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August 13, 2003 Cal Poly Report Digest, Public Affairs Office

Cal Poly Report

No abstract provided.

Day 3. Wednesday, August 13, 2003: Travel To Grand Junction, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Energy Field Tour 2003 (August 11-16)

5 pages (includes color illustration and map).

Contains references.

Wic Reauthorization: Opportunities For Improving The Nutritional Status Of Women, Infants, And Children, Harriette Fox, Margaret Mcmanus, Harry Schmidt

National Health Policy Forum

This paper examines the main reform issues affecting the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), which is coming up for reauthorization this year. The paper provides background information on the WIC program, including its dramatic growth in participation and funding. It also reviews WIC’s link to health care and its impact on health outcomes. A series of considerations for WIC’s future are raised, including food package and program eligibility changes, nutrition education strategies to reduce obesity, financial risks and health consequences of relying on infant formula rebates, and new opportunities for research and demonstration.

Day 3. Wednesday, August 13, 2003: Clifford Duncan, Ute Tribe, Clifford Duncan

Energy Field Tour 2003 (August 11-16)

4 pages.

Contains references.

Day 3. Wednesday, August 13, 2003: Lighthawk Flyover, University Of Colorado Boulder. Natural Resources Law Center

Energy Field Tour 2003 (August 11-16)

11 pages (includes some color illustrations and maps).

Contains references.

08/13/2003 Obituary Records, Hawaii Obituaries

Obituaries

List of Obituaries for individuals who passed away on 08/13/2003. Scroll down to see the names and obituary description.

Seek And Ye Shall Find, Vivian Mcalister

Data and Test Instruments

The United States has relaxed its ban on the importation of Canadian meat cuts from cattle less than 30 months of age. Mexico, too, is reopening its borders to Canadian beef.The principal argument Canada has used to reassure its trading partners is that only one older cow, and none of the 2,700 animals with which that cow came into contact, tested positive for mad-cow disease. Meanwhile, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency has detailed measures it is taking to prevent mad-cow disease, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy, "from entering Canada." Surveillance and testing of animals has been increased.But it's folly to try …

Murray Ledger And Times, August 13, 2003, Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

August 13th 2003, Hispanic News

Inland Empire Hispanic News

No abstract provided.

Hatch–Waxman Reform And Accelerated Market Entry Of Generic Drugs: Is Faster Necessarily Better?, Sarah E. Eurek

Duke Law & Technology Review

Recently there has been a considerable amount of pressure to accelerate consumer access to generic drugs, which are significantly less expensive than their brand-name counterparts. One way to bring generic drugs on to the market sooner is through revision of the existing law relating to pharmaceutical patents. This iBrief describes recent regulatory changes to the Drug Price Competition and Patent Term Restoration Act (the Hatch-Waxman Act), which governs the patenting process for new drug products, as well as current legislative efforts to speed generic access through Hatch-Waxman reform. This iBrief also assesses whether these changes will be beneficial to consumers …

Alsat-1 First Year In Orbit, John Cooksley, Alex Da Silva Curiel, Paul Stephens, Lee Boland, Susan Jason, Wei Sun, Martin Sweeting

Small Satellite Conference

The role of satellites in medium and high-resolution reconnaissance of the Earth has been well demonstrated in recent years through missions such as Landsat, SPOT, IKONOS, EROS, ImageSat and Quickbird. Medium resolution data products have added significantly to Earth science, but commercial markets have concentrated on enhancing resolution. The markets for such high-resolution data products are well served, and are likely to become more competitive with further planned high-resolution missions. The small satellite sector has concentrated on reducing the cost of specialised data products that are ill served by current missions, and on the development of systems providing niche services. …

Jason 1 : Lessons Learned From The Development And 1,5 Year In Orbit, Thierry Lafon

Small Satellite Conference

The JASON-1 small satellite was launched in December 2001 and has performed successfully since one year and a half, with in-flight performances exceeding expectations. The JASON-1 mission is dedicated to ocean and climate forecasting, in continuation to the successful TOPEX-POSEIDON satellite, launched in 1992. This project is a cooperation between NASA and CNES. JASON-1 is the first satellite based on the small PROTEUS bus, a cooperative partnership between CNES and Alcatel Space Industries. This project was initiated in 1993 and entered in 1996 in its development phase. At that time, the "Faster, Better, Cheaper" guidelines were driving the decisions and …

Chips: A Nasa University Explorer Astronomy Mission, Ellen Taylor, Mark Hurwitz, Will Marchant, Michael Sholl, Simon Dawson, Jeff Janicik, Jonathan Wolff

Small Satellite Conference

On January 12th, 2003, the Cosmic Hot Interstellar Plasma Spectrometer Spacecraft (CHIPSat) launched successfully from Vandenberg Air Force Base as a secondary payload on a Delta II booster. CHIPSat completed commissioning in February 2003, and is now a fully operational observatory. The main science objective is to measure extreme ultraviolet emissions from the interstellar medium. Data on the distribution and intensity of these emissions allow scientists to test competing theories on the formation of hot interstellar gas clouds surrounding our solar system. CHIPSat is the first satellite in NASA's University-class Explorers Program (UNEX) to make it to orbit. The UNEX …

Aeroastro’S Escort – A Microsatellite For On-Orbit Inspection Of Space Assets , Aaron Jacobovits, Thomas Vaneck

Small Satellite Conference

The recent tragic loss of the Space Shuttle Columbia highlights the need for the independent, in-situ inspection of operational satellites. To address this problem, AeroAstro has been designing an autonomous companion microsatellite named Escort™. Given the extremely high value of major operational satellites, AeroAstro believes that responsible stakeholders should insist on having a relatively low-cost Escort-like microsatellite accompanying their satellites. Other critical roles that Escort can fill include on-orbit inspection of a technology validation satellite, situational awareness of the “space neighborhood” around another satellite, and even aiding the deployment and periodic calibration of another satellite. Each Escort is intended to …

Xss-10 Micro-Satellite Flight Demonstration Program, Thomas Davis, Major Tammy Baker, Timothy Belchak, William Larsen

Small Satellite Conference

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) is building and demonstrating a new class of low-cost satellites, referred to as “micro-satellites,” weighing in at less than 100 kilograms. These new satellites are being flown under the Experimental Spacecraft System (XSS) program and will demonstrate the capabilities of microsatellites for future Air Force missions. The XSS series demonstrates basic proximity operations capabilities onorbit and will address both technical and operational risks before committing to micro-satellite system development programs. The first mission, XSS-10, resulted in a 31-kilogram micro-satellite being launched as a secondary mission on a Boeing Delta II expendable launch vehicle along …

Jpl University Microsatellite Program, Robert Shotwell

Small Satellite Conference

The purpose of this paper is to share with the community JPL activities associated with micro spacecraft development and the opportunities for involvement by universities. Community understanding will help promote such programs which will lead to enhanced science at substantially reduced prices. In January of 2003, JPL initiated a University microspacecraft program. That program is currently being funded through the JPL Chief Scientist’s Office. Recognizing that many Universities have or are developing microspacecraft programs, JPL is funding a liaison to those programs in the interest of providing technical guidance and mission relevance through NASA identified science interests. In addition, JPL …

Designing For Espa: The Challenges Of Designing A Spacecraft For A Launch Accommodation Still In Development, Bob Minelli, Steve Haase, Mark Barton, Jay Borges, Clay Hunt, Jon Miller

Small Satellite Conference

The Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) Secondary Payload Adapter (ESPA) is a joint program developed by the DoD Space Test Program and the Space Vehicles Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory. It is designed to carry six small satellites as secondary payloads, weighing up to 400 pounds each, as well as a 15,000-pound primary payload into space on the next generation of expendable US launch vehicles. The purpose of this paper is to present the small spacecraft user community with its first insight into the unique challenges of launching on the Delta-IV/ESPA configuration, based on experiences from the Space …

Sherpa: A Flexible, Modular Spacecraft For Orbit Transfer And On-Orbit Operations , Aaron Rogers, Paul Gloyer, Lt. Randall Carlson, Steven Buckley

Small Satellite Conference

The Department of Defense Space Test Program is responsible for launching small experimental payloads and demonstration technologies as directed by the Space Experiments Review Board (SERB). The Shuttle Expendable Rocket for Payload Augmentation (SHERPA) program will develop a highly functional space vehicle – with several variants – that incorporates a scaleable, modular architecture to support a wide variety of missions, technologies, and configurations. The initial application of SHERPA will be as an orbit transfer vehicle designed to raise a payload from a low Space Transportation System (STS) flight altitude to an orbit with a nominal one-year lifetime. This capability will …

University Of New Mexico Board Of Regents Minutes For August 12, 2003, University Of New Mexico Board Of Regents

Board of Regents Meeting Minutes

Minutes from the August 12, 2003 Board of Regents Meeting

Ua3/9/5 Faculty/Staff Convocation, Wku President's Office

WKU Administration Documents

Speech delivered by WKU president Gary Ransdell at fall convocation. He discusses the Challenging the Spirit strategic plan, achievements, diversity, affirmative action, accessibility, accreditation and WKU's centennial.

Sheep Updates 2003 - Meat, Lucy Anderton, Rob Davidson, Keith Croker, Robin Jacob, Rachel Kirby, Steve Meerwald, John Milton, David Pethick

Sheep Updates

This session covers seven papers from different authors: 1. Economic analysis of using terminal sires in a self replacing Merino flock Lucy Anderton, Department of Agriculture Western Australia, Katanning 2. Is the mating of ewe weaners an option for increasing the numbers of lambs in WA? Rob Davidson University of WA, Crawley and Keith Croker Department of Agriculture Western Australia, South Perth 3.Dehydration of lambs at the time of slaughter Robin Jacob, School of Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences, Murdoch University 4.Feeding prime lambs for slaughter Rachel Kirby, Outback Solutions 5. Live sheep export R&D Steve Meerwald, Wellard Rural Exports 6. …

Shaw, Greg Oral History Interview: Polio Survivors In Holland, Matthew Nickel

Polio Survivors in Holland

Oral Histories conducted with Polio Survivors in Holland, Michigan in 2003.

Sheep Updates 2003 - Husbandry, Paul Barrett, Kevin Bell, J Greeff, L. Butler, S. Brown, K. Hart, A. Gray, John Karlsson, Paula Coombe, Ron Mctarrart, David Scobie, Sandy White

Sheep Updates

This session covers seven papers from different authors:1. Setting up a successful, low input feedlot Paul Barrett, ‘Bimberdong’ Jerramungup 2. Effective mineral supplementation of sheep Kevin Bell, Sheep Management and Production Consultants, Kojonup, WA 3. Genetic benchmarking for WA sheep producers J. Greeff, L. Butler, S. Brown, K. Hart and A. Gray Department of Agriculture Western Australia 4. Does selecting sheep for low WEC reduce scouring? John Karlsson, Johan Greeff and Paula Coombe, Department of Agriculture Western Australia 5. Summer quarters for sheep - stubbles Ron McTaggart, Department of Agriculture Western Australia, Albany 6. Thinking about breeding Easy Care Sheep? …

Sheep Updates 2003 - Plenaries, Ashley Mercy, David Scobie, Neil Buchanan, Kevin Bell, John Milton, Graeme Martin, Bob Hall, Maurie Stephen, Rob Woodgate

Sheep Updates

This session covers eight papers from different authors:1. Biosecurity in the sheep industry will improve production and profits Ashley Mercy, Department of Agriculture, Western Australia 2. Easy care sheep David Scobie, AgResearch, PO Box 60 Lincoln, 8152, New Zealand 3. Targeting the market’s requirements - live sheep exports Neil Buchanan, Manager Animal Health Operations, Primary Industries & Resources, South Australia 4. Setting flock breeding objectives Kevin Bell, Sheep Management and Production Consultants, Kojonup WA 5. Future feeding of sheep in Western Australia John Milton and Graeme Martin, The University of Western Australia 6. Recipe for getting back into Sheep Bob …

Sheep Updates 2003 - Posters, Maxine Brown, Gaye Krebs, Diana Fredorenko, Kathryn Edgerton-Warburton, Evan Burt, Nazrul Islam, Roy Butler, L. G. Butler, S. R. Brown, M. F. D'Antuono, J. C. Greeff, Ken Hart, Tanya Kilminster, Rachel Kirby, M. E. Ladyman, A. C. Schlink, I. H. Williams, P. E. Vercoe, Anyou Lui, Karen Smith, Martin Bent, Matthew Young

Sheep Updates

This session covers eleven papers from different authors:1 Sheep production on annual stubbles/pastures vs lucerne Maxine Brown Gaye Krebs Muresk Institute, Curtin University Diana Fedorenko Kathryn Egerton-Warburton Centre for Cropping Systems, Department of Agriculture Western Australia 2. The value chain of the Lake Grace livestock industry Evan Burt Nazrul Islam Department of Agriculture Western Australia 3. Native pastures, Dorper sheep and the 2002 drought Roy Butler Department of Agriculture Western Australia 4. Commercial sheep breeders can improve their sheep breeding program using wether trials L.G. Butler, S.R. Brown, M.F. D’Antuono, J.C. Greeff Department of Agriculture 5. Western Australia Linked ewe …

Pathogen- Or Elicitor-Inducible Transcription Regulatory Element From The Tobacco 5-Epi-Aristolochene Synthase Gene And Plants Transformed Therewith, Joseph Chappell, Shaohui Yin, Catherine Cornett

Pharmaceutical Sciences Faculty Patents

A tobacco epi-5-aristolochene synthase transcriptional regulatory element functional in plants, plant tissue and in plant cells for pathogen inducible gene expression and a method for increasing the transcriptional expression of downstream genetic information in plants, plant tissue and plant cells are disclosed.

An Economic Analysis Of A Simple Structural Method To Reduce Road-Kills Of Royal Terns At Bridges, Stephanie A. Shwiff, Henry T. Smith, Alice M. Bard, Terese V. Harbor, Richard M. Engeman

United States Department of Agriculture Wildlife Services: Staff Publications

Royal terns (Sterna maxima) in Florida are listed as a “species of special concern” by the Florida Committee on Rare and Endangered Plants and Animals (Egensteiner et al., 1996). These birds live along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of Florida throughout the year (Egensteiner et al., 1996); their winter range along the Atlantic Coast of the United States is from North Carolina south through Florida (Clapp et al., 1983), with the Florida population augmented by terns migrating from breeding colonies farther north. Collisions with vehicles cause many marine bird road-kills at some coastal roads and bridges in Florida …

Murray Ledger And Times, August 12, 2003, Murray Ledger And Times

The Murray Ledger & Times

No abstract provided.

Gsuniverse, 2003-08-11, Office Of Public Affairs

GSUniverse

Newsletter published by Governors State University 2002-2005.

Grand Valley Forum, Volume 028, Number 03, August 11, 2003, Grand Valley State University

2003-2004, Volume 28

Grand Valley Forum is Grand Valley State's faculty and staff newsletter, published from 1976 to the present.