Addendum to the Closure Report for Corrective Action Unit 355: Area 2 Cellars/Mud Pits Nevada Test Site, Nevada, Revision 0 (open access)

Addendum to the Closure Report for Corrective Action Unit 355: Area 2 Cellars/Mud Pits Nevada Test Site, Nevada, Revision 0

This document constitutes an addendum to the November 2003, Closure Report for Corrective Action Unit 355: Area 2 Cellars/Mud Pits as described in the document Recommendations and Justifications for Modifications for Use Restrictions Established under the U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Site Office Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order (UR Modification document) dated February 2008. The UR Modification document was approved by NDEP on February 26, 2008. The approval of the UR Modification document constituted approval of each of the recommended UR modifications. In conformance with the UR Modification document, this addendum consists of: • This cover page that refers the reader to the UR Modification document for additional information • The cover and signature pages of the UR Modification document • The NDEP approval letter • The corresponding section of the UR Modification document This addendum provides the documentation justifying the cancellation of the URs for: • CAS 02-37-01, Cellar & Mud Pit • CAS 02-37-03, Cellar & Mud Pit • CAS 02-37-04, Cellar & Mud Pit • CAS 02-37-05, Cellar & Mud Pit • CAS 02-37-06, Cellar & Mud Pit • CAS 02-37-07, Cellar & Mud Pit • CAS 02-37-10, Cellar & Mud Pit …
Date: October 1, 2008
Creator: Kidman, Lynn
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with Wallace Ashwood, October 18, 2008 transcript

Oral History Interview with Wallace Ashwood, October 18, 2008

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Wallace Ashwood. Ashwood joined the Navy in 1943 and boarded the USS Pennsylvania (BB-38) as a seaman. In the Bering Sea, Ashwood stood watch in freezing winds. But later, at Makin Island, it was so hot that sailors around him collapsed from heat exhaustion. Ashwood often worked as an ammunition handler but happened to be working in the food storage locker on the day that a 200-pound can of gunpowder exploded, killing several members of the gun crew. He was then reassigned to the turret as a replacement, becoming a third-class gunner’s mate. Near Saipan and Tinian, he survived the Pennsylvania colliding with loaded ammunition ship USS Talbot (APD-7). After shooting down a record number of planes in the Philippines, he returned to San Francisco, where the ship was modernized in preparation for bombardment of Japan. When the war abruptly ended, Ashwood was discharged in Wallace, Texas.
Date: October 18, 2008
Creator: Ashwood, Wallace
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Educational Testing: Implementation of ESEA Title I-A Requirements Under the No Child Left Behind Act (open access)

Educational Testing: Implementation of ESEA Title I-A Requirements Under the No Child Left Behind Act

Congressional Research Service (CRS) report entailing information about implementation of ESEA Title I-A Requirements under the No Child Left Behind Act, in regards to educational testing. Topics include, state assessment grants, testing program costs, assessment requirements, etc..
Date: October 31, 2008
Creator: Riddle, Wayne C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Věstník (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 39, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 1, 2008 (open access)

Věstník (Temple, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 39, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 1, 2008

Weekly Czech and English language newspaper from Temple, Texas published as the official organ of the Slavonic Benevolent Order of the State of Texas that includes news of interest to members along with advertising.
Date: October 1, 2008
Creator: Zavodny, Melanie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Insecticide Exposures on Commercial Aircraft: A Literature Review and Screening Level Assessment (open access)

Insecticide Exposures on Commercial Aircraft: A Literature Review and Screening Level Assessment

The objective of this project was to provide initial estimates of the relationship between insecticide use on passenger aircraft and exposure levels present in the cabin environment. The work was initially divided into three tasks including 1) a review of insecticide application practices in commercial aircraft, 2) exploratory measurements of insecticide concentrations in treated aircraft and 3) screening level exposure modeling. Task 1 gathered information that is needed to assess the time-concentration history of insecticides in the airline cabin. The literature review focused on application practices, information about the cabin environment and existing measurements of exposure concentrations following treatment. Information from the airlines was not available for estimating insecticide application rates in the U.S. domestic fleet or for understanding how frequently equipment rotate into domestic routes following insecticide treatment. However, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends several methods for treating aircraft with insecticide. Although there is evidence that these WHO guidelines may not always be followed, and that practices vary by airline, destination, and/or applicator company, the guidelines in combination with information related to other indoor environments provides a plausible basis for estimating insecticide loading rates on aircraft. The review also found that while measurements of exposure concentrations following simulated …
Date: October 1, 2008
Creator: Maddalena, Randy I. & McKone, Thomas E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Addendum to the Closure Report for Corrective Action Unit 394: Areas 12, 18, and 29 Spill/Release Sites Nevada Test Site, Nevada, Revision 0 (open access)

Addendum to the Closure Report for Corrective Action Unit 394: Areas 12, 18, and 29 Spill/Release Sites Nevada Test Site, Nevada, Revision 0

This document constitutes an addendum to the September 2003, Closure Report for Corrective Action Unit 394: Areas 12, 18, and 29 Spill/Release Sites as described in the document Recommendations and Justifications for Modifications for Use Restrictions Established under the U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Site Office Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order (UR Modification document) dated February 2008. The UR Modification document was approved by NDEP on February 26, 2008. The approval of the UR Modification document constituted approval of each of the recommended UR modifications. In conformance with the UR Modification document, this addendum consists of: • This cover page that refers the reader to the UR Modification document for additional information • The cover and signature pages of the UR Modification document • The NDEP approval letter • The corresponding section of the UR Modification document This addendum provides the documentation justifying the cancellation of the URs for: • CAS 12-25-04, UST 12-16-2 Waste Oil Release • CAS 18-25-01, Oil Spills • CAS 18-25-02, Oil Spills • CAS 18-25-03, Oil Spill • CAS 29-44-01, Fuel Spill These URs were established as part of Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order (FFACO) corrective actions and were …
Date: October 1, 2008
Creator: Kidman, Lynn
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Addendum to the Corrective Action Decision Document/Closure Report for Corrective Action Unit 34: Area 3 Contaminated Waste Sites, Nevada Test Site, Nevada (open access)

Addendum to the Corrective Action Decision Document/Closure Report for Corrective Action Unit 34: Area 3 Contaminated Waste Sites, Nevada Test Site, Nevada

This document constitutes an addendum to the April 2002, Corrective Action Decision Document/Closure Report for Corrective Action Unit 34: Area 3 Contaminated Waste Sites as described in the document Recommendations and Justifications for Modifications for Use Restrictions Established under the U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration Nevada Site Office Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order (UR Modification document) dated February 2008. The UR Modification document was approved by NDEP on February 26, 2008. The approval of the UR Modification document constituted approval of each of the recommended UR modifications.
Date: October 1, 2008
Creator: Kidman, Lynn
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Historic Marker Application: Allen-Fowler House] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Allen-Fowler House]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Allen-Fowler House, in Bastrop, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, floor plans, maps, and photographs.
Date: October 6, 2008
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historic Marker Application: Gilmer-Cage-Cohn House] (open access)

[Historic Marker Application: Gilmer-Cage-Cohn House]

Application materials submitted to the Texas Historical Commission requesting a historic marker for the Gilmer-Cage-Cohn House, in Houston, Texas. The materials include the inscription text of the marker, original application, narrative, floor plans, and photographs.
Date: October 1, 2008
Creator: Texas Historical Commission
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
South Texas Catholic (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, October 17, 2008 (open access)

South Texas Catholic (Corpus Christi, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 20, Ed. 1 Friday, October 17, 2008

Semi-monthly newspaper from Corpus Christi, Texas published by the Diocese of Corpus Christi that includes news of interest to Diocese members along with advertising.
Date: October 17, 2008
Creator: Goldapp, Paula J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 93, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 16, 2008 (open access)

The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 93, No. 40, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 16, 2008

Student newspaper of the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma that includes national, local, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: October 16, 2008
Creator: Simons, Meredith
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Statutory Royalty Rates for Digital Performance of Sound Recordings: Decision of the Copyright Royalty Board (open access)

Statutory Royalty Rates for Digital Performance of Sound Recordings: Decision of the Copyright Royalty Board

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Date: October 19, 2008
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hellcat News, (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 2, Ed. 1, October 2008 (open access)

Hellcat News, (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 62, No. 2, Ed. 1, October 2008

Newsletter published by the 12th Armored Division Association, discussing news related to the activities of the U.S. Army unit and updates on previous members of the division.
Date: October 2008
Creator: Twelfth Armored Division Association (U.S.)
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
U.S. Federal Investments in Energy R&D: 1961-2008 (open access)

U.S. Federal Investments in Energy R&D: 1961-2008

This paper documents nearly a half century of U.S. federal government support for energy research and development (R&D). Data on energy R&D expenditures disaggregated by major program area are presented here for the first time for the period 1961-2008. This paper also documents U.S. federal government spending on key large scale energy R&D programs that were initiated in response to the oil crisis of the 1970s. Since 1961, the U.S. government has invested nearly $172 billion (in inflation adjusted 2005 US dollars) for the development of advanced energy technologies and for the necessary underlying basic science. Over this period, nearly 24% of the total federal investment in energy R&D occurred during the short seven-year span of 1974-1980. From 1977-1981, energy R&D investments briefly rose above 10% of all federal R&D; however, since the mid-1990s energy R&D has accounted for only about 1% of all federal R&D investments.
Date: October 10, 2008
Creator: Dooley, James J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Legislation for Disaster Assistance: Summary Data (open access)

Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Legislation for Disaster Assistance: Summary Data

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Date: October 31, 2008
Creator: Murray, Justin & Lindsay, Bruce R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oral History Interview with James Caposella, October 22, 2008 (open access)

Oral History Interview with James Caposella, October 22, 2008

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with James Caposella. Caposella left his studies at Ohio State University to join the Navy in March 1944. He received basic training at Great Lakes and attended radio school in Bedford Springs. After completing amphibious training at Camp Bradford and Fort Pierce, he was assigned to the USS Ostara (AKA-33) where he rode in LCVPs transporting troops and supplies throughout the Pacific. Although it was not well-armored, it survived floating mines that bounced off the ship. Arriving at Manila toward the end of the war, Caposella witnessed great devastation and poverty. He recalls the hesitation of Japanese citizens when his ship brought the initial occupation forces ashore. After the war ended, he brought Marines to China, where he noticed the local population had very few women, presumably a result of kidnapping comfort women. Caposella was discharged in June 1946 and resumed his studies at Ohio State University.
Date: October 22, 2008
Creator: Caposella, James
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Privacy Law and Online Advertising: Legal Analysis of Data Gathering By Online Advertisers Such As Double Click and NebuAd (open access)

Privacy Law and Online Advertising: Legal Analysis of Data Gathering By Online Advertisers Such As Double Click and NebuAd

This report discusses a number of privacy concerns raised by "behavioral" or "e-havioral" advertising, which enables online advertisements to be targeted directly at individual users based on their web surfing activity.
Date: October 2, 2008
Creator: Ruane, Kathleen Ann
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Oral History Interview with Eugene Fowler, Jr., Joel D. Fowler, Joe W. Specht, and Melody S. Kelly, October 11, 2008

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Interview with Eugene Fowler, Jr., Joel D. Fowler, Joe W. Specht, and Melody Specht Kelly. The interview includes their personal experiences about the Duke and Ayres Store and the University of North Texas Lab School. The Fowlers and the Spechts talk about childhood and education, enlisting, family histories, the Denton square, various jobs, and race issues in Denton. The interview includes an appendix with photographs and articles.
Date: October 11, 2008
Creator: Mears, Michelle M.; Fowler, Eugene, Jr.; Fowler, Joel D.; Specht, Joe W. & Kelly, Melody Specht
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 110, No. 74, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 29, 2008 (open access)

The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 110, No. 74, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 29, 2008

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 29, 2008
Creator: Bush, Michael
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 133, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 2, 2008 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 133, No. 19, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 2, 2008

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, county, and state news along with extensive advertising.
Date: October 2, 2008
Creator: Lucas, Melinda L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Solar Radiation Data Sets: Solar Resource Assessment Workshop (open access)

Solar Radiation Data Sets: Solar Resource Assessment Workshop

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Date: October 29, 2008
Creator: Wilcox, S.; George, R. & Myers, D.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bacterial quorum sensing and nitrogen cycling in rhizosphere soil (open access)

Bacterial quorum sensing and nitrogen cycling in rhizosphere soil

Plant photosynthate fuels carbon-limited microbial growth and activity, resulting in increased rhizosphere nitrogen (N)-mineralization. Most soil organic N is macromolecular (chitin, protein, nucleotides); enzymatic depolymerization is likely rate-limiting for plant N accumulation. Analyzing Avena (wild oat) planted in microcosms containing sieved field soil, we observed increased rhizosphere chitinase and protease specific activities, bacterial cell densities, and dissolved organic nitrogen (DON) compared to bulk soil. Low-molecular weight DON (<3000 Da) was undetectable in bulk soil but comprised 15% of rhizosphere DON. Extracellular enzyme production in many bacteria requires quorum sensing (QS), cell-density dependent group behavior. Because proteobacteria are considered major rhizosphere colonizers, we assayed the proteobacterial QS signals acyl-homoserine lactones (AHLs), which were significantly increased in the rhizosphere. To investigate the linkage between soil signaling and N cycling, we characterized 533 bacterial isolates from Avena rhizosphere: 24% had chitinase or protease activity and AHL production; disruption of QS in 7 of 8 eight isolates disrupted enzyme activity. Many {alpha}-Proteobacteria were newly found with QS-controlled extracellular enzyme activity. Enhanced specific activities of N-cycling enzymes accompanied by bacterial density-dependent behaviors in rhizosphere soil gives rise to the hypothesis that QS could be a control point in the complex process of rhizosphere N-mineralization.
Date: October 1, 2008
Creator: DeAngelis, K. M.; Lindow, S. E. & Firestone, M. K.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Great Lakes Water Withdrawals: Legal and Policy Issues. October 2008 (open access)

Great Lakes Water Withdrawals: Legal and Policy Issues. October 2008

This report describes the characteristics of the Great Lakes, the interests they support, and possible threats to lake levels.
Date: October 7, 2008
Creator: Sheikh, Pervaze A. & Brougher, Cynthia
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Yellow Jacket (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 2, 2008 (open access)

The Yellow Jacket (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 2, 2008

Weekly student newspaper from Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: October 2, 2008
Creator: Howard Payne University
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History