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9/11 Commission Recommendations: New Structures and Organization (open access)

9/11 Commission Recommendations: New Structures and Organization

This report discusses proposals addressing shortcomings concerning civil liberties protection, development, intelligence community management. and intelligence expertise as well as implications assessment. This report displays a chronology of development about the recommendations of the 9/11 Commission.
Date: September 1, 2004
Creator: Relyea, Harold C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
9W-12W, 8H and 10H Cell, Rack Pan, and Air Tunnel Inspections for the Safe Deactivation NCSE (open access)

9W-12W, 8H and 10H Cell, Rack Pan, and Air Tunnel Inspections for the Safe Deactivation NCSE

The cell, rack pan, Warm Canyon Air Tunnel (WCAT) and Hot Canyon Air Tunnel (HCAT) inspections did not reveal significant deposits or accumulation of fissile material. Nor were there any depressions, except the sumps, that exceeded the limits of 2 inch x 6 inch in 9W-12W or 20 inch x 35 inch in 8H or 10H. After filling the sumps and isolating the liquid sources, the cells, rack pans, and air tunnels meet the requirements for criticality safety as described in the NCSE.
Date: September 1, 2004
Creator: EUBANKS, RONNYEA.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Abilene Philharmonic Playbill: September 18-October 30, 2004 (open access)

Abilene Philharmonic Playbill: September 18-October 30, 2004

Program for an Abilene Philharmonic concert that ran from September 18th to October 30th during the 55th season. It includes information about the pieces performed, artists and musicians, and advertising from local companies.
Date: September 2004
Creator: Abilene Philharmonic
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Abstracts for the Workshop on Computational Biology: Focus on Hydrogen, Biomass, and Nanoscience (open access)

Abstracts for the Workshop on Computational Biology: Focus on Hydrogen, Biomass, and Nanoscience

Computational science stands at the forefront of biological modeling and simulation. The challenges in this field are two-fold. First, biological computational science is obliged to use high-performance computers and advanced visualization to explore ever increasingly complex systems and datasets. Second, validation of theory with experiment is exceptionally critical in this new field. The Computational Sciences Center (CSC) is supporting the NREL Computational Sciences Workshop (NCS 2004) on Computational Biology to facilitate understanding and enhancement of the capabilities of computational science in research as well as the needs of the more traditional methods of scientific investigation, theory and experiment. The workshop aims to bring together researchers from scientific areas studying biological systems to discuss problems and potential solutions, to identify new issues, and to shape future directions for research. There are four technical sessions. Topics include: (1) Simulation and Modeling in Biomass Conversion; (2) Simulation and Modeling in Photobiology; (3) Bioinformatics for Renewable Energy; and (4) Modeling Hard- Soft-Matter Interfaces.
Date: September 1, 2004
Creator: Kim, K.; Jones, W.; Himmel, M. & King, P.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Activities and Accomplishments in MY2003/FY2004 (open access)

Activities and Accomplishments in MY2003/FY2004

From vehicle acquisition and credit trading to exemptions and outreach activity, the Annual Report summarizes the State & Alternative Fuel Provider Program accomplishments during FY2003/FY2004.
Date: September 1, 2004
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Activities of the US-Japan Safety Monitor Joint Working Group (open access)

Activities of the US-Japan Safety Monitor Joint Working Group

This paper documents the activities of the US-Japan exchange in the area of personnel safety at magnetic and laser fusion experiments. A near-miss event with a visiting scientist to the US in 1992 was the impetus for forming the Joint Working Group on Fusion Safety. This exchnge has been under way for over ten years and has provided many safety insights for both US and Japanese facility personnel at national institutes and at universities. The background and activities of the Joint Working Group are described, including the facilities that have been visited for safety walkthroughs, the participants from both countries, and the main safety issues examined during visits. Based on these visits, some operational safety ideas to enhance experiment safety are given. The near-term future plans of the Safety Monitor Joint Working group are also discussed.
Date: September 1, 2004
Creator: Savercool, Richard L. & Cadwallader, Lee C.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Advanced Geothermal Optical Transducer (AGOT) (open access)

Advanced Geothermal Optical Transducer (AGOT)

Today's geothermal pressure-temperature measuring tools are short endurance, high value instruments, used sparingly because their loss is a major expense. In this project LEL offered to build and test a rugged, affordable, downhole sensor capable ofretuming an uninterrupted data stream at pressures and of 10,000 psi and temperatures up to 250 C, thus permitting continuous deep-well logging. It was proposed to meet the need by specializing LEL's patented 'Twin Column Transducer' technology to satisfy the demands of geothermal pressure/temperature measurements. TCT transducers have very few parts, none of which are moving parts, and all of which can be fabricated from high-temperature super alloys or from ceramics; the result is an extremely rugged device, essentially impervious to chemical attack and readily modified to operate at high pressure and temperature. To measure pressure and temperature they capitalize on the relative expansion of optical elements subjected to thermal or mechanical stresses; if one element is maintained at a reference pressure while the other is opened to ambient, the differential displacement then serves as a measure of pressure. A transducer responding to temperature rather than pressure is neatly created by 'inverting' the pressure-measuring design so that both deflecting structures see identical temperatures and temperature …
Date: September 1, 2004
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aeronautics Star, Volume 5, Number 4, September/October 2004 (open access)

Aeronautics Star, Volume 5, Number 4, September/October 2004

Bimonthly newsletter published for employees of Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Co. containing work-related information, updates about employees, and other news.
Date: September 2004
Creator: Lockheed Martin Astronautics (Firm)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Age, Volume 25, Number 9, September 2004 (open access)

The Age, Volume 25, Number 9, September 2004

Monthly publication containing information related to Chambers County, Texas, including current events of the Chambers County Historical Commission, the Wallisville Heritage Park, and the Chambers County historical and genealogical societies; reprinted newspaper articles about county events and citizens; and historical news and records.
Date: September 2004
Creator: Wallisville Heritage Park (Organization)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
Aggregated Dispatch of Distributed Generation Units: Final Report (open access)

Aggregated Dispatch of Distributed Generation Units: Final Report

This final report describes a project to demonstrate the technical and economic feasibility of aggregating distributed generating resources in New York State. This project demonstrates a system that allows distributed generation (DG) to participate in competitive markets in much the same way as large central-station power plants. This approach involves aggregating the distributed demand-side resources into a single transaction entity consistent with the requirements of the New York Independent System Operator (NYISO). This single entity then buys or sells capacity and energy (i.e., curtailment) in NYISO markets.
Date: September 1, 2004
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 106, No. 131, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 1, 2004 (open access)

Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 106, No. 131, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 1, 2004

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 1, 2004
Creator: Andrews, Mike
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Alvin Advertiser (Alvin, Tex.), Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 1, 2004 (open access)

The Alvin Advertiser (Alvin, Tex.), Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 1, 2004

Weekly newspaper from Alvin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 1, 2004
Creator: Schwind, Jim & Looby, Edward
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Analysis and control of distributed cooperative systems. (open access)

Analysis and control of distributed cooperative systems.

As part of DARPA Information Processing Technology Office (IPTO) Software for Distributed Robotics (SDR) Program, Sandia National Laboratories has developed analysis and control software for coordinating tens to thousands of autonomous cooperative robotic agents (primarily unmanned ground vehicles) performing military operations such as reconnaissance, surveillance and target acquisition; countermine and explosive ordnance disposal; force protection and physical security; and logistics support. Due to the nature of these applications, the control techniques must be distributed, and they must not rely on high bandwidth communication between agents. At the same time, a single soldier must easily direct these large-scale systems. Finally, the control techniques must be provably convergent so as not to cause undo harm to civilians. In this project, provably convergent, moderate communication bandwidth, distributed control algorithms have been developed that can be regulated by a single soldier. We have simulated in great detail the control of low numbers of vehicles (up to 20) navigating throughout a building, and we have simulated in lesser detail the control of larger numbers of vehicles (up to 1000) trying to locate several targets in a large outdoor facility. Finally, we have experimentally validated the resulting control algorithms on smaller numbers of autonomous vehicles.
Date: September 1, 2004
Creator: Feddema, John Todd; Parker, Eric Paul; Wagner, John S. & Schoenwald, David Alan
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analytical Results of DWPF Glass Sample Taken During Filling of Canister S01913 (open access)

Analytical Results of DWPF Glass Sample Taken During Filling of Canister S01913

The Defense Waste Processing Facility (DWPF) began processing Sludge Batch 2 (SB2) (Macrobatch 3) in December 2001 as part of Sludge Receipt and Adjustment Tank (SRAT) Batch 208. Macrobatch 3 consists of the contents of Tank 40 and Tank 8 in approximately equal proportions. A glass sample was obtained while pouring Canister S01913 and was sent to the Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) Shielded Cells for characterization. This report contains observations of the glass sample, results for the density, the chemical composition, the Product Consistency Test (PCT) and the radionuclide results needed for the Production Record for Canister S01913. The as-received glass appeared homogeneous over the entire surface with a dark and reflective luster. The glass sample weighed 33.04 grams. The results of the composition for glass sample S01913 are in good agreement with the DWPF Slurry Mix Evaporator (SME) results for Batch Number 254, the SME Batch that was being fed to the melter when the sample was collected. The PCT results for the glass indicate that it is significantly more durable than the Environmental Assessment (EA) glass with a normalized boron release of 1.18 g/L for the glass and 10.5 g/L measured for the EA glass. Thus, the …
Date: September 1, 2004
Creator: Cozzi, Alex D. & Bibler, N. E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Archer Advocate (Holliday, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 22, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 1, 2004 (open access)

The Archer Advocate (Holliday, Tex.), Vol. 2, No. 22, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 1, 2004

Weekly newspaper from Holliday, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 1, 2004
Creator: Thomas, John
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Arthello Beck and Frank Frazier retrospective exhibition walkthrough] captions transcript

[Arthello Beck and Frank Frazier retrospective exhibition walkthrough]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded during "Artists From Two Different Worlds: A Retrospective Look at the Works of Arthello Beck and Frank Frazier" held as the fall exhibition in the James E. Kemp Gallery in 2004. The footage shows a walkthrough of the gallery space beginning with a painting identified with the number 7 and continues to show close-ups and large pans of the space and fine art.
Date: September 2004
Creator: Beck, Arthello & Frazier, Frank
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Audit Report on Contract Administration in the Department of Criminal Justice's Community Justice Assistance Division (open access)

An Audit Report on Contract Administration in the Department of Criminal Justice's Community Justice Assistance Division

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to the Department of Criminal Justice's Community Justice Assistance Division (CJAD), and the accuracy and completeness of the information it uses to allocate funds for adult probation services and the monitoring of its agreements with the community supervision and correction departments (CSCDs) that provide these services.
Date: September 2004
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on Protection of Confidential Data and Critical Systems at Texas A&M University (open access)

An Audit Report on Protection of Confidential Data and Critical Systems at Texas A&M University

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether Texas A&M University has adequate controls to protect confidential data and critical systems from loss or unauthorized access and use.
Date: September 2004
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
An Audit Report on Two Cost-Recovery Programs at the Department of Information Resources (open access)

An Audit Report on Two Cost-Recovery Programs at the Department of Information Resources

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining whether revenue and expenditures for the Department of Information Resources' (Department) cost-recovery programs (CCP and telecommunications) are received and spent in accordance with state laws, regulations, and contract terms; whether the Department has maintained effective accounting controls over revenue, expenditures, assets, and liabilities for the cost-recovery programs; and whether the Department adequately addressed the issues identified in a previous audit report.
Date: September 2004
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Autofocus correction of excessive migration in synthetic aperture radar images. (open access)

Autofocus correction of excessive migration in synthetic aperture radar images.

When residual range migration due to either real or apparent motion errors exceeds the range resolution, conventional autofocus algorithms fail. A new migration-correction autofocus algorithm has been developed that estimates the migration and applies phase and frequency corrections to properly focus the image.
Date: September 1, 2004
Creator: Doerry, Armin Walter
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
An automated procedure for analyzing the effects of vortex-induced fin pressure on roll torque for a finned body of revolution. (open access)

An automated procedure for analyzing the effects of vortex-induced fin pressure on roll torque for a finned body of revolution.

In flight tests, certain finned bodies of revolution firing lateral jets experience slower spin rates than expected. The primary cause for the reduced spin rate is the interaction between the lateral jets and the freestream air flowing past the body. This interaction produces vortices that interact with the fins (Vortex-Fin Interaction (VFI)) altering the pressure distribution over the fins and creating torque that counteracts the desired spin (counter torque). The current task is to develop an automated procedure for analyzing the pressures measured at an array of points on the fin surfaces of a body tested in a production-scale wind tunnel to determine the VFI-induced roll torque and compare it to the roll torque experimentally measured with an aerodynamic balance. Basic pressure, force, and torque relationships were applied to finite elements defined by the pressure measurement locations and integrated across the fin surface. The integrated fin pressures will help assess the distinct contributions of the individual fins to the counter torque and aid in correlating the counter torque with the positions and strengths of the vortices. The methodology produced comparisons of the effects of VFI for varying flow conditions such as freestream Mach number and dynamic pressure. The results show …
Date: September 1, 2004
Creator: Vijlee, Shazib Z.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Avian Monitoring and Risk Assessment at the Tehachapi Pass Wind Resource Area; Period of Performance: October 2, 1996--May 27, 1998 (open access)

Avian Monitoring and Risk Assessment at the Tehachapi Pass Wind Resource Area; Period of Performance: October 2, 1996--May 27, 1998

Observations of dead raptors at the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area triggered concerns on the parts of regulatory agencies, environmental/conservation groups, wildlife resource agencies, and wind and electric utility industries about possible impacts to birds from wind energy development. Bird fatality rates observed at most wind projects are not currently considered significant to individual bird species populations. Although many bird species have observed fatalities, raptors have received the most attention. The primary objective of this study was to estimate and compare bird utilization, fatality rates, and collision risk indices among factors such as bird taxonomic groups, turbine types, and turbine locations within the operating wind plant in the Tehachapi Pass WRA, in south-central California between October 1996 and May 1998.
Date: September 1, 2004
Creator: Anderson, R.; Neumann, N.; Tom, J.; Erickson, W. P.; Strickland, M. D.; Bourassa, M. et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 83, No. 274, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 1, 2004 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 83, No. 274, Ed. 1 Wednesday, September 1, 2004

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: September 1, 2004
Creator: Cash, Wanda Garner
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Biennial Report on the State's Compensation System for Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007 (open access)

A Biennial Report on the State's Compensation System for Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007

Report of the Texas State Auditor's Office related to determining the competitiveness of the compensation system (Plan) with the labor market and to determining whether changes to the Plan are needed.
Date: September 2004
Creator: Texas. Office of the State Auditor.
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History