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Our Planet, December 2009 (open access)

Our Planet, December 2009

Magazine of the United Nations Environment Programme discussing worldwide environmental policies and other concerns. This issue is devoted to the 2009 United Nations Climate Change Conference, know as the Copenhagen Summit, which sought an international agreement on climate change mitigation.
Date: December 2009
Creator: United Nations Environment Programme
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Our Planet, Volume 16, Number 2, 2005 (open access)

Our Planet, Volume 16, Number 2, 2005

Magazine of the United Nations Environment Programme discussing worldwide environmental policies and other concerns. This issue is devoted to nature's contributions to biodiversity, recreation, sustainability, and sanitation.
Date: 2005
Creator: United Nations Environment Programme
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Drilling and Dustiness of Metal-Mine Air (open access)

Drilling and Dustiness of Metal-Mine Air

Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the air quality in metal-mines after using wet drills. Dust samples are collected and compared to samples collected from similar metal-mines in South Africa and Australia. This report includes tables.
Date: March 1922
Creator: Harrington, D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Oil-Shale Operations in the Union of South Africa: October 1947 (open access)

Oil-Shale Operations in the Union of South Africa: October 1947

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over production of oil-shale facilities in South Africa. The deposits of oil-shales, and torbanites are described. The operations at the production facilities are also presented. This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: January 1954
Creator: Thorne, H. M. & Kraemer, A. J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The G-20 and International Economic Cooperation: Background and Implications for Congress (open access)

The G-20 and International Economic Cooperation: Background and Implications for Congress

This report discusses the background of the G-20 (an international forum for discussing and coordinating economic policies) and some of the issues that it has addressed. It includes historic background on the work of the G-20, information about how the group operates, overviews of G-20 summits, major issues that the group is likely to address and the likely effectiveness of the G-20 in the near future. The members of the G-20 include Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union.
Date: March 31, 2011
Creator: Nelson, Rebecca M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Index of Selected Gasification Patents (In Three Parts): [Part] 2. United Kingdon, Australian, Canadian, and South African Patents (open access)

Index of Selected Gasification Patents (In Three Parts): [Part] 2. United Kingdon, Australian, Canadian, and South African Patents

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over patents related to the Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. Details of the patents are presented and discussed. This report includes illustrations.
Date: 1962
Creator: Klosky, Simon & Murphy, Zane E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Story Behind the Cover (open access)

The Story Behind the Cover

Article explaining the front cover of issue 3 of volume 99 of The Hexagon, which features a painting of mice around a Bunsen burner. James Marshall discusses the picture and how it relates to the history of chemistry.
Date: Autumn 2008
Creator: Marshall, James L., 1940- & Marshall, Virginia R.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Margaret Winn to Ann H. Engelhart - November 7, 1985] (open access)

[Letter from Margaret Winn to Ann H. Engelhart - November 7, 1985]

Letter from Margaret Winn to Ann H. Engelhart explaining why the San Antonio chapter of The Links, Inc. will not participate in a conference hosted by the World Affairs Council of San Antonio. Although the chapter believes the council serves a critical purpose in focusing on international affairs, it regrets that it cannot give its full support to any discussion of international current affairs that does not address South Africa's policy of apartheid.
Date: November 7, 1985
Creator: Links, Inc. San Antonio Chapter.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Study of gulls in South Africa]

Photograph of two researchers with baseball hats examining something. Their equipment lies on the ground between them. Behind them is a stretch of rocky landscape.
Date: July 1, 1985
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
South Africa: Current Issues and U.S. Relations (open access)

South Africa: Current Issues and U.S. Relations

Report that looks at how the relationship between the United States and South Africa has progressed since the two countries commence a new Strategic Dialogue in 2010. Topics include: foreign policy issues; health (in particular HIV/AIDS) reform; corruption in South African politics; and a recent successful hosting of the 2010 FIFA World Cup.
Date: January 4, 2011
Creator: Ploch, Lauren
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The G-20 and International Economic Cooperation: Background and Implications for Congress (open access)

The G-20 and International Economic Cooperation: Background and Implications for Congress

This report discusses the background of the G-20 (an international forum for discussing and coordinating economic policies) and some of the issues that it has addressed. It includes historic background on the work of the G-20, information about how the group operates, overviews of G-20 summits, major issues that the group is likely to address and the likely effectiveness of the G-20 in the near future. The members of the G-20 include Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, South Korea, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States, and the European Union.
Date: October 23, 2013
Creator: Nelson, Rebecca M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
South Africa: Politics, Economy, and U.S. Relations (open access)

South Africa: Politics, Economy, and U.S. Relations

This report discusses the politics and governance of South Africa. South Africa has the largest, most diversified, and highly industrialized economy in Africa. To address diverse challenges, the government is investing billions of dollars to upgrade infrastructure and improve public service delivery, but is likely to face continuing challenges in meeting popular expectations.
Date: December 6, 2013
Creator: Cook, Nicolas
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
South Africa: Politics, Economy, and U.S. Relations (open access)

South Africa: Politics, Economy, and U.S. Relations

This report provides an overview to South African economy and politics and it discusses the United States relations with the Republic of South Africa.
Date: December 19, 2013
Creator: Cook, Nicolas
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Journal of Applied Rehabilitation Counseling, Volume 45, Number 2, Summer 2014

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Official, quarterly journal of the National Rehabilitation Counseling Association (NRCA) containing articles, opinions, and research in professional rehabilitation counseling regarding the needs of individuals employed in a wide variety of work settings and with wide-ranging professional interests. This edition of JARC sought to highlight international trends in contexts such as Asia, India, South Africa, Taiwan, and Uruguay.
Date: Summer 2014
Creator: National Rehabilitation Counseling Association (U.S.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Soldier by Line of Tanks]

Photograph of a man standing by a line of tanks.
Date: [1941..1945]
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Media Agenda-Building Effect: Analysis of American Public Apartheid Activities, Congressional and Presidential Policies on South Africa, 1976-1988 (open access)

Media Agenda-Building Effect: Analysis of American Public Apartheid Activities, Congressional and Presidential Policies on South Africa, 1976-1988

The mass media's role in informing the American public is critical to public support for government policies. The media are said to set the national agenda. This view is based on the assumption of selective coverage they give to news items. Media coverage also influences the salience the public attaches to issues. However, media agenda effect has been challenged by Lang and Lang (1983). These scholars, in their media agenda-building theory, argued that the success of media effect on national agenda is dependent on group support. In order to test this theory, time-related data on South Africa crises, media coverage"of South Africa, American public reactions, congressional, and presidential apartheid-related activities, between 1976 and 1988, were analyzed. Congressional anti-apartheid policies were the dependent and others, the independent variables. The theory made analysis of the data amenable to the additive adopted to test for the significance of the interactive variables, indicated that these variables were negatively related to congressional anti-apartheid policies. The additive model was subsequently analyzed. The time series multiple regression analysis was used in analyzing the relationships. Given autocorrelation and multicollinearity problems associated with time series analysis, the Arima (p, d, q) model was used to model the relationships. This …
Date: December 1989
Creator: Agboaye, Ehikioya
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study of Press Freedom in South Africa (open access)

A Study of Press Freedom in South Africa

The problem of the study was to analyze conditions of the South African press, including effects of apartheid legislation on the free flow of information. The method of research was mail questionnaire to editors of twenty-two South African daily newspapers. The study showed that the South African press is restricted by legislation and additional laws are expected. Other information from the study includes the following: at least four main laws impede the free flow of information; the press has ready access to government officials; Die Burger and The Star are considered the most influential newspapers; and Prime Minister Vorster's recent advice that the press "put your house in order" seems aimed largely at key English-language newspapers.
Date: August 1974
Creator: Levy, Joyce Carol
Object Type: Thesis or Dissertation
System: The UNT Digital Library
South Africa: Current Issues and U.S. Relations (open access)

South Africa: Current Issues and U.S. Relations

This report discusses political, social, and economic issues in South Africa, as well as the country's relationship to the United States.
Date: April 15, 2009
Creator: Ploch, Lauren
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas International Law Journal, Volume 46, Number 2, Spring 2011 (open access)

Texas International Law Journal, Volume 46, Number 2, Spring 2011

Journal containing "academic articles, essays, and student notes in the areas of public and private international law, international legal theory, the law of international organizations, comparative and foreign law, and domestic laws with significant international implications" (p. ii). This issue covers Texas-Mexico Border Wall, status in modern China, Israel/Palestine separation barrier, South Africa culture of barbed wire, affirmative action in higher education, Nubian sandstone aquifer system, and choice of law and Islamic finance.
Date: Spring 2011
Creator: University of Texas at Austin. School of Law.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
South Africa: Current Issues and U.S. Relations (open access)

South Africa: Current Issues and U.S. Relations

This report looks at the relationship between the United States and South Africa. Topics include: foreign policy issues; health (in particular HIV/AIDS) reform; economics and electricity shortages; and corruption in South African politics.
Date: June 9, 2008
Creator: Ploch, Lauren
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
South Africa: Current Issues and U.S. Relations (open access)

South Africa: Current Issues and U.S. Relations

This report discusses political, social, and economic issues in South Africa, as well as the country's relationship to the United States.
Date: January 16, 2009
Creator: Ploch, Lauren
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
South Africa: Current Issues and U.S. Relations (open access)

South Africa: Current Issues and U.S. Relations

This report looks at the relationship between the United States and South Africa. Topics include: foreign policy issues; health (in particular HIV/AIDS) reform; economics and electricity shortages; and corruption in South African politics.
Date: October 7, 2008
Creator: Ploch, Lauren
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
United States-Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Free Trade Agreement Negotiations: Background and Potential Issues (open access)

United States-Southern African Customs Union (SACU) Free Trade Agreement Negotiations: Background and Potential Issues

This report discusses negotiations to launch a free trade agreement (FTA) between the United States and the five members of the Southern African Customs Union (SACU) (Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, South Africa, and Swaziland) that began on June 3, 2003. A potential FTA would eliminate tariffs over time, reduce or eliminate non-tariff barriers, liberalize service trade, protect intellectual property rights, and provide technical assistance to help SACU nations achieve the goals of the agreement. This potential agreement would be subject to congressional approval.
Date: July 24, 2008
Creator: Langton, Danielle
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Zulu man and beehive huts

Photograph of a Zulu man in his village with beehive huts.
Date: 1968
Creator: Zichner, Mildred Schaeffer
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library