In 2000, Weyerhaeuser Company, a U.S. Department of Energy Allied Partner in the Industrial Technologies Program, increased the efficiency of the compressed air system at its sawmill facility in Coburg, Oregon. This improved the system's performance and will save about 1.3 million kWh annually. Total project costs were $55,000; because annual energy cost savings were also $55,000, the simple payback period was only 1 year. Subsequent improvements at six other company plants and mills are yielding 6.8 million kWh in energy savings and reducing annual energy costs by $250,000.

This document describes how the authors can extend a relational database of MARC documentation to store the appropriate information that will support the automatic generation of the special, diagnostic MARC records the authors will call radioactive MARC (RadMARC) records. The information contained in the database will also support the generation of the Z queries used in the interoperability testing.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Fred Wersebe, Jr. Wersebe joined the Navy in the late 1930s. He was sent to China to serve on the USS Black Hawk (AD-9) and became a machinist mate. Wersebe describes pre-war Shanghai and some his experiences on liberty and shore patrol. He was sent back to the US and assigned to a destroyer and served in several battles. Wersebe mentions one incident where he saw the face of a Japanese pilot who had tried to torpedo his ship off of Okinawa. He was sent to China near the end of the war to work with SACO and was captured by the Japanese for a short time. Wersebe describes his liberation and return to the US. He reenlisted as a chief and served aboard destroyers for several years.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Robert Stahl. Stahl qualified for aviation cadet training in the Army Air Forces in June 1943. In May 1944, he reported for bombardier training in New Mexico. When he got to England in early 1945, he was assigned to the 93rd Bomb Group. Stahl flew 21 combat missions as a bombardier in a B-24. Stahl shares several anecdotes about flying mission, living on base and exploring England. He returned to the US and was training as a bombardier in B-29s when the war ended.

Minutes for December 2, 2004 Texas Daily Newspaper Association Board of Directors' Meeting at the Headliner's Club in Austin, Texas. The members in attendance of the meeting were, Donnis Baggett, Larry Walker, Jeremy Halbreich, Wesley R. Turner Gary Borders, Bob Carlquist, Buddy King, Charles Moser, Doug Toney, Phil Berkebile, Ken Whalen and Darla Thompson. President Donnis Bagget opened the meeting and read announcements to the committee members.

News release about DART's "Santa Cops" program, to collect donated toys for underprivileged children.

Document about the McKinney chapter of the Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution.

News release about DART's reduced service schedule in observance of the Christmas holiday.

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether a home-rule city may extend a Tax Code, chapter 311 reinvestment zone’s termination date beyond the date provided in the ordinance designating the zone (RQ-0238-GA)

News release about DART's "Cotton Bowl Shuttle," which will transport spectators to the 2005 Cotton Bowl Classic football game.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Charlie Boswell. Boswell was born in Coryell County, Texas 4 September 1921. He quit high school, joined the Navy and went to boot camp in San Diego. Upon completing boot training he was assigned to the USS Tennessee (BB-43) as a member of the crew in the engine room. During battle stations, he served as an ammunition handler for a five inch gun. He was aboard the ship on 7 December 1941 and he describes his activities during the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. The Tennessee received two bomb hits during the attack. Boswell recalls being at his battle station for twelve straight hours before being permitted to go topside. The ship went to Bremerton, Washington for repairs. In 1942 Boswell was assigned to the USS Waller (DD-466). The ship supported various landings in the Pacific before returning to the United States in 1944. After refitting, the ship supported landing in the Philippines. When the Japanese surrendered, the Waller went to Shanghai, where various work parties from the ship assisted in disarming the Japanese troops. Returning to the United States in December 1945, Boswell remained aboard as part …

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Lee Soucy. Soucy joined the Navy in December 1937. Soucy went to the Hospital Corps School in 1938 and became a medical laboratory technologist, and was with the Fleet Marines. He went to a medical field service school with an emphasis studying poison gas. He went to the naval hospital in San Diego. He was with the Marines for 8 months in San Diego, they conquered San Clemente Island with the 5th Regiment. Later he was on USS Utah (BB-31) in February 1941. He worked as medical service help on the Utah, and treated people from the smaller ships that did not have doctors or dentists. After Pearl Harbor was attacked he was reassigned to the hospital at Pearl Harbor, and in May 1945 he was assigned to Bethesda Naval Medical Center. He also served on the Matsonia in its sick bay and helped deliver burn victims back to the States. After the war he started his own commercial lab in Plainview, Texas.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Margaret Soucy. She completed her nursing training in Salem Hospital School of Nursing, graduating in September 1941. After Pearl Harbor was bombed she joined the Navy in April 1942. She received training at the Brooklyn Naval Hospital through November 1942, then went to the Marine air base in Cherry Point, North Carolina through December 1943. From there Soucy went to Pearl Harbor. She was stationed at Hospital Point in Pearl Harbor. She served in a dermatology ward, and then the psychiatric ward. She was in charge of four wards. She describes a typical day of work, and her experiences at a Seabee camp. She was responsible for handing out medications and coordinated psychiatric counseling for men suffering from combat fatigue. She met Admiral Nimitz at CINPAC headquarters. She left Pearl Harbor in April 1945 for St. Albans, Long Island, and once she received enough points she went back to her home in Massachusetts. She and her mother visited New York City and Times Square on V-J Day.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Michael Yuhas. Yuhas joined the Army in 1939 and went to Schofield Barracks in Hawaii for training in the Field Artillery. He was at Schofield when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. Once the attack occurred, Yuhas went with his unit to defensive positions around Oahu. in 1944, Yuhas went to Australia for six months before rotating back to the US. He was in South Carolina on a training assignment when the war ended.

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Executive sessions of the San Jacinto County Commissioners Court (RQ-0241-GA)

This is the Marine Corps policy for pregnancy and parenthood.

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The use of managed care within Medicaid, a joint federal-state program that finances health insurance for certain low-income families with children and individuals who are aged or disabled, increased significantly during the 1990s. By 2003, 59 percent of Medicaid beneficiaries were enrolled in managed care, compared with less than 10 percent in 1991. Medicaid managed care, under which states make prospective payments to managed care plans to provide or arrange for all services for enrollees, attempts to ensure the provision of appropriate health care services in a cost-efficient manner. However, because plans are paid a fixed amount regardless of the number of services they provide, managed care programs require safeguards against the incentive for some plans to underserve enrollees, such as by limiting enrollees' access to care. Access is also affected by other factors, such as physician location and willingness to participate in managed care plans. Safeguards to ensure enrollees have access to care could include requiring plans to maintain provider networks that provide enrollees with sufficient geographic access to providers or requiring managed care plans to develop and monitor certain quality indicators, such as enrollee satisfaction surveys …

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether constitutional authorization of video lottery terminals on Indian tribal lands would permit Indian tribal lands would permit Indian tribes to offer casino gambling in Texas (RQ-0214-GA)

Document about the McKinney chapter of the Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution.

Document about the McKinney chapter of the Texas Society, Sons of the American Revolution.

Document issued by the Office of the Attorney General of Texas in Austin, Texas, providing an interpretation of Texas law. It provides the opinion of the Texas Attorney General, Greg Abbott, regarding a legal question submitted for clarification: Whether the placement of one-party foreclosable contractual liens on land by a developer that supersede the homestead rights created in article XVI, section 50 of the Texas Constitution violates the Texas Homestead Act (RQ-0236-GA)

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Cortez Hotel, in Weslaco, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, floor plans, and photographs.

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Temple Beth El, in Corpus Christi, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, and photographs.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Orland Boone. Boone enlisted in the Army Air Forces in December of 1942. He traveled to South America, to Guyana and Brazil. He flew in B-17s, serving as engineer gunner. In South America Boone worked in the weather office and the operations office. He flew practice missions 6 hours per day. In March of 1944 he was then sent to Europe in the 8th Air Force, 486th Bomb Group, 835th Bomb Squadron, flying in the B-17 lower ball turret, completing 27 missions over the continent. They operated chiefly against strategic objectives in Germany until May of 1945. They bombed railroad bridges in France in preparation of the invasion of Normandy. He was discharged in December of 1945.