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9/11 Commission Recommendations: The Senate Confirmation Process for Presidential Nominees (open access)

9/11 Commission Recommendations: The Senate Confirmation Process for Presidential Nominees

On July 22, 2004, the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, known as the 9/11 Commission, issued its final report, detailing the events up to and including the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks upon the United States. The 9/11 Commission recommended that the Senate adopt rules requiring hearings and votes to confirm or reject national security nominees within 30 days of their submission at the start of each new presidential administration. Implementing the commission's proposal would involve imposing new restrictions on both the power of committee chairs to control the agenda of their committees and the rights of Senators to delay or block nominations through holds and extended debate. This report discusses in detail this proposal, how it could be implemented, and the potential effects of its implementation.
Date: March 23, 2005
Creator: Palmer, Betsy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
103-06A-DA4-Base Input from BRAC Commission Visit to National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, MD dtd 26 May 2005 (open access)

103-06A-DA4-Base Input from BRAC Commission Visit to National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, MD dtd 26 May 2005

103-06A-DA4-Base Input from BRAC Commission Visit to National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, MD dtd 26 May 2005. Input includes NGA Presentation for Chairman Principi, NGA Facilities Consolidation Plan and BRAC Impacts, and National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Activities Deliberative Package.
Date: June 23, 2005
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
15th Street News (Midwest City, Okla.), Vol. 35, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, September 23, 2005 (open access)

15th Street News (Midwest City, Okla.), Vol. 35, No. 5, Ed. 1 Friday, September 23, 2005

Newspaper from Rose State College in Midwest City, Oklahoma that includes national, local, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: September 23, 2005
Creator: Waltman, Erin
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
2004 Reversible Associations in Structure & Molecular Biology (open access)

2004 Reversible Associations in Structure & Molecular Biology

The Gordon Research Conference (GRC) on 2004 Gordon Research Conference on Reversible Associations in Structure & Molecular Biology was held at Four Points Sheraton, CA, 1/25-30/2004. The Conference was well attended with 82 participants (attendees list attached). The attendees represented the spectrum of endeavor in this field coming from academia, industry, and government laboratories, both U.S. and foreign scientists, senior researchers, young investigators, and students.
Date: March 23, 2005
Creator: Gray, Edward Eisenstein Nancy Ryan
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
2004 Structural, Function and Evolutionary Genomics (open access)

2004 Structural, Function and Evolutionary Genomics

This Gordon conference will cover the areas of structural, functional and evolutionary genomics. It will take a systematic approach to genomics, examining the evolution of proteins, protein functional sites, protein-protein interactions, regulatory networks, and metabolic networks. Emphasis will be placed on what we can learn from comparative genomics and entire genomes and proteomes.
Date: March 23, 2005
Creator: Gray, Douglas L. Brutlag Nancy Ryan
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
3D Arcing for Offset Measurements with a Hamar Laser (Presentation material) (open access)

3D Arcing for Offset Measurements with a Hamar Laser (Presentation material)

This report is about 3D Arcing for Offset Measurements with a Hamar Laser on 7th International workshop on accelerator alignment.
Date: August 23, 2005
Creator: Fuss, B.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
An Accelerator Control Middle Layer Using Matlab (open access)

An Accelerator Control Middle Layer Using Matlab

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Date: August 23, 2005
Creator: Portmann, G.; /LBL, Berkeley; Corbett, J.; Terebilo, A. & /SLAC, SSRL /SLAC
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
ACIS Design Compliance with Principle Accelerator Safety Interlock Design Requirements. (open access)

ACIS Design Compliance with Principle Accelerator Safety Interlock Design Requirements.

Prior to and during the design of the APS's Access Control Interlock System (ACIS), an effort was made to insure that the design complied with the relevant DOE and ANL requirements as well as those set forth in other recognized documents then in circulation. A paragraph-by-paragraph listing of the requirements (in some cases, recommended practices) and the corresponding ACIS design features was compiled for use by the review committees then in place. This tabulation was incorporated in the APS Safety Analysis Document (SAD) as Appendix A. With the evolutionary changes that have occurred to the APS and to the documents referenced, some of the details of these compliances have evolved as well. It has been decided to maintain the SAD as a ''living'' document, editing it in close time proximity to the evolving APS. Since Appendix A depicted the ACIS's original design compliance to an also-evolving set of documents, it was decided to remove Appendix A but to retain it as a reference document. This LS Note now contains that set of original design compliances. As the APS and the ACIS continue to evolve, the changes made will be subject to internal review and approval and will always be subject …
Date: February 23, 2005
Creator: Knott, M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aging and Phase Stability of Alloy 22 Welds FY05 SUMMARY REPORT (open access)

Aging and Phase Stability of Alloy 22 Welds FY05 SUMMARY REPORT

Evaluation of the fabrication processes involved in the manufacture of waste containers is important as these processes can have an effect on the metallurgical structure of an alloy. Since material properties such as strength, toughness, aging kinetics and corrosion resistance are all dependent on the microstructure, it is important that prototypes be built and evaluated for processing effects on the performance of the material. Of particular importance are welds, which have an as-cast microstructure with chemical segregation and precipitation of complex phases resulting from the welding process. The work presented in this report focuses on the effects of processes such as solution annealing, stress mitigation, and welding on the kinetics of precipitation and corrosion properties. For a waste package lifetime of thousands of years, it is impossible to test directly in the laboratory the behavior of Alloy 22 under expected repository conditions. The changes that may occur in these materials must be accelerated. For phase-stability studies this is achieved by accelerating the phase transformations by increasing test temperatures above those anticipated in the proposed repository. For these reasons, Alloy 22 characterization specimens are currently being aged at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) Aging Facilities for times from 1 hour to …
Date: November 23, 2005
Creator: Torres, S G; El-Dasher, B; McGregor, M; Etien, R; Edgecumbe, T S; Gdowski, G et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Aging and weathering of cool roofing membranes (open access)

Aging and weathering of cool roofing membranes

Aging and weathering can reduce the solar reflectance of cool roofing materials. This paper summarizes laboratory measurements of the solar spectral reflectance of unweathered, weathered, and cleaned samples collected from single-ply roofing membranes at various sites across the United States. Fifteen samples were examined in each of the following six conditions: unweathered; weathered; weathered and brushed; weathered, brushed and then rinsed with water; weathered, brushed, rinsed with water, and then washed with soap and water; and weathered, brushed, rinsed with water, washed with soap and water, and then washed with an algaecide. Another 25 samples from 25 roofs across the United States and Canada were measured in their unweathered state, weathered, and weathered and wiped. We document reduction in reflectivity resulted from various soiling mechanisms and provide data on the effectiveness of various cleaning approaches. Results indicate that although the majority of samples after being washed with detergent could be brought to within 90% of their unweathered reflectivity, in some instances an algaecide was required to restore this level of reflectivity.
Date: August 23, 2005
Creator: Akbari, Hashem; Berhe, Asmeret A.; Levinson, Ronnen; Graveline,Stanley; Foley, Kevin; Delgado, Ana H. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Agricultural Credit: Institutions and Issues (open access)

Agricultural Credit: Institutions and Issues

The federal government has a long history of providing credit assistance to farmers by issuing direct loans and guarantees, and creating rural lending institutions. These institutions include the Farm Credit System (FCS), which is a network of borrower-owned lending institutions operating as a government-sponsored enterprise, and the Farm Service Agency (FSA) of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), which makes or guarantees loans to farmers who cannot qualify at other lenders. When loans cannot be repaid, special bankruptcy provisions help family farmers reorganize debts and continue farming (P.L. 109-8 made Chapter 12 permanent and expanded eligibility). S. 238 and H.R. 399 (the Rural Economic Investment Act) would exempt commercial banks from paying taxes on profits from farm real estate loans, thus providing similar benefits as to the Farm Credit System.
Date: November 23, 2005
Creator: Monke, Jim
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Agriculture and FY2006 Budget Reconciliation (open access)

Agriculture and FY2006 Budget Reconciliation

During the week of December 18, 2005, both the House and Senate approved the conference agreement on the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (H.Rept. 109-362, S. 1932), which includes net reductions of $2.7 billion over five years for USDA mandatory programs. Included in the agreement is a $1.7 billion reduction in farm commodity support programs, a $934 million reduction in conservation spending, a $620 million reduction in a mandatory research program, and $419 million cut in rural development programs, as scored by CBO over a five-year period (FY2006-2010). The measure also includes a two-year extension of a dairy income support program, at an estimated cost of $998 million. No reductions to food stamp spending were included in the conference agreement.
Date: December 23, 2005
Creator: Chite, Ralph M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
AIDS Funding for Federal Government Programs: FY1981-FY2006 (open access)

AIDS Funding for Federal Government Programs: FY1981-FY2006

This report provides an overview of Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) spending on HIV/AIDS (human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome) as well as budget numbers for other federal government programs targeting HIV/AIDS.
Date: March 23, 2005
Creator: Johnson, Judith A. & Coleman, Sharon
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Air Force Aerial Refueling (open access)

Air Force Aerial Refueling

This report considers the future of the U.S. tanker fleet for aerial refueling.
Date: September 23, 2005
Creator: Bolkcom, Christopher
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Air to Blood Distribution of Volatile Organic Compounds: A Linear Free Energy Analysis (open access)

Air to Blood Distribution of Volatile Organic Compounds: A Linear Free Energy Analysis

Article on air to blood distribution of volatile organic compounds and a linear free energy analysis.
Date: April 23, 2005
Creator: Abraham, M. H. (Michael H.); Ibrahim, Adam & Acree, William E. (William Eugene)
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Air Traffic Operations: The Federal Aviation Administration Needs to Address Major Air Traffic Operating Cost Control Changes (open access)

Air Traffic Operations: The Federal Aviation Administration Needs to Address Major Air Traffic Operating Cost Control Changes

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Dating back to 1997, numerous reports have highlighted the need for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to better control the growth in its Air Traffic Services operating costs, which account for about $6.5 billion or over 80 percent of FAA's total annual operating costs. In February 2004, FAA established the Air Traffic Organization (ATO) to take over its entire Air Traffic operations and established cost control as a major focus. GAO was asked to determine: (1) What is ATO's financial outlook for its operations? (2) To what extent is ATO taking actions to control its operating costs? (3) What are some options ATO should consider in developing its cost control strategy?"
Date: June 23, 2005
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 130, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 23, 2005 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 130, No. 4, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 23, 2005

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, county, and state news along with extensive advertising.
Date: June 23, 2005
Creator: Lucas, Melinda L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
[All-Star Comedy Explosion tape 1 of 2] captions transcript

[All-Star Comedy Explosion tape 1 of 2]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded "The Comedy Explosion" held on Friday, September 23rd, 2005 at the Dallas Convention Center. The event headlined comedian A.J. Jamal with spots from D. Ellis, Black Larry, Angela, Success and Lady Mozann. The footage shows comedians doing sets on politics, beauty, childhood and other topics all centered on the Black experience. The event is hosted by actress Kim Coles who speaks between performers.
Date: September 23, 2005
Creator: Jamal, A. J.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[All-Star Comedy Explosion tape 2 of 2] captions transcript

[All-Star Comedy Explosion tape 2 of 2]

Video recording from The Black Academy of Arts and Letters recorded "The Comedy Explosion" held on Friday, September 23rd, 2005 at the Dallas Convention Center. The event headlined comedian A.J. Jamal with spots from D. Ellis, Black Larry, Angela, Success and Lady Mozann. The footage shows comedians doing sets on politics, beauty, childhood and other topics all centered on the Black experience. The event is hosted by actress Kim Coles who speaks between performers.
Date: September 23, 2005
Creator: Jamal, A. J.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 106, No. 247, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 23, 2005 (open access)

Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 106, No. 247, Ed. 1 Sunday, January 23, 2005

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 23, 2005
Creator: Andrews, Mike
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 106, No. 274, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 23, 2005 (open access)

Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 106, No. 274, Ed. 1 Wednesday, February 23, 2005

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 23, 2005
Creator: Andrews, Mike
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 106, No. 297, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 23, 2005 (open access)

Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 106, No. 297, Ed. 1 Wednesday, March 23, 2005

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 23, 2005
Creator: Andrews, Mike
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 107, No. 44, Ed. 1 Monday, May 23, 2005 (open access)

Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 107, No. 44, Ed. 1 Monday, May 23, 2005

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 23, 2005
Creator: Andrews, Mike
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 107, No. 70, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 23, 2005 (open access)

Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 107, No. 70, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 23, 2005

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: June 23, 2005
Creator: Andrews, Mike
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History