, 2021 City Council meeting.Bid Results SummaryBHM Construction, Inc. - Bid ProposalBHM Construction, Inc. - Subcontractor ListC. Overaa and Company - Bid ProposalC.
Increasing Transparency of County Office of Education Spending 
COEs also must follow a process for soliciting input in adopting their LCAPs. One of the main requirements is that a COE consult with its school employees, local bargaining units, parents, and students. As part of this consultation process, COEs must present their proposed plans to a parent advisory committee and, in some cases, a separate EL parent advisory committee. (EL parent advisory committees are required if ELs comprise at least 15 percent of the district’s enrollment and the district has at least 50 EL students.) Beginning in 2024‑25, COEs are required to establish student advisory committees if they had not had one established or do not have two positions for students on the parent advisory committee. The advisory committees can review and comment on the proposed plan. COEs must respond in writing to the comments of the advisory committees. COEs also are required to notify members of the public that they may submit written comments regarding the specific actions and expenditures proposed in the LCAP. The LCAP must include a description of how the COE engaged with educational partners, and describe how the engagement resulted in changed to goals and actions set forth in the LCAP.
LCAPs Must Include an LCFF Budget Overview for Parents. Beginning in 2019‑20, COEs must include in their LCAPs a short summary for parents. This summary must include projected total revenue for the upcoming fiscal year (including LCFF and other state, local, and federal funding), projected expenditures, and budgeted expenditures for planned actions and services. The summary must also specify how much of the COE’s total LCFF funding is projected to be from supplemental and concentration grants, and provide estimates of current‑year expenditures to increase or improve services for ELs, low‑income students, and foster youth. Beginning in 2024‑25, the overview must contain plans on how funding from the Student Support and Enrichment Block Grant will be spent. In addition, the overview must contain a brief description of the activities or programs supported by general fund expenditures that are not included in the LCAP. 
CDE Must Review and Approve a COE’s LCAP. Each COE must submit its LCAP to CDE for review.
40 ID Urban Warfare | Cal Guard
“The Battle of Bakhmut: Is the End Game Approaching?” by Major-General (Retired) Mick Ryan
“What is happening in Bakhmut and what does it mean for Russian-Ukrainian war?” The Kyiv Independent interview with John Spencer: (Youtube)
Shusha (04 – 07 November 2020) – Battle of Shusha was the dramatic culmination of the 2020 2nd Karabakh War between Armenia and Azerbaijan. Shusha sits on top of key terrain and was a strategic objective for the campaign; its capture signaled the end of the conflict.

Basic:  The Battle of Shusha City and the Missed Lessons of the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh War, by John Spencer, July 2021 
Basic:  Caspian Podcast Episode 18 by John Spencer
Basic: The battle for Shusha: Interview with COL John Spencer (urban warfare expert, USA), YouTube
Basic: “Free Shusha: The Road to Victory Part 1,” by Tural Hamid
Intermediate: Inside the Urban Battle of Shusha, by John Spencer and John Amble, the Modern War Institute

Marawi (23 May – 23 October 2017) – The beginning of the battle of Marawi occurred just as the battle of Mosul was ending.  ISIS-inspired terrorists supported by another Muslim terrorist family, the Maute clan, were planning to seize the largest Muslim city in the Philippines when the Armed Forces of the Philippines attempted to conduct a raid on the terrorists’ leaders.  That raid triggered the terrorist attack and it took five months for the AFP to destroy the terrorists within Marawi.

Basic: “Frontline: Marawi,” by Mark Davis Madarang Pablo, ADR Publications Occasional Paper, Issue 10.11, November 2017
Basic: “The Rise of ISIS in the Philippines and the Battle of Marawi,” by Colonel Edwin Amadar and Major Bobby Tuttle, CTX Magazine, Volume 9, No 2
Basic: “Philippines: ‘The Battle of Marawi’. Death and Destruction in the Philippines,” by Amnesty International
Intermediate: “Turbulent Ramadan Part 2: Terrorism Falters in Marawi,” by Jim Bird, Red Diamond Threats Newsletter, Volume 8, Issue 11, November 2017
Intermediate: “The Marawi crisis – Urban Conflict and Information Operations” by Charles Knight and Katya Theodorakis
The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of the Spending Plan (Final Version)
During the COVID‑19 pandemic, the federal government allowed states to temporarily waive family fees in child care programs. The state waived family fees in both the child care and State Preschool programs, with the fees scheduled to return July 1, 2023. Chapter 4 of 2023 (AB 110, Committee on Budget and Fiscal Review) provided $39 million across state and federal fund sources to waive family fees until September 30, 2023. On October 1, 2023, the family fee schedule must be reinstated in child care programs. Prior to the COVID‑19 pandemic, families making at least 40 percent of the state median income were required to pay a fee (varying from about 1 percent to 10 percent of family income) for child care and full‑day State Preschool services. The budget includes $78 million ($66 million General Fund and $12 million Proposition 98 funds) to reduce family fees in child care and State Preschool to 1 percent of family income for families making at least 75 percent of the state median income, beginning October 1, 2023 (with full‑year costs increasing to $100 million annually). Families making below 75 percent of the state median income would not pay a fee. 
Corrections
Reduced Spending Due to Deactivation of Several Correctional Facilities. The budget reflects a reduction of $311 million primarily from the General Fund (growing to $433 million annually beginning in 2027‑28) resulting from the deactivation of two prisons and six individual yards at various prisons due to the ongoing decline in the prison population. (We note that these reductions are in addition to savings resulting directly from having fewer people in prisons overall.) Despite this, prison population projections indicate the state could deactivate additional prisons in the future. To inform such potential future deactivation decisions, the budget package includes budget trailer legislation requiring the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation to report on various factors that impact its prison capacity needs, such as the amount of space needed to operate rehabilitation programs. The budget also reflects a $92 million reduction primarily from the General Fund in 2023‑24 (generally growing to $96 million annually beginning in 2025‑26) to reflect the closure of the Division of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) and resulting deactivation of three of its facilities.
Internal Revenue Bulletin: 2008-12 | Internal Revenue Service
A plan sponsor of a plan submitted before March 24, 2008 that does not provide for the distribution of gap-period earnings will be asked to amend the plan to include the distribution of gap-period earnings in order to receive a determination letter. Q-20. Is an interim plan amendment to provide for the inclusion of gap-period earnings in the distribution of excess deferrals required to be adopted by the time described in section 5.05 of Rev. Proc. 2007-44? A-20. No. An interim plan amendment to provide for the inclusion of gap-period earnings in the distribution of excess deferrals will not be required to be adopted until the last day of the first plan year beginning on or after January 1, 2009. Q-21. Are plans required to include gap-period earnings in the distribution of excess deferrals in accordance with the final regulations under § 402(g)? A-21. Yes. Although the interim plan amendment requirement has been delayed until 2009, plans must include gap-period earnings in the distribution of excess deferrals, effective for excess deferrals attributable to taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2007. DRAFTING INFORMATION The principal author of this notice is Angelique Carrington of the Employee Plans, Tax Exempt and Government Entities Division. For further information regarding this notice, please contact the Employee Plans taxpayer assistance answering service at 1-877-829-5500 (a toll free number) or e-mail Ms. Carrington at RetirementPlanQuestions@irs.gov. Notice 2008-33 Credit for New Qualified Alternative Motor Vehicles (Qualified Fuel Cell Motor Vehicles) SECTION 1. PURPOSE This notice sets forth interim guidance, pending the issuance of regulations, relating to the new fuel cell motor vehicle credit under § 30B(a)(1) and (b) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Internal Revenue Bulletin: 2008-12 | Internal Revenue Service
Section 1107 of PPA ’06 permits a plan sponsor to delay adopting a plan amendment pursuant to statutory provisions under PPA ’06 (or pursuant to any regulation issued under PPA ’06) until the last day of the first plan year beginning on or after January 1, 2009 (January 1, 2011, in the case of governmental plans). This amendment deadline applies to both interim and discretionary amendments that are made pursuant to PPA ’06 statutory provisions or any regulation issued under PPA ’06. If § 1107 of PPA ’06 applies to a plan amendment, the plan does not fail to satisfy the requirements of § 411(d)(6) by reason of the amendment except as provided by the Secretary of the Treasury. However, see Q&A-14 of this notice, which provides that § 411(d)(6) relief does not apply to a plan amendment adopted pursuant to § 1004 of PPA ’06. Q-8. What level of spouse survivor annuity must be provided under a QOSA? A-8. The level of spouse survivor annuity that must be provided under a QOSA depends upon the level of spouse survivor annuity provided under a plan’s QJSA (that is, the QJSA form of benefit that is provided to a married participant in the absence of a waiver of such form of benefit). If the QJSA for a married participant provides a survivor annuity for the life of the participant’s spouse that is less than 75 percent of the amount of the annuity that is payable during the joint lives of the participant and the participant’s spouse, the QOSA must provide a spouse survivor annuity percentage of 75 percent. If the QJSA for a married participant provides a survivor annuity for the life of the participant’s spouse that is greater than or equal to 75 percent of the amount of the annuity that is payable during the joint lives of the participant and the participant’s spouse, the QOSA must provide a spouse survivor annuity percentage of 50 percent. Q-9.