Photograph of a parking lot set up with banquet tables and a large open white pavilion tent. Crew members, volunteers, and riders appear sitting together eating, talking, and standing in line for food. The shot captures brightly lit trees behind the tents.

Photograph of the Baylor Sportscare bus parallel parked around the Wise County courthouse in Decatur Texas. A rider appears center frame walking away from the bus holding something delicate in both hands with his fingertips. The rider appears with his eyes closed and mouth slightly open as he steps down from a slight curb.

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

Photograph of bikes strewn across the lawn of the Wise county courthouse in Decatur Texas. The shot faces the corner of the town square with an antique shop and a First National Bank. Individuals can be seen standing around the area drinking beverages, talking on the phone, sitting and relaxing in the afternoon sun.

Photograph of the closing ceremonies of the 2001 Lone Star Ride. A large group of individuals and cyclists stand in a circle around a square of hedges in the middle of a park at the base of a building's stairs. Many of the group stand in the direct sun and are wearing Lone Star Ride cycling gear and t-shirts.

Photograph of a young female crew member in western clothing smiling with her eyes closed for a portrait. She appears carrying an empty plastic water jug fashioned from a gallon container. The costume includes a cowboy hat and a belt hung with a pair of flashy riding spurs.

Photograph of a young female crew member in western clothing smiling with her eyes closed for a portrait. She appears carrying an empty plastic water jug fashioned from a gallon container. The costume includes a cowboy hat and a belt hung with a pair of flashy riding spurs.

Photograph of a crew member with a small Texas flag tucked into their belt leaning over and pouring water from a jug over a squatting crew member's fingers. Two other crew members both wearing cowboy hats stand to the side and observe.

Photograph of a crew member smiling for their portrait with their arms spread out wide. The crew member appears wearing a blue LSR t-shirt and khaki shorts with a band of back tulle zig-zagged across their body. The tulle is secured with clips and scattered with key chains, toy race cars, and long stalks of plants. Janie Bush's beige car is parked in the grass behind the crew member.

Photograph of a crew member striking a dramatic pose with a large megaphone held above their head. The crew member is framed by a brightly lit rural grass field and cloudless sky. An orange cone and folding chair appear around them.

Photograph of a cyclist posing leaned against a granite stone marker erected in front of the Wise County courthouse lawn in Decatur Texas. The cyclist appears holding a water bottle in their left hand and poses with their left leg kicked up slightly in the air.

Photograph of a cyclist resting on his back with a bandana over his face and his leg crossed over his other knee on the lawn of the Wise County courthouse in Decatur Texas. The cyclist appears with his hands over a red and white cycling jersey with thigh-length black bike shorts. Another rider can be seen behind him sitting with their legs spread and back against a stone marker.

Photograph of a cyclist in a green, red, black, and yellow cycling shirt laying on his stomach taking a nap in the grass. This photo was taken on the first day of the race at the lunch pit stop in Decatur.

Photograph of cyclists and crew members lounging and talking on the checkered floor of the Wise County courthouse in Decatur Texas. The cyclists can be seen surrounded by cardboard boxes and various beverages.

Photograph of cyclists and crew members lounging and lunching on the floor and window ledges of the Wise County courthouse in Decatur Texas. The cyclists can be seen drinking various beverages and surrounded by white paper bags and wrappings from the lunch served at the pit stop. The flash of the camera can be seen in the window directly in front of the photographer.

Photograph of cyclists and crew members lounging and lunching on the floor and window ledges of the Wise County courthouse in Decatur Texas. The cyclists can be seen drinking various beverages and surrounded by white paper bags and wrappings from the lunch served at the pit stop.

The implementation of increasingly stringent Clean Air Act Regulations by the coal utility industry has resulted in an increase in the concentration of unburned carbon in coal combustion fly ash. In 1999, around 6 million tons of unburned carbon were disposed in the US, due to the present lack of efficient routes for its utilization. However, unburned carbon is a potential precursor for the production of adsorbent carbons, since it has gone through a devolatilization process while in the combustor, and therefore, only requires to be activated. Accordingly, this report evaluates and compares several routes for the production of activated carbons from unburned carbon, including physical activation with steam or CO{sub 2}, and chemical activation using KOH pretreatment. During the present reporting period (June 30, 2000--June 29, 2001), Task 1 ''Procurement and characterization of CCBPs'' was concluded, including samples from pulverized utility boilers, a utility cyclone unit equipped with a beneficiation technology, a suspension-fired research boiler, and a class C fly ash. The characterization studies showed that the samples collected have significantly different carbon contents, as determined by the ASTM C114 procedure, with the sample from the cyclone unit containing the highest carbon content (LOI of {approx} 80%), since this …

Photograph of five individuals posed together on the steps of the Wise County courthouse in Decatur Texas. The group is arranged in two rows with the first row comprised of three volunteers and the back row having two individuals on either end each with their hand resting on the shoulder of the person in front of them.

Photograph of four cyclists surrounding a female crew member wearing a leather corset, temporary tattoos, and a purple bandana as a headband. The cyclists all smile and wear yellow and white cycling jerseys with black athletic shorts.

Photograph of four smiling individuals striding down a path leading from a parking lot bordered by large dense trees. The individual in the lead is wrapped in a large green unzipped sleeping bag. A long orange extension cord lays across the path.

Photograph of a woman standing without a shirt covered in pie and pie icing along the front of her body talking to a man to her left who wears a green collared shirt. The wall behind the pair is covered in large black trash bags and a large painted pie sign being held by a gloved hand.

Photograph of an individual without a shirt covered in pie, pie cream, and chocolate sauce leaning into another who is kissing the back of their neck. The man covered in pie holds a beer bottle in his right hand that obscures his face from the camera.

Photograph of various individuals and families walking and standing along the sidewalk of a park lined on one side with short hedges. The individuals near the foreground cast long shadows as they stand and clap for the cyclists in the closing ceremonies taking place in Dallas Texas.

Photograph of event manager and ride queen Janie Bush smiling with a man in a blue LSR t-shirt and fanny pack on the step of Dallas Hall on the campus of Southern Methodist University. The pair stand staggered and offset in front of a large white Lone Star Ride banner hung in front of the two main columns of the building.