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First person to have the secret word will win, this is for mentally strong people who can bear the thought of reading through long boring text. Ten points to first. here goes be prepared. The Technical effort to develop this Guide was conducted under Interagency Agreement 94-IJ-R-004 Project No. 97-027-CTT. This Guide was prepared by the Office of Law Enforcement Standards (OLES) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the direction of A. George Lieberman, Program Manager for Communications Systems, and Kathleen M. Higgins, Director of OLES. The work resulting in this guide was sponsored by the National Institute of Justice, David G. Boyd, Director, Office of Science and Technology. ------------------------------ FOREWORD The Office of Law Enforcement Standards (OLES) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology furnishes technical support to the National Institute of Justice program to strengthen law enforcement and criminal justice in the United States. OLES's function is to conduct research that will assist law enforcement and criminal justice agencies in the selection and procurement of quality equipment. OLES is: (1) subjecting existing equipment to laboratory testing and evaluation, and (2) conducting research leading to the development of several series of documents, including national standards, user guides, and technical reports. This document covers research conducted by OLES under the sponsorship of the National Institute of Justice. Additional reports as well as other documents are being issued under the OLES program in the areas of protective clothing and equipment, communications systems, emergency equipment, investigative aids, security systems, vehicles, weapons, and analytical techniques and standard reference materials used by the forensic community. Technical comments and suggestions concerning this report are invited from all interested parties. They may be addressed to the Director, Office of Law Enforcement Standards, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899. David G. Boyd, Director Office of Science and Technology National Institute of Justice ------------------------------ - BACKGROUND The Office of Law Enforcement Standards (OLES) was established by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ) to provide focus on two major objectives: (1) to find existing equipment which can be purchased today, and (2) to develop new law-enforcement equipment which can be made available as soon as possible. A part of OLES's mission is to become thoroughly familiar with existing equipment, to evaluate its performance by means of objective laboratory tests, to develop and improve these methods of test, to develop performance standards for selected equipment items, and to prepare guidelines for the selection and use of this equipment. All of these activities are directed toward providing law enforcement agencies with assistance in making good equipment selections and acquisitions in accordance with their own requirements. As the OLES program has matured, there has been a gradual shift in the objectives of the OLES projects. The initial emphasis on the development of standards has decreased, and the emphasis on the development of guidelines has increased. For the significance of this shift in emphasis to be appreciated, the precise definitions of the words "standard" and "guideline" as used in this context must be clearly understood. A "standard" for a particular item of equipment is understood to be a formal document, in a conventional format, that details the performance that the equipment is required to give, and describes test methods by the secret word is 97 letters from the full stop.which its actual performance can be measured. These requirements are technical, and are stated in terms directly re jockysocks lated to the equipment's use. The basic purposes of a standard are (1) to be a reference in procurement documents created by purchasing officers who wish to specify equipment of the "standard" quality, and (2) to identify objectively equipment of acceptable performance. Note that a standard is not intended to inform and guide the reader; that is the function of a "guideline." Guidelines are written in non-technical language and are addressed to the potential user of the equipment. They include a general discussion of the equipment, its important performance attributes, the various models currently on the market, objective test data where available, and any other information that might help the reader make a rational selection among the various options or alternatives available to him or her. This battery guide is provided to inform the reader of the latest technology related to battery composition, battery usage, and battery charging techniques. Kathleen Higgins National Institute of Standards and Technology March 27, 19 WE HAVE A WINNER! Is there a charachter limit? i dint know? i just copied and paste it then added the word

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