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Miniature Forests of Cape Horn: Ecotourism with a Hand Lens

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From book jacket: In the humid forests of Cape Horn, a single tree can host more than 100 species of little epiphyte plants. The floor of the forest and the rocks are also covered by numerous species of liverworts, mosses, and lichens. The decision to stop at a tree or rock and explore these “miniature forests” generates an authentic ecotourism experience. In a small area we can spend several minutes or hours with a magnifying glass or camera discovering the colors, shapes, and textures of the most diverse organisms of Cape Horn. This guidebook enhances exploration by providing information to understand the architecture, life cycles, and identification of taxonomic groups of the organisms that form them. For example, when viewing a yellow orange organism, the full color pictures and text in the guidebook illustrate that what you are viewing on the inter-tidal rocks is a crustose lichen, with a well-defined circular structure belonging to the genus Caloplaca that enjoys a broad distribution in inter-tidal zones of Arctic and Antarctic areas. The authors of this guidebook also provide a novel twist on other, more traditional field guides to bryophytes and lichens by introducing the innovative, sustainable tourism activity of “ecotourism with …
Date: April 15, 2012
Creator: Goffinet, Bernard
Object Type: Book
System: The UNT Digital Library

Data Annex to the United Nations Truth Commission on the civil war in El Salvador from 1979--1991 (digitized text)

This dataset contains statistical information transcribed from the supplementary documentation of a United Nations (UN) report compiled by The Commission on the Truth for El Salvador (La Comision de la Verdad para El Salvador). It includes information about approximately 20,000 civilian/noncombatant victims of the civil war in El Salvador (from 1979 to 1991) taken from interviews of those who survived or knew/knew of those who were victims.
Date: October 2012
Creator: Mason, T. David; Hamner, Jesse & Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Dataset
System: The UNT Digital Library
Unemployment Benefits Handbook (open access)

Unemployment Benefits Handbook

This handbook is sent out by the Texas Workforce Commission "to individuals who apply for unemployment benefits. The handbook explains [their] rights and responsibilities" (p. 20).
Date: January 2012
Creator: Texas Workforce Commission
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Trade Adjustment Assistance (open access)

Trade Adjustment Assistance

This booklet provides information about benefits available to individuals who qualify for the Trade Adjustment Assistance program.
Date: October 2012
Creator: Texas Workforce Commission
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
La Iniciativa Fronteriza de la TCEQ (open access)

La Iniciativa Fronteriza de la TCEQ

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) works with local, state, and federal stakeholders to increase cooperation and exchange knowledge, experience, and technology related to the environment. The TCEQ mission is to maximize the efforts to improve the environment of the U.S. Mexico border region.
Date: February 2012
Creator: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Ahorro Energia: Consejos Sobre Como Ahorrar Dinero y Energia en su Casa [Brochure] (open access)

Ahorro Energia: Consejos Sobre Como Ahorrar Dinero y Energia en su Casa [Brochure]

The Spanish-language version of U.S. Department of Energy's consumer guide to saving energy and money at home and on the road.
Date: July 1, 2012
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The UNT Digital Library
Apoyando La Energia Sostenible Para Todos (open access)

Apoyando La Energia Sostenible Para Todos

The Clean Energy Solutions Center, an initiative of the Clean Energy Ministerial and UN-Energy, helps governments design and adopt policies and programs that support the deployment of transformational low-carbon technologies. The Solutions Center serves as a first-stop clearinghouse of clean energy policy reports, data, and tools and provides expert assistance and peer-to-peer learning forums. This factsheet highlights key Solutions Center offerings, including 'ask an expert' assistance on clean energy policy matters, training and peer learning, and technical resources for policy makers worldwide.
Date: June 1, 2012
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hudspeth County Herald and Dell Valley Review (Dell City, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, February 17, 2012 (open access)

Hudspeth County Herald and Dell Valley Review (Dell City, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, February 17, 2012

Weekly newspaper from Dell City, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 17, 2012
Creator: Stuart, Andrew
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hudspeth County Herald and Dell Valley Review (Dell City, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, February 24, 2012 (open access)

Hudspeth County Herald and Dell Valley Review (Dell City, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, February 24, 2012

Weekly newspaper from Dell City, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: February 24, 2012
Creator: Stuart, Andrew
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hudspeth County Herald and Dell Valley Review (Dell City, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, March 2, 2012 (open access)

Hudspeth County Herald and Dell Valley Review (Dell City, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, March 2, 2012

Weekly newspaper from Dell City, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 2, 2012
Creator: Stuart, Andrew
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hudspeth County Herald and Dell Valley Review (Dell City, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, March 9, 2012 (open access)

Hudspeth County Herald and Dell Valley Review (Dell City, Tex.), Vol. 56, No. 17, Ed. 1 Friday, March 9, 2012

Weekly newspaper from Dell City, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 9, 2012
Creator: Stuart, Andrew
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Cambio Climático Global en El Contexto De La Ecorregión Subantártica De Magallanes Y La Reserva De Biósfera Cabo De Hornos (open access)

Cambio Climático Global en El Contexto De La Ecorregión Subantártica De Magallanes Y La Reserva De Biósfera Cabo De Hornos

This article presents the main attributes of Magellanic sub-Antarctic ecoregion, and of the Sub-Antarctic Biocultural Conservation Program coordinated by UMAG, the Institute of Ecology and Biodiversity and the University of North Texas, which integrates ecological and ethical dimensions in the analyses of socioecological processes at local, regional, national, and international scales.
Date: May 15, 2012
Creator: Mansilla, Andrés O.; Ojeda, Jaime & Rozzi, Ricardo, 1960-
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Coprologic survey of endoparasites from Darwin’s fox (Pseudalopex fulvipes) in Chiloé, Chile (open access)

Coprologic survey of endoparasites from Darwin’s fox (Pseudalopex fulvipes) in Chiloé, Chile

Article on parasite presence in the critically endangered Darwin's fox (Pseudalopex fulvipes) in Chile. Parasites found include species and genera reported for the first time in Darwin's fox.
Date: January 1, 2012
Creator: Jiménez, Jaime E.; Briceño, C.; Alcaíno, H.; Vásquez, P.; Funk, S. & González-Acuña, D.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2012-11-27 – Mariachi Águilas

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A Mariachi concert performed at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall.
Date: November 27, 2012
Creator: Garza, Joshua
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2012-11-27 – Mariachi Águilas

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Mariachi concert performed at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall.
Date: November 27, 2012
Creator: University of North Texas. Mariachi Águilas.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

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

Ensemble: 2012-09-25 – Choralfest! 2012

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UNT Choralfest! Concert presented at the UNT College of Music Winspear Hall.
Date: September 25, 2012
Creator: University of North Texas. Concert Choir.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2012-04-04 – Beginner and Advanced Afro-Cuban Ensemble, Brazilian Ensemble, and Latin Jazz Lab Band

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Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, Latin Jazz ensemble concert performed at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall.
Date: April 4, 2012
Creator: University of North Texas. Beginner and Advanced Afro-Cuban Ensemble.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2012-04-04 – Beginner and Advanced Afro-Cuban Ensemble, Brazilian Ensemble, and Latin Jazz Lab Band

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A Latin music concerts per formed at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall.
Date: April 4, 2012
Creator: University of North Texas. Beginner and Advanced Afro-Cuban Ensemble.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2012-09-09 – A Cappella Choir

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A Cappella concert performed at the UNT College of Music Winspear Hall.
Date: September 9, 2012
Creator: University of North Texas. A Cappella Choir.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2012-11-16 – Avenue C

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Jazz Singers II (Avenue C) performed at the UNT College of Music Kenton Hall.
Date: November 16, 2012
Creator: University of North Texas. Avenue C.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
Habitantes de Texas: ¡Prepárense! (open access)

Habitantes de Texas: ¡Prepárense!

Pamphlet explaining how Texans should prepare for and what to expect during an environmental disaster situation.
Date: September 2012
Creator: Peña, Josefa & Cavanagh, Joyce
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History