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Addressing the Long-Run Budget Deficit: A Comparison of Approaches (open access)

Addressing the Long-Run Budget Deficit: A Comparison of Approaches

Report that examines alternative approaches to reducing the deficit, relating to the immediate issues arising from the Budget Control Act and the expiring tax cuts as well as to ongoing longer term decisions about how to bring the debt under control.
Date: November 30, 2012
Creator: Gravelle, Jane G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Aerial Photo of a Site in New York] (open access)

[Aerial Photo of a Site in New York]

This report provides a review and an analysis of potential environmental justice areas that could be affected by the New York State Electric & Gas (NYSEG) compress air energy storage (CAES) project and identifies existing environmental burden conditions on the area and evaluates additional burden of any significant adverse environmental impact. The review assesses the socioeconomic and demographic conditions of the area surrounding the proposed CAES facility in Schuyler County, New York. Schuyler County is one of 62 counties in New York. Schuyler County’s 2010 population of 18,343 makes it one of the least populated counties in the State (U.S. Census Bureau, 2010). This report was prepared for WorleyParsons by ERM and describes the study area investigated, methods and criteria used to evaluate this area, and the findings and conclusions from the evaluation.
Date: November 30, 2012
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Afghanistan: Politics, Elections, and Government Performance (open access)

Afghanistan: Politics, Elections, and Government Performance

Report that discusses the current political state of Afghanistan, as well as the Afghan government. This report also discusses Afghanistan's relationship with the United States, particularly U.S. efforts to urge President Hamid Karzai to address corruption within the Afghan government. Election fraud and corruption in Afghanistan are also discussed.
Date: November 30, 2012
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Afghanistan: Politics, Elections, and Government Performance (open access)

Afghanistan: Politics, Elections, and Government Performance

This report discusses the current political state of Afghanistan, as well as the Afghan government. This report also discusses Afghanistan's relationship with the United States, particularly U.S. efforts to urge President Hamid Karzai to address corruption within the Afghan government.
Date: November 30, 2012
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 113, No. 132, Ed. 1 Friday, November 30, 2012 (open access)

The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 113, No. 132, Ed. 1 Friday, November 30, 2012

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 30, 2012
Creator: Bush, Michael
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Analysis of Microbial Activity Under a Supercritical CO{sub 2} Atmosphere (open access)

Analysis of Microbial Activity Under a Supercritical CO{sub 2} Atmosphere

Because the extent and impact of microbial activity in deep saline aquifers during geologic sequestration is unknown, the objectives of this proposal were to: (1) characterize the growth requirements and optima of a biofilm-producing supercritical CO{sub 2}-tolerant microbial consortium (labeled MIT0212) isolated from hydrocarbons recovered from the Frio Ridge, TX carbon sequestration site; (2) evaluate the ability of this consortium to grow under simulated reservoir conditions associated with supercritical CO{sub 2} injection; (3) isolate and characterize individual microbial strains from this consortium; and (4) investigate the mechanisms of supercritical CO{sub 2} tolerance in isolated strains and the consortium through genome-enabled studies. Molecular analysis of genetic diversity in the consortium MIT0212 revealed a predominance of sequences closely related to species of the spore-forming genus Bacillus. Strain MIT0214 was isolated from this consortium and characterized by physiological profiling and genomic analysis. We have shown that the strain MIT0214 is an aerobic spore-former and capable of facultative anaerobic growth under both reducing N{sub 2} and CO{sub 2} atmospheres by fermentation and possibly anaerobic respiration. Strain MIT0214 is best adapted to anaerobic growth at pressures of 1 atm but is able to growth at elevated pressures After 1 week growth was observed at pressures …
Date: November 30, 2012
Creator: Thompson, Janelle
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analysis of Potential Leakage Pathways and Mineralization within Caprocks for Geologic Storage of CO(sub 2} (open access)

Analysis of Potential Leakage Pathways and Mineralization within Caprocks for Geologic Storage of CO(sub 2}

We used a multifaceted approach to investigate the nature of caprocks above, and the interface between, reservoir-­‐quality rocks that might serve as targets for carbon storage. Fieldwork in southeastern Utah examined the regional-­‐ to m-­‐scale nature of faults and fractures across the sedimentiological interfaces. We also used microscopic analyses and mechanical modeling to examine the question as to how the contacts between units interact, and how fractures may allow fluids to move from reservoirs to caprock. Regional-­‐scale analyses using ASTER data enabled us to identify location of alteration, which led to site-­‐specific studies of deformation and fluid flow. In the Jurassic Carmel Formation, a seal for the Navajo Sandstone, we evaluated mesoscale variability in fracture density and morphology and variability in elastic moduli in the Jurassic Carmel Formation, a proposed seal to the underlying Navajo Sandstone for CO{sub 2} geosequestration. By combining mechano-­‐stratigraphic outcrop observations with elastic moduli derived from wireline log data, we characterize the variability in fracture pattern and morphology with the observed variability in rock strength within this heterolithic top seal. Outcrop inventories of discontinuities show fracture densities decrease as bed thickness increases and fracture propagation morphology across lithologic interfaces vary with changing interface type. Dynamic elastic …
Date: November 30, 2012
Creator: Evans, James
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

[A bassoon with a red bow attached to it]

Photograph of Bassoon Christmas at Noon. A bassoon with a red bow attached to it is held in front of a music stand that has pages of musical scores placed atop it. More people holding bassoons sit in a row extending away from the bassoon with the bow.
Date: November 30, 2012
Creator: University of North Texas. College of Music.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 92, No. 239, Ed. 1 Friday, November 30, 2012 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 92, No. 239, Ed. 1 Friday, November 30, 2012

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 30, 2012
Creator: Yanelli, Adam
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, November 30, 2012 (open access)

Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 113, No. 40, Ed. 1 Friday, November 30, 2012

Weekly newspaper from Brownwood, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 30, 2012
Creator: Stuckly, Derrick
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Casework in a Congressional Office: Background, Rules, Laws, and Resources (open access)

Casework in a Congressional Office: Background, Rules, Laws, and Resources

Report that discusses House and Senate rules and guidelines, laws, and regulations affecting congressional casework, as well as the role of caseworkers. It also provides sample outlines and document templates for implementing and managing congressional casework.
Date: November 30, 2012
Creator: Petersen, R. Eric
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Chemical Facility Security: Issues and Options for the 112th Congress (open access)

Chemical Facility Security: Issues and Options for the 112th Congress

Report that describes several policy issues regarding chemical facility security and identifies policy options for congressional consideration.
Date: November 30, 2012
Creator: Shea, Dana A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Nominations to U.S. Service Academies: An Overview and Resources for Outreach and Management (open access)

Congressional Nominations to U.S. Service Academies: An Overview and Resources for Outreach and Management

Report that describes statutory requirements for allocating congressional nominations to service academies. It also identifies the qualifications that must be met by potential nominees. Includes a sample document.
Date: November 30, 2012
Creator: Petersen, R. Eric
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Copperas Cove, Tex.), Vol. 118, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, November 30, 2012 (open access)

Copperas Cove Leader-Press (Copperas Cove, Tex.), Vol. 118, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, November 30, 2012

Semi-weekly newspaper from Copperas Cove, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 30, 2012
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Counting Electoral Votes: An Overview of Procedures at the Joint Session, Including Objections by Members of Congress (open access)

Counting Electoral Votes: An Overview of Procedures at the Joint Session, Including Objections by Members of Congress

Report that describes the steps which precede the joint session and the procedures set in the Constitution and statute by which the House and Senate jointly certify the results of the electoral vote. It also discusses the procedures set in law governing challenges to the validity of an electoral vote, and makes reference to the procedures followed during the joint session in 2005 by which the election of George W. Bush was certified.
Date: November 30, 2012
Creator: Maskell, Jack & Rybicki, Elizabeth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Crosby County News (Ralls, Tex.), Vol. 125, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, November 30, 2012 (open access)

Crosby County News (Ralls, Tex.), Vol. 125, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, November 30, 2012

Weekly newspaper from Ralls, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 30, 2012
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cycloidal Wave Energy Converter (open access)

Cycloidal Wave Energy Converter

This program allowed further advancing the development of a novel type of wave energy converter, a Cycloidal Wave Energy Converter or CycWEC. A CycWEC consists of one or more hydrofoils rotating around a central shaft, and operates fully submerged beneath the water surface. It operates under feedback control sensing the incoming waves, and converts wave power to shaft power directly without any intermediate power take off system. Previous research consisting of numerical simulations and two dimensional small 1:300 scale wave flume experiments had indicated wave cancellation efficiencies beyond 95%. The present work was centered on construction and testing of a 1:10 scale model and conducting two testing campaigns in a three dimensional wave basin. These experiments allowed for the first time for direct measurement of electrical power generated as well as the interaction of the CycWEC in a three dimensional environment. The Atargis team successfully conducted two testing campaigns at the Texas A&M Offshore Technology Research Center and was able to demonstrate electricity generation. In addition, three dimensional wave diffraction results show the ability to achieve wave focusing, thus increasing the amount of wave power that can be extracted beyond what was expected from earlier two dimensional investigations. Numerical results …
Date: November 30, 2012
Creator: Siegel, Stefan G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, November 30, 2012 (open access)

Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 29, No. 29, Ed. 1 Friday, November 30, 2012

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news and advertising of interest to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community.
Date: November 30, 2012
Creator: Wright, John
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
DOE EiR at Oakridge National Lab 2008/09 (open access)

DOE EiR at Oakridge National Lab 2008/09

This project placed an experienced technology entrepreneur at Oak Ridge National Lab, one of DOE’s premier laboratories undertaking cutting edge research in a variety of fields, including energy technologies. With the goal of accelerating the commercialization of advanced energy technologies, the task was to review available technologies at the lab and identify those that qualify for licensing and commercialization by a private startup company, backed by private venture capital. During the project, more than 1,500 inventions filed at the lab were reviewed over a 1 year period; a successively smaller number was selected for more detailed review, ultimately resulting in five, and then 1 technology, being reviewed for immediate commercialization. The chosen technology, consisting in computational chemistry based approached to optimization of enzymes, was tested in lab experiments, paid for by funds raised by ORNL for the purpose of proving out the effectiveness of the technology and readiness for commercialization. The experiments proved out that the technology worked however it’s performance proved not yet mature enough to qualify for private venture capital funded commercialization in a high tech startup. As a consequence, the project did not result in a new startup company being formed, as originally intended.
Date: November 30, 2012
Creator: Bauer, Michael
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Economizer Based Data Center Liquid Cooling with Advanced Metal Interfaces (open access)

Economizer Based Data Center Liquid Cooling with Advanced Metal Interfaces

A new chiller-less data center liquid cooling system utilizing the outside air environment has been shown to achieve up to 90% reduction in cooling energy compared to traditional chiller based data center cooling systems. The system removes heat from Volume servers inside a Sealed Rack and transports the heat using a liquid loop to an Outdoor Heat Exchanger which rejects the heat to the outdoor ambient environment. The servers in the rack are cooled using a hybrid cooling system by removing the majority of the heat generated by the processors and memory by direct thermal conduction using coldplates and the heat generated by the remaining components using forced air convection to an air- to- liquid heat exchanger inside the Sealed Rack. The anticipated benefits of such energy-centric configurations are significant energy savings at the data center level. When compared to a traditional 10 MW data center, which typically uses 25% of its total data center energy consumption for cooling this technology could potentially enable a cost savings of up to $800,000-$2,200,000/year (assuming electricity costs of 4 to 11 cents per kilowatt-hour) through the reduction in electrical energy usage.
Date: November 30, 2012
Creator: Chainer, Timothy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Ed. 1 Friday, November 30, 2012 (open access)

The Ennis Daily News (Ennis, Tex.), Ed. 1 Friday, November 30, 2012

Daily newspaper from Ennis, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 30, 2012
Creator: Todaro, Nick
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ensemble: 2012-11-30 – Holiday Choral Concert

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Holiday choral concert performed at the UNT College of Music Winspear Hall.
Date: November 30, 2012
Creator: University of North Texas. Collegium Singers.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2012-11-30 – Holiday Choral Concert

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A choir concert performed at the UNT College of Music Winspear Hall.
Date: November 30, 2012
Creator: University of North Texas. Collegium Singers.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2012-11-30 – Holiday Choral Concert [Stage Perspective]

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Clip from the holiday choral concert of the Collegium Singers performing two pieces at the UNT College of Music Winspear Hall. This video is shot from the choir's perspective, showing the conductor.
Date: November 30, 2012
Creator: University of North Texas. Collegium Singers.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library