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Water temperatures, meteorological, and other data were collected bottle casts and other instruments from 02 May 1862 to 11 July 1877. Data were collected from the South Atlantic, Equatorial Atlantic, and other locations from the STRELOK VITYAZ and other platforms. Data were submitted by the City University of New York (CUNY). Additional funding for digitizing historic data were provided by the Global Ocean Data Archaeology and Rescue (GODAR) project.

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The Agreement Workflow Tool (AWT) is a role-based Intranet application used for processing SSA's Reimbursable Agreements according to SSA's standards. AWT provides project coordinators with the functionality to create a cost estimate, SSA-1033, and store multiple versions for use in subsequent workflows. AWT also provides project coordinators with functionality to Create, Renew and Amend the SSA-1235 and SSA-40 Financial Documents. The application also provides functionality to generate agreement related reports, to search for an agreement, to view agreement history and to store agreement related documentation. AWT interfaces with social SSN Verification (CBSV) to ensure that the external CBSV customers have active agreements with SSA. AWT also interfaces with the Data Exchange Inventory (DEXI) application to update the data exchange inventory information and provide SSA users with a link to the reimbursable agreement documentation. AWT provides the Regional Office Data Exchange Coordinators (DECs) with the ability to create and modify tracking records for the non-reimbursable agreements between SSA and the States or State Agencies. AWT is developed with ColdFusion and DB2. Users of AWT include DCS, DCO (including the Regional Offices), OGC, DCBFQM, OCO, and ODX.

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Based on the success of the phase I effort, Advanced Technologies Group, Inc. proposes the development of a Cryogenic Flow Sensor (CFS) for determining mass flow of cryogens in spacecraft propellant management. Current point sensor technology is incapable of determining high pressure, high flow rate cryogenic fluid quality and mass flow rate, and has proven to be inaccurate in attempting to rapidly measure cryogen depletion. If there is an abrupt change in fluid quality, turbo-machinery can over-speed causing catastrophic failure. The CFS will provide a means to avoid these failures as well as providing fluid quality data for a wide range of flow systems. Experimental hardware was able to detect the onset of two-phase flow and the presence of debris in the flow of water. The innovation clearly shows that it can discern between entrained gas bubbles and unwanted debris. The sensor has the potential to determine size and quantity of the contaminant. In addition, a non-intrusive method for determining the Mass-Flow?Rate of the fluid propellant has been designed, and is the focus of this phase II effort.

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Thermal Management of Solid-State Devices Using Nanotechnology Project

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The version 3.0 Aquarius Level 2 product contains the official second release of the operational orbital/swath data from AQUARIUS/SAC-D mission.

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Hydrology data include spatial datasets and data tables necessary for documenting the hydrologic procedures for estimating flood discharges for a flood insurance study, which includes the hydrologic data expected by FEMA for new riverline studies. (Source: FEMA Guidelines and Specifications, Appendix N)

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Offender Based Transaction Statistics (OBTS) studies are designed to collect information by tracking adult offenders from the point of entry into the criminal justice system (typically by arrest) through final disposition, regardless of whether the offend

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The Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (QCEW) program publishes a quarterly count of employment and wages reported by employers covering 98 percent of U.S. jobs, available at the county, MSA, state and national levels by industry. More information and details about the data provided can be found at http://www.bls.gov/cew

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The Floodplain Mapping/Redelineation study deliverables depict and quantify the flood risks for the study area. The primary risk classifications used are the 1-percent-annual-chance flood event, the 0.2-percent-annual- chance flood event, and areas of minimal flood risk. The Floodplain Mapping/Redelineation flood risk boundaries are derived from the engineering information Flood Insurance Studies (FISs), previously published Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), flood hazard analyses performed in support of the FISs and FIRMs, and new mapping data, where available. The FISs and FIRMs are published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).

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Space Micro has developed the architecture for a radiation hardened memory subsystem that targets DDR3-and-beyond generations of DRAM. The architecture combines server platform error correction and memory buffer-on-board schemes with Space Micro proprietary techniques for radiation hardening and size, weight, and power reduction. During the NASA Phase I effort, Space Micro demonstrated two key elements of the architecture: (1) a scalable error correction coding (ECC) scheme that optimizes the robustness vs. efficiency vs. chip count tradespace, and (2) a Rad Hard By Design (RHBD) timing circuit for advanced DRAM fly-by routing. Space Micro has developed a Phase II plan for developing a server platform-like bridge chip that integrates ECC, interface logic, and timing circuitry into a high performance, low size, weight, and power (SWaP) memory subsystem suitable for next generation spacecraft computing.

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WebTA is a web-based time and attendance system that supports USAID payroll administration functions, and is designed to capture hours worked, leave used and accounting information on bi-weekly basis. It captures employees' time and attendance (T&A) data and transmits it to the National Financial Center (NFC) for processing. It is currently being used by all Washington direct hires and the majority of personal service contractors.

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One of the primary missions of the National Ocean Service (NOS) and its predecessor agencies has been to accurately survey the coast of the United States. Beginning in the late 1930's, metric aerial photographs have become the primary source material for coastal survey maps and digital cartographic feature files. Photographic surveys replaced plane table field surveys because they could be completed faster and less expensively.The vertical aerial photographs which are shot and maintained by the National Geodetic Survey (NGS), are used for a variety of geo-positioning application including shoreline delineation, mapping water depths, topographic mapping, mapping seabed characteristics, and locating features or obstructions to ensure the safety of marine and air navigation.NGS's area of photogrammetric responsibilities includes all coastal regions, including the Great Lakes and their connecting navigable waterways. This represents approximately 95,000 miles of shoreline. NGS maintains a library of all vertical aerial photographic surveys of the coast dating back to 1945. There are currently over 500,000 photographs in the library with 15,000 additional photographs being acquired each year. All photographs are available to the public for purchase.

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To date there are several approaches for incorporating sensing capabilities into RFID. Active tags use batteries to power their communication circuitry, sensors, and microcontroller. Active tags benefit from relatively long wireless range and can achieve high data and sensor activity rates. However, the batteries required by active tags are disadvantageous for device cost, lifetime, weight, and volume. In contrast, passive sensor tags receive all of their operating power from external RF transmitting sources and are not limited by battery life. One attractive feature of passive sensor tags is the prospect of permanently embedding them in objects for structural monitoring. Another is their suitability for applications in which neither batteries nor wired connections are feasible, for weight, volume, cost, or other reasons. A limitation of purely passive sensor tags is the requirement of proximity to a RF transmitter. Since lower power consumption is one major trend in RF circuit design, a self-powered system by means of energy harvesting becomes very attractive. It can serve as the enabling technology for novel applications such as ambient intelligence. Using a power harvesting technique for wireless rechargeable battery smart sensor and enhanced RFID are the key elements for successfully distributing sensors across sensor networks.

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Bathymetry for St. Helena Sound was derived from nineteen surveys containing83,246 soundings. No surveys were omitted. The average separationbetween soundings was 49 meters. Sixteen of the nineteen surveys useddated from 1934. The remaining surveys, located in the southwest, dated from1956 and 1973. The total range of sounding data was 3.7 meters to -23.5meters at mean low water. Mean high water values between 1.5 and 2.1meters were assigned to the shoreline. Six points were found that were notconsistent with the surrounding data. These were removed prior to tinning.DEM grid values outside the shoreline (on land) were assigned nullvalues (-32676).St. Helena Sound has eleven 7.5 minute DEMs and a single one degreeDEM. The 1 degree DEMs were generated from the higher resolution 7.5minute DEMs which covered the estuary. A Digital Elevation Model(DEM) contains a series of elevations ordered from south to northwith the order of the columns from west to east. The DEM isformatted as one ASCII header record (A- record), followed by aseries of profile records (B- records) each of which include a shortB-record header followed by a series of ASCII integer elevations(typically in units of 1 centimeter) per each profile. The lastphysical record of the DEM is an accuracy record (C-record).The 7.5-minute DEM (30- by 30-m data spacing) is cast on theUniversal Transverse Mercator (UTM) projection. It provides coveragein 7.5- by 7.5-minute blocks. Each product provides the samecoverage as a standard USGS 7.5-minute quadrangle but the DEMcontains over edge data. Coverage is available for many estuaries ofthe contiguous United States but is not complete.

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Aged accounts receivables report

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EDFacts Charter Schools 2010-11 (EDFacts CHRTR:2010-11) is one of 17 'topics' identified in the EDFacts documentation (in this database, each 'topic' is entered as a separate study); program data is available since 2005 at . EDFacts CHRTR:2010-11 (ed.gov/about/inits/ed/edfacts) annually collects cross-sectional data from states about the status of charter school as an LEA for purposes of federal programs at school, LEA, and state levels. EDFacts CHRTR:2010-11 data were collected using the EDFacts Submission System (ESS), a centralized portal and their submission by states is mandatory and required for benefits. Not submitting the required reports by a state constitutes a failure to comply with law and may have consequences for federal funding to the state. Key statistics produced from EDFacts CHRTR:2010-11 are from 2 data groups with information on Charter-School status and Charter-School LEA status. For the purposes of this system, data groups are referred to as 'variables', as a result of the structure and format of EDFacts' data.

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AMS began posting a report on its website of all of the incoming Freedom of Information Act requests received by the Agency. The report includes the name of the requestor, the date the request was received, and a brief description of the information requested.

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Reliable diagnostic tools to support system health monitoring are critical both for liquid rocket experimental ground test facilities and flight systems. Here, flow induced instabilities can generate flow anomalies such as large scale pressure fluctuations that may couple with other system components and generate deleterious structural vibrations or lead to system malfunction as was evidenced in the RS-68 engine on the Delta IV system. Identifying the source of these flow instabilities is extremely difficult since they may arise from a variety of coupled phenomena such as hydrodynamics, valve timing and scheduling, and cavitation related events in cryogenic propellant and oxidizer feedlines. The proposed Phase II program addresses this deficiency; the product of this effort will be a reliable predictive tool that can characterize flow instabilities, identify dominant frequency modes, and elucidate structural response in valve and feed systems. Phase I activities demonstrated the simulation capability for instabilities in varied flow devices (e.g. venturis, orifices) used in the E-1 test facilities at NASA SSC. The Phase II work will extend this to include fluid-structure interaction for analysis of system vibration, structural damage and gauge valve response. Extensive validation will result in a predictive diagnostic tool for liquid rocket propulsion systems.

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This Flood Insurance Study was produced through a cooperative partnership between the State of North Carolina and FEMA. The North Carolina Floodplain Mapping Program, through FEMA's Cooperating Technical State (CTS) Initiative, is conducting flood hazard analyses and producing updated, digital FIRM panels for all North Carolina communities. Additional information regarding the North Carolina Floodplain Mapping Program and the data collected during the mapping process are available at http://www.ncfloodmaps.com. The Digital Flood Insurance Rate Map (DFIRM) Database depicts flood risk information and supporting data used to develop the risk data. The primary risk classifications used are the 1-percent-annual-chance flood event, the 0.2-percent-annual-chance flood event, and areas of minimal flood risk. The DFIRM Database is derived from Flood Insurance Studies (FISs), previously published Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), flood hazard analyses performed in support of the FISs and FIRMs, and new mapping data, where available. The FISs and FIRMs are published by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). The file is georeferenced to the earth's surface using the NC State Plane Coordinate System, North American Datum 1983, Units of Feet. The specifications for the horizontal control of DFIRM data files are consistent with those required for mapping at a scale of 1:12,000.

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Aquatic habitat of the endangered Barton Springs salamander, Eurycea sosorum, in Travis County, Texas can potentially be impacted by contaminants in surface runoff from urbanized areas. This study was conducted to 1 determine types and levels of pydrophobic contaminants in springdischarged sediment in four habitat springs of the salamander during major precipitation events and 2 define timecourse differences in contaminant levels for the four habitat springs during these events. Suspended sediment from the four habitat springs was sampled and analyzed for hydrophobic contaminants after rainstorm events had caused turbid flow at these springs. Soluble pesticides were also sampled from each spring during a single rain event in May 2000. Eight trace metals As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb, and Zn were present in varying concentrations in suspended sediment samples taken at the four habitat springs. Arsenic and nickel exceeded TELs threshold effects levels on a relative basis for all recorded rainfall events in the springs. Nickel concentrations exceeded a relative PEL probable effects level at least once in all four springs during a rainfall event. Five soluble pesticides atrazine, simazine, metolachlor, diazinon, and prometon were detected in at least one sample from the four springs. Deethylatrazine a degredate of atrazine was also detected. Although these contaminants occurred within salamander habitat during the years of 2000 to 2002 in concentrations that are below lethal dosages for the salamander and its prey, additional analyses should be made on both an acute and chronic basis to ensure that contaminant exposure does not reach concentrations that can impact the salamander or its habitat. In addition, future toxicity testing involving this highly endangered amphibian should include sublethal endpoints such as effects on growth and reproduction.

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Multi-roller traction drives have several advantages relative to geared units for aerospace and commercial drive applications. Among these are zero backlash, low torque ripple, compactness, light weight, and unlike gears, the potential to operate without liquid or grease lubrication. Current traction drives are made from heat treated bearing steels and require special traction fluids which limited their use to terrestrial applications. Space applications such as planetary vehicles operate in hostile environments. Innovations in material technology for non-lubricated operation will be required in order to benefit from the inherent advantages of traction drives relative to gears. Phase I work of this proposal will provide the basis for alternative nonmetallic materials to be substituted for bearing steel. These materials must have low wear but high traction characteristics. The proposed effort under Phase I will be used as a basis for a Phase II effort, in which one or more prototype systems will be designed, built and tested for space exploration applications. Applications include robotic arms, speed and torque balanced drives for scientific instruments and zero torque reaction drives for planetary vehicles.

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This narrative report for Crescent Lake National Wildlife Refuge outlines Refuge accomplishments for March of 1938. The report begins by summarizing the weather conditions during this period. Wildlife including migratory birds, predators, and rodents is also covered. The Refuge development and maintenance section discusses physical developments. The public relations section of the report describes Refuge participation. Photographs are attached.

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State officials use the OCSE-157 to report annual statistical and financial information on their Child Support Enforcement (CSE) program to the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). This information will enable the Secretary of HHS to comply with sections 409, 452(a) and (g), 458, and 469 of the Social Security Act (the Act). The Act requires the Secretary to establish standards for an effective Child Support Enforcement program, and to make an Annual Report to the Congress on program activities. Information submitted by states will also enable HHS to compute individual state incentive, penalty, and outcome measures to be used in evaluating state performance in running a CSE program. The authority to collect this information is also set forth in regulations at 45 CFR 30

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The Canadian Ice Service (CIS) produces digital Arctic regional sea ice charts for marine navigation, climate research, and input to the Global Digital Sea Ice Data Bank (GDSIDB). The ice charts are created through the manual analysis of in situ, satellite, and aerial reconnaissance data. The ice charts have information on ice concentration, stage of development, and ice form, following World Meteorological Organization terminology. These sea ice charts begin in 2006 and cover the following regions of the Canadian Arctic: Northern Canadian waters (Western Arctic, Eastern Arctic, and Hudson Bay) and Southern Canadian waters (Great Lakes and East Coast). Each regional shapefile (.shp) (encoded in SIGRID-3 format) and associated metadata file (.xml) are combined into a tar archive file (.tar) for distribution. All data are available via FTP.

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Petit Manan Island is a 3.5hectare 9 acre island that lies approximately 4kilometers 2.5miles from the coastline of Petit Manan Point, Steuben, Washington County, Maine. A gull control program was initiated in 1983 by refuge personnel. Within 2 weeks of gull removal, several pairs of terns began recolonizing the island. By 1992, over 1,800 pairs of terns were nesting on Petit Manan Island, including over 60 pairs of the federally endangered roseate tern. Also nesting on the island were approximately 500 pairs of laughing gulls Larus atricilla, 10 pairs of Atlantic puffin Fratercula arctica and several hundred pairs of black guillemots Cepphus grylle. Because the island became one of the most diverse seabird nesting colonies in the Gulf of Maine, and the most important nesting island for roseate terns in Maine, a baseline study of contaminants was initiated for nesting terns. Being a relatively abundant nesting tern species on Petit Manan Island, and easily accessible for scientific collection, the Arctic tern was selected as the indicator species for this contaminant survey. The purposes of the survey were to determine the baseline levels of trace element and organochlorine contaminants in Arctic tern eggs on Petit Manan Island and to evaluate the potential contaminant threat within breeding terns of Petit Manan Island.