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March 16, 2004
GovPro Newsletter
Tuesday, March 16, 2004 Volume 3, Issue 11
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This Week Sunlight Brightens Federal Building Public Universities to be Weaned of State Control States Lack Funds to Fuel Washington-Dictated Programs Log on to Register Airport Traffic Compliants News of The Weird
Features
Architects Merge Form, Function in Oklahoma City
Entering the new Oklahoma Federal Campus that replaces the Alfred P. Murrah Building destroyed in the 1995 terrorist bombing one cant help but be impressed by the vast expanses of glass welcoming sunlight into the building. Because of the liberal use of glass used in the design of the building it looks nothing like the stronghold it is.
Security was paramount when designing the campus, but we also wanted to create a sense of openness in a sustainable building, according to lead designer, Carol Ross Barney of Ross Barney and Jankowski, the Chicago-based architectural firm that designed the Federal Campus. The generous use of glass in the building design allowed us to accomplish all these objectives. We wanted a safe, but not prison-like building.
The design of the new 181,000 square foot, three-story building, which opened in December, 2003, embodies a balance between solidity and openness by contrasting exposed concrete and punched windows with large protected areas of curtain wall in a sweeping elliptical courtyard. Striking colonnades complete the urban rectangular footprint, separating the building from the street and creating physical and emotional security. The expansive use of laminated glass, made with interlayers from Solutia Inc, creates an open airy impression.
For full text and graphics, visit: ht/tp://www.govpro.com/GPRONewsletter/Article/31280/
States and Public Colleges Consider New Relationships
Three years of budget battling has caused some state governments and their public colleges and universities to consider severing ties.
The combined wallop of recession-driven budget cuts to higher education, swelling enrollment, and escalating tuition fees has prompted state policymakers and educators to begin eyeing changes in states traditional support for higher education. At least five states are considering proposals to begin weaning public universities from state control.
The furthest reaching proposals--in Colorado and South Carolina-- would privatize public universities and colleges: freeing the state from financing the fast-rising costs of higher education and allowing colleges and universities to set their own tuition rates.
Given our states budget situation, there are just too many colleges and universities to support, said Will Folks, a spokesman for Gov. Mark Sanford (R) of South Carolina.
In Virginia and Wisconsin, state lawmakers and college educators are looking at giving public colleges more autonomy but perhaps less state funding. In Washington, lawmakers are considering a contract with public universities that would impose less state oversight and a steady stream of funding in exchange for specific performance goals, such as graduation rates.
For full text, visit: ht/tp://www.govpro.com/GPRONewsletter/Article/31298/
MEYER PRODUCTS
Meyer Products offers more than 35 steel and polyethylene snow plows to fit exact vehicle frame and weight specifications for exceptional performance in all applications. Choose from 7 spreaders for sidewalk to highway coverage. Visit: http://r.pm0.net/s/c?ij.7pmm.4.2hqf.6563
States Stuck with Federal $29 Billion Tab
The nations top legislative leaders kicked off a campaign to stop the federal government from stiffing states for an array of programs that Washington dictates but doesnt adequately fund, complaining that the bill to states is $29 billion this year alone.
The National Conference of State Legislatures, in a report and news conference, accused Congress and the White House of falling back into a bad habit of giving states new responsibilities without the money to see them through.
NCSL said the federal government is shortchanging states $9.6 billion in enforcing the No Child Left Behind education law and another $10 billion in providing education for disabled students. The figures are based on congressional estimates, rather than actual tallies of state spending.
For full text, visit: ht/tp://www.govpro.com/GPRONewsletter/Article/?/
News
Airports Web Site Addresses Neighbors Noise Concerns
The Los Angeles International Airport announced new enhancements to its Internet flight tracking system that provides information on planes landing and taking off to residents of neighboring communities concerned about aircraft noise.
Visitors can view air traffic and flight information in near-live and replay modesfrom close to runways to 80 miles out. The program averages 40,500 visitors per month.
For more information visit Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) at: http://www.lawa.org
and click on Noise Management.
Fargo
Fargo Electronics offers ID card printers, encoders, membership badges, secure photo cards, smart cards, and complete access control system. Visit: http://www.fargo.com
Troops Get High-Tech Noisemaker to Keep Enemies Away
The U.S. Army and Marines have purchased San Diego-based American Technology's Long Range Acoustic Device to disperse hostile crowds and ward off potential attacks using a high-pitched tone with a frequency of up to 3,100 hertz that can be used at distances of up to 300 yards. The 45-pound, dish-shaped device measures 33 inches in diameter and can emit sound of up to 150 decibels. It can be programmed to emit sound files containing warning messages that, if they fail to disperse a crowd, can turn into a tight beam of noise. The tool was developed after the 2000 attack on the USS Cole off Yemen as a way to keep small boat operators away from U.S. warships.
Source: The National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC).
News of the Weird: Bizarre but true stories about real people. ht/tp://www.govpro.com/GPRONewsletter/Article/28512/
Links
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Welcome to the GovPro Newsletter brought to you by the Penton Government Media Group. Look forward to news, resources, product and supplier information, and links relating to the government market.
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Sponsored by Meyer Products
This Week Sunlight Brightens Federal Building Public Universities to be Weaned of State Control States Lack Funds to Fuel Washington-Dictated Programs Log on to Register Airport Traffic Compliants News of The Weird
Features
Architects Merge Form, Function in Oklahoma City
Entering the new Oklahoma Federal Campus that replaces the Alfred P. Murrah Building destroyed in the 1995 terrorist bombing one cant help but be impressed by the vast expanses of glass welcoming sunlight into the building. Because of the liberal use of glass used in the design of the building it looks nothing like the stronghold it is.
Security was paramount when designing the campus, but we also wanted to create a sense of openness in a sustainable building, according to lead designer, Carol Ross Barney of Ross Barney and Jankowski, the Chicago-based architectural firm that designed the Federal Campus. The generous use of glass in the building design allowed us to accomplish all these objectives. We wanted a safe, but not prison-like building.
The design of the new 181,000 square foot, three-story building, which opened in December, 2003, embodies a balance between solidity and openness by contrasting exposed concrete and punched windows with large protected areas of curtain wall in a sweeping elliptical courtyard. Striking colonnades complete the urban rectangular footprint, separating the building from the street and creating physical and emotional security. The expansive use of laminated glass, made with interlayers from Solutia Inc, creates an open airy impression.
For full text and graphics, visit: ht/tp://www.govpro.com/GPRONewsletter/Article/31280/
States and Public Colleges Consider New Relationships
Three years of budget battling has caused some state governments and their public colleges and universities to consider severing ties.
The combined wallop of recession-driven budget cuts to higher education, swelling enrollment, and escalating tuition fees has prompted state policymakers and educators to begin eyeing changes in states traditional support for higher education. At least five states are considering proposals to begin weaning public universities from state control.
The furthest reaching proposals--in Colorado and South Carolina-- would privatize public universities and colleges: freeing the state from financing the fast-rising costs of higher education and allowing colleges and universities to set their own tuition rates.
Given our states budget situation, there are just too many colleges and universities to support, said Will Folks, a spokesman for Gov. Mark Sanford (R) of South Carolina.
In Virginia and Wisconsin, state lawmakers and college educators are looking at giving public colleges more autonomy but perhaps less state funding. In Washington, lawmakers are considering a contract with public universities that would impose less state oversight and a steady stream of funding in exchange for specific performance goals, such as graduation rates.
For full text, visit: ht/tp://www.govpro.com/GPRONewsletter/Article/31298/
MEYER PRODUCTS
Meyer Products offers more than 35 steel and polyethylene snow plows to fit exact vehicle frame and weight specifications for exceptional performance in all applications. Choose from 7 spreaders for sidewalk to highway coverage. Visit: http://r.pm0.net/s/c?ij.7pmm.4.2hqf.6563
States Stuck with Federal $29 Billion Tab
The nations top legislative leaders kicked off a campaign to stop the federal government from stiffing states for an array of programs that Washington dictates but doesnt adequately fund, complaining that the bill to states is $29 billion this year alone.
The National Conference of State Legislatures, in a report and news conference, accused Congress and the White House of falling back into a bad habit of giving states new responsibilities without the money to see them through.
NCSL said the federal government is shortchanging states $9.6 billion in enforcing the No Child Left Behind education law and another $10 billion in providing education for disabled students. The figures are based on congressional estimates, rather than actual tallies of state spending.
For full text, visit: ht/tp://www.govpro.com/GPRONewsletter/Article/?/
News
Airports Web Site Addresses Neighbors Noise Concerns
The Los Angeles International Airport announced new enhancements to its Internet flight tracking system that provides information on planes landing and taking off to residents of neighboring communities concerned about aircraft noise.
Visitors can view air traffic and flight information in near-live and replay modesfrom close to runways to 80 miles out. The program averages 40,500 visitors per month.
For more information visit Los Angeles World Airports (LAWA) at: http://www.lawa.org
and click on Noise Management.
Fargo
Fargo Electronics offers ID card printers, encoders, membership badges, secure photo cards, smart cards, and complete access control system. Visit: http://www.fargo.com
Troops Get High-Tech Noisemaker to Keep Enemies Away
The U.S. Army and Marines have purchased San Diego-based American Technology's Long Range Acoustic Device to disperse hostile crowds and ward off potential attacks using a high-pitched tone with a frequency of up to 3,100 hertz that can be used at distances of up to 300 yards. The 45-pound, dish-shaped device measures 33 inches in diameter and can emit sound of up to 150 decibels. It can be programmed to emit sound files containing warning messages that, if they fail to disperse a crowd, can turn into a tight beam of noise. The tool was developed after the 2000 attack on the USS Cole off Yemen as a way to keep small boat operators away from U.S. warships.
Source: The National Law Enforcement and Corrections Technology Center (NLECTC).
News of the Weird: Bizarre but true stories about real people. ht/tp://www.govpro.com/GPRONewsletter/Article/28512/
Links
Strong Hold offers heavy-duty, 12-gauge steel cabinets, tables, and desks with 14-gauge shelves. The strongest storage units available. Visit: http://r.pm0.net/s/c?ij.7pmm.11.4ahq.6563
You may qualify for a FREE Magazine Subscription
Complimentary subscriptions to Government Product News, a product-driven resource, and Government PROcurement, editorial targeting the public sector purchasing professional are available to those who qualify.
To subscribe to Government Product News visit: http://r.pm0.net/s/c?ij.75qj.15.1jf8.5c17
To subscribe to Government Procurement visit: http://r.pm0.net/s/c?ij.75qj.16.1jf9.5c17
GovPro Newsletter, 1300 E. 9th St., Cleveland, OH 44114-1503
Copyright 2004 Penton Media, Inc.
