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Civilian Nuclear Waste Disposal (open access)

Civilian Nuclear Waste Disposal

This report looks at the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (NWPA), Yucca Mountain, and the Obama Administration's de-funding of Yucca Mountain. Federal policy is based on the premise that nuclear waste can be disposed of safely, but proposed storage and disposal facilities have frequently been challenged on safety, health, and environmental grounds. Most of the current debate surrounding civilian radioactive waste focuses on highly radioactive spent fuel from nuclear power plants.
Date: December 2, 2013
Creator: Holt, Mark
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 110, No. 122, Ed. 1 Monday, December 2, 2013 (open access)

Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 110, No. 122, Ed. 1 Monday, December 2, 2013

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 2, 2013
Creator: Cobb, Dawn
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Federal Public Transportation Program: In Brief (open access)

Federal Public Transportation Program: In Brief

This report provides an introduction to the Federal Public Transportation Program (FPTP). Includes a brief background of public transportation as well as FPTP's funding, expenses, and structure.
Date: December 2, 2013
Creator: Mallett, William J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Keystone XL Pipeline Project: Key Issues (open access)

Keystone XL Pipeline Project: Key Issues

This report describes the Keystone XL pipeline proposal and the process required for federal approval. It summarizes key arguments for and against the pipeline put forth by the pipeline's developers, federal agencies, environmental groups, and other stakeholders. The report discusses potential consistency challenges faced by the State Department in reviewing the pipeline application given its recent prior approvals of similar pipeline projects. Finally, the report reviews the constitutional basis for the State Department's authority to issue a Presidential Permit, and opponents' possible challenges to this authority.
Date: December 2, 2013
Creator: Parfomak, Paul W.; Pirog, Robert; Luther, Linda & Vann, Adam
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Minutes: The Dallas Way, December 2, 2013] (open access)

[Minutes: The Dallas Way, December 2, 2013]

Meeting minutes for the December 2nd meeting of the Dallas Way including fundraising information and other reports.
Date: December 2, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mountaintop Mining: Background on Current Controversies (open access)

Mountaintop Mining: Background on Current Controversies

This report provides background on regulatory requirements, controversies and legal challenges to mountaintop mining, and recent Administration actions. Congressional interest in these issues also is discussed, including legislation in the 111th Congress seeking to restrict the practice of mountaintop mining and other legislation intended to block the Obama Administration’s regulatory actions.
Date: December 2, 2013
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Newsletter of Texas State Representative Cecil Bell, Jr.: December, 2, 2013 (open access)

Newsletter of Texas State Representative Cecil Bell, Jr.: December, 2, 2013

Newsletter of Cecil Bell, Jr. for his constituents in district 3 discussing news, activities, and various updates related to work in the Texas legislature.
Date: December 2, 2013
Creator: Bell, Cecil Ivan, Jr.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 99, No. 73, Ed. 1 Monday, December 2, 2013 (open access)

The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 99, No. 73, Ed. 1 Monday, December 2, 2013

Student newspaper of the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma that includes national, local, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: December 2, 2013
Creator: Margerum, Kyle
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Workforce Investment Act: DOL Should Do More to Improve the Quality of Participant Data (open access)

Workforce Investment Act: DOL Should Do More to Improve the Quality of Participant Data

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Flexibility in the Department of Labor's (DOL) data reporting guidance and limitations in some state information systems continue to impair the quality of the data on participants in the Workforce Investment Act (WIA) Adult and Dislocated Worker Programs. The flexibility in the guidance stems from the inherent nature of WIA, which allows states and local areas to tailor program design and service delivery to their needs. As a result, DOL's guidance on collecting and reporting the data allows variation in how some WIA data elements are defined, collected, and reported. Specifically, an American Job Center--formerly known as a one-stop center--can choose to provide certain basic services exclusively through WIA programs, exclusively through a partner program, or through a blend of both WIA and partner programs. However, this flexibility involves variations in data reporting that have contributed to inconsistencies among states regarding when job seekers are counted as WIA participants. Moreover, some aspects of DOL's guidance are open to interpretation, leaving it to states to define variables such as type of training service received, further contributing to data inconsistencies. In addition, some state information systems used to …
Date: December 2, 2013
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Workforce Investment Act: Local Areas Face Challenges Helping Employers Fill Some Types of Skilled Jobs (open access)

Workforce Investment Act: Local Areas Face Challenges Helping Employers Fill Some Types of Skilled Jobs

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Based on survey results for calendar year 2012, GAO estimates that most local areas used various sources of information to identify occupations that are in demand (i.e., available jobs and occupations that are projected to grow). Local areas found all of the sources of information they used to be at least moderately useful. To identify occupations that are in demand, GAO estimates that nearly 90 percent of local areas used state job banks and occupational projections, both of which are funded by the Department of Labor (DOL). All percentages presented on this highlights page are estimates from the survey and have a sampling error of no larger than plus or minus 7 percentage points. In addition, 93 percent of areas used at least one local initiative, such as a partnership with the local economic development agency, to identify such jobs. As compared to other sources, areas reported using local initiatives because they provided more detailed information and better reflected local employers' needs. To guide participants toward training, most local areas required them to complete certain activities, such as meeting with a case manager to discuss training …
Date: December 2, 2013
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 160, No. 79, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 2, 2013 (open access)

The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 160, No. 79, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 2, 2013

Semi-weekly newspaper from Bastrop, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 2, 2013
Creator: Wright, Cyndi
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 17, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 2, 2013 (open access)

Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 17, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 2, 2013

Weekly newspaper from Brownwood, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 2, 2013
Creator: Stuckly, Derrick
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 110, No. 92, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 2, 2013 (open access)

Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 110, No. 92, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 2, 2013

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 2, 2013
Creator: Cobb, Dawn
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ensemble: 2013-11-02 – Beginner and Advanced Afro-Cuban Ensemble, Brazilian Ensemble, and Latin Jazz Lab Band

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Afro-Cuban ensemble concert performed at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall.
Date: November 2, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Beginner and Advanced Afro-Cuban Ensemble.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2013-11-02 – Beginner and Advanced Afro-Cuban Ensemble, Brazilian Ensemble, and Latin Jazz Lab Band

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Jazz concert performed at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall.
Date: November 2, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Beginner and Advanced Afro-Cuban Ensemble.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Saturday, November 2, 2013 (open access)

The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Saturday, November 2, 2013

Daily newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 2, 2013
Creator: Bright, James
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 136, No. 88, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 2, 2013 (open access)

The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 136, No. 88, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 2, 2013

Semi-weekly newspaper from Gilmer, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 2, 2013
Creator: Overton, Mac
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

Senior Recital: 2013-11-02 - Erik Lundquist, euphonium

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A senior recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall.
Date: November 2, 2013
Creator: Lundquist, Erik
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Steven Huynh]

A photograph of Steven Huynh standing at a booth. He is wearing a blue shirt and black tie with a yellow lanyard. Part of a poster about a scientific study is visible behind him.
Date: November 2, 2013
Creator: University of North Texas. Multicultural Center.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
Wharton Journal-Spectator (Wharton, Tex.), Vol. 124, No. 88, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 2, 2013 (open access)

Wharton Journal-Spectator (Wharton, Tex.), Vol. 124, No. 88, Ed. 1 Saturday, November 2, 2013

Semi-weekly newspaper from Wharton, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 2, 2013
Creator: Wallace, Bill
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The 45th ROK-U.S. Security Consultative Meeting October 2, 2013, Seoul (open access)

The 45th ROK-U.S. Security Consultative Meeting October 2, 2013, Seoul

A document about the commemoration of the Mutual Defense Treaty, the ROK-U.S. Alliance that was established in 1953. It successfully deterred North Korean aggression and provocation while playing an important role in the development of free democracy in the Republic of Korea.
Date: October 2, 2013
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the Appropriations Process: FAQs Regarding Potential Legislative Changes and Effects of a Government Shutdown (open access)

Affordable Care Act (ACA) and the Appropriations Process: FAQs Regarding Potential Legislative Changes and Effects of a Government Shutdown

This report provides background information on the Affordable Care Act (ACA). It discusses the ACA and the annual appropriations process and the potential impact of a shutdown on ACA implementation.
Date: October 2, 2013
Creator: Redhead, C. S.; Tollestrup, Jessica; Liu, Edward C. & Brass, Clinton T.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 114, No. 141, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 2, 2013 (open access)

The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 114, No. 141, Ed. 1 Wednesday, October 2, 2013

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: October 2, 2013
Creator: Bush, Michael
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Automatic Continuing Resolutions: Background and Overview of Recent Proposals (open access)

Automatic Continuing Resolutions: Background and Overview of Recent Proposals

This report begins by providing background on the historic frequency of federal funding gaps. Next, four major features of automatic continuing resolution(ACR) proposals since the 1980s -- time frame, funding level, activities, and duration -- are explained. This is followed by a summary of the major arguments for and against the enactment of an ACR. Finally, the last three sections of the report review congressional action that has taken place on ACR proposals, describe ACR proposals that have been introduced but not enacted during the 112th and 113th Congresses, and provide brief analysis of H.R. 3210.
Date: October 2, 2013
Creator: Tollestrup, Jessica
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library