Photograph of the NT Cheerleaders gathered together for a group picture on the mats in their practice room. They are in four rows, with the fourth being made up of girls on the shoulders of the guys on the team.

Precise and absolute beam polarization measurements are critical for the RHIC spin physics program. Because all experimental spin-dependent results are normalized by beam polarization, the normalization uncertainty contributes directly to final physics uncertainties. We aimed to perform the beam polarization measurement to an accuracy Of {Delta}P{sub beam}/P{sub beam} < 5%. The absolute polarimeter consists of Polarized Atomic Hydrogen Gas Jet Target and left-right pairs of silicon strip detectors and was installed in the RHIC-ring in 2004. This system features proton-proton elastic scattering in the Coulomb nuclear interference (CNI) region. Precise measurements of the analyzing power A{sub N} of this process has allowed us to achieve {Delta}P{sub beam}/P{sub beam} = 4.2% in 2005 for the first long spin-physics run. In this report, we describe the entire set up and performance of the system. The procedure of beam polarization measurement and analysis results from 2004-2005 are described. Physics topics of AN in the CNI region (four-momentum transfer squared 0.001 < -t < 0.032 (GeV/c){sup 2}) are also discussed. We point out the current issues and expected optimum accuracy in 2006 and the future.

This report summarizes the debate on the efficacy of U.S. efforts to stabilize Afghanistan. The report considers the founding of a new constitution, the narcotics trade, the Taliban, and the funding Afghanistan is receiving from the U.S.. The report also discusses what the U.S. is currently doing to help stabilize the country.

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The nation's remaining grassland has several important benefits, such as providing land for grazing and wildlife habitat for many at-risk species. However, over the past 3 centuries about half of the grassland has been converted to other uses, principally cropland. In addition to losing important grassland values, such conversions may result in increased spending on federal farm programs, such as crop insurance, especially in marginal areas. GAO examined (1) the extent of grassland conversions to cropland and the cost of farm program payments for these newly converted cropland acres; (2) the relative importance of farm program payments versus other factors in producers' decisions to convert grassland to cropland; and (3) any impact the Sodbuster conservation provision--which places soil erosion standards on certain converted land--has had on limiting grassland conversions."

In order to better understand EPA’s actions, this report provides an analysis of the agency’s final 2006 revisions to the particulates NAAQS, and the estimated costs and benefits of the new standards and of a more stringent alternatives analyzed. The report concludes by highlighting concerns and issues raised regarding the revisions to the particulates standards, including those of the science advisory committee (Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee, or CASAC), and actions in Congress.

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Image processing techniques have been used extensively to identify objects of interest in image data and extract representative characteristics for these objects. However, this can be a challenge due to the presence of noise in the images and the variation across images in a dataset. When the number of images to be analyzed is large, the algorithms used must also be relatively insensitive to the choice of parameters and lend themselves to partial or full automation. This not only avoids manual analysis which can be time consuming and error-prone, but also makes the analysis reproducible, thus enabling comparisons between images which have been processed in an identical manner. In this paper, we describe our approach to extracting features for objects of interest in experimental images. Focusing on the specific problem of fragmentation of materials, we show how we can extract statistics for the fragments and the gaps between them.

Photograph of Anthony Broussard, a UNT senior on the golf team, crouching at the Lantana Golf Course. He is considering his next shot while practicing and behind him a house and a tree are visible.

Photograph of Anthony Broussard, a UNT senior on the golf team, practicing on the Lantana Golf Course. He is standing on the course and is following through with his swing. A house is visible behind him.

Photograph of Anthony Broussard, a UNT senior on the golf team, practicing on the Lantana Golf Course. He is following through with his swing and there are materials on the ground beside him. In the distance a sand bunker and a house are visible.

Photograph of Anthony Broussard crouched down on the putting green at the Lantana Golf Club's course while practicing for the North Texas men's golf team. He is holding a putter and there are trees one the course behind him.

Photograph of Anthony Broussard crouched down on the putting green at the Lantana Golf Club's course while practicing for the North Texas men's golf team. He is holding a putter and is placing the golf ball on the course.

Photograph of Anthony Broussard, a members of the UNT golf team, practicing at the Lantana Golf Course. He is crouched down on the green to plan the angle of his next shot.

Photograph of Anthony Broussard, a UNT senior on the golf team, practicing on the Lantana Golf Course. He is standing on the course in the distance and is looking forwards. There are several sand bunkers around him.

Photograph of Anthony Broussard standing on the Lantana Golf Club while practicing for the North Texas men's golf team. There are houses bordering the course and sand bunkers are on the side.

Photograph of Anthony Broussard, a UNT senior on the golf team, walking on the green at the Lantana Golf Course. He is holding his golf club and is looking over his shoulder. Behind him is a house.

Photograph of Anthony Broussard walking beside a sand bunker on the Lantana Golf Club's course while practicing for the North Texas men's golf team. He is carrying a towel and a putter under his arm.

Photograph of Anthony Broussard, a UNT senior on the golf team, walking over a hill on the Lantana Golf Course. He is passing by a sand bunker and a caddy is following him. There is a large tree in the distance.

Photograph of Austin Welch, a UNT senior studying accounting, and another member of the UNT golf team crouched down at hole five on the Lantana Golf Course. They are planning the angle of their next moves.

Photograph of Austin Welch, a UNT senior studying accounting and member of the golf team, at the Lantana Golf Course. He is following through with his swing at hole seven and houses and trees are visible in the distance.

Photograph of Austin Welch, a UNT senior studying accounting and member of the golf team, at the Lantana Golf Course. He is looking out at hole six and planning his next move.

Photograph of Austin Welch, a UNT senior studying accounting, and another member of the UNT golf team crouched down at hole five on the Lantana Golf Course. Welch is preparing to hit the golf ball into the hole.

This report discusses the price Indexes, Income Taxes and Indexing Alternatives. It also points out the military retirement, railroad retirement and Poverty Thresholds.

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.