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81st Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 873, Chapter 2 (open access)

81st Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 873, Chapter 2

Bill introduced by the Texas House of Representatives relating to incentives for the film, television, video, and digital interactive media production industries.
Date: April 23, 2009
Creator: Texas. Legislature. House of Representatives.
Object Type: Legislative Document
System: The Portal to Texas History
Airport Passenger Screening: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Airport Passenger Screening: Background and Issues for Congress

This report discusses challenges the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will likely face to address projected growth in passenger airline travel while maintaining and improving upon the efficiency and effectiveness of passenger screening operations.
Date: April 23, 2009
Creator: Elias, Bart
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 133, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 23, 2009 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 133, No. 48, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 23, 2009

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, county, and state news along with extensive advertising.
Date: April 23, 2009
Creator: Lucas, Melinda L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 111, No. 206, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 23, 2009 (open access)

The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 111, No. 206, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 23, 2009

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 23, 2009
Creator: Bush, Michael
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Archer County Advocate (Holliday, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 23, 2009 (open access)

Archer County Advocate (Holliday, Tex.), Vol. 7, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 23, 2009

Weekly newspaper from Holliday, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 23, 2009
Creator: Lewinski, Steve
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Archer County News (Archer City, Tex.), No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 23, 2009 (open access)

Archer County News (Archer City, Tex.), No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 23, 2009

Weekly newspaper from Archer City, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 23, 2009
Creator: Lewis, Shelley
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Astrophysical Gyrokinetics: Kinetic and Fluid Turbulent Cascades In Magentized Weakly Collisional Plasmas (open access)

Astrophysical Gyrokinetics: Kinetic and Fluid Turbulent Cascades In Magentized Weakly Collisional Plasmas

This paper presents a theoretical framework for understanding plasma turbulence in astrophysical plasmas. It is motivated by observations of electromagnetic and density fluctuations in the solar wind, interstellar medium and galaxy clusters, as well as by models of particle heating in accretion disks. All of these plasmas and many others have turbulentmotions at weakly collisional and collisionless scales. The paper focuses on turbulence in a strong mean magnetic field. The key assumptions are that the turbulent fluctuations are small compared to the mean field, spatially anisotropic with respect to it and that their frequency is low compared to the ion cyclotron frequency. The turbulence is assumed to be forced at some system-specific outer scale. The energy injected at this scale has to be dissipated into heat, which ultimately cannot be accomplished without collisions. A kinetic cascade develops that brings the energy to collisional scales both in space and velocity. The nature of the kinetic cascade in various scale ranges depends on the physics of plasma fluctuations that exist there. There are four special scales that separate physically distinct regimes: the electron and ion gyroscales, the mean free path and the electron diffusion scale. In each of the scale ranges separated …
Date: April 23, 2009
Creator: A.A. Schekochihin, S.C. Cowley, W. Dorland, G.W. Hammett, G.G. Howes, E. Quataert, and T. Tatsuno
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Atmospheric Radiation Measurement program climate research facility operations quarterly report January 1 - March 31, 2009. (open access)

Atmospheric Radiation Measurement program climate research facility operations quarterly report January 1 - March 31, 2009.

Individual raw data streams from instrumentation at the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) Program Climate Research Facility (ACRF) fixed and mobile sites are collected and sent to the Data Management Facility (DMF) at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) for processing in near real-time. Raw and processed data are then sent daily to the ACRF Archive, where they are made available to users. For each instrument, we calculate the ratio of the actual number of data records received daily at the Archive to the expected number of data records. The results are tabulated by (1) individual data stream, site, and month for the current year and (2) site and fiscal year (FY) dating back to 1998. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) requires national user facilities to report time-based operating data. The requirements concern the actual hours of operation (ACTUAL); the estimated maximum operation or uptime goal (OPSMAX), which accounts for planned downtime; and the VARIANCE [1 - (ACTUAL/OPSMAX)], which accounts for unplanned downtime. The OPSMAX time for the second quarter of FY 2009 for the Southern Great Plains (SGP) site is 2,052.00 hours (0.95 x 2,160 hours this quarter). The OPSMAX for the North Slope Alaska (NSA) locale is 1,944.00 hours …
Date: April 23, 2009
Creator: Sisterson, D. L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Auto Industry: Summary of Government Efforts and Automakers' Restructuring to Date (open access)

Auto Industry: Summary of Government Efforts and Automakers' Restructuring to Date

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The turmoil in financial markets and the economic downturn has brought significant financial stress to the auto manufacturing industry. The economic reach of the auto industry in the United States is broad, affecting autoworkers, auto suppliers, stock and bondholders, dealers, and certain states. To help stabilize the U.S. auto industry and avoid disruptions that could pose systemic risk to the nation's economy, in December 2008 the Department of the Treasury established the Automotive Industry Financing Program (AIFP) under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP). From December 2008 through March 2009, Treasury has allocated about $36 billion to this program, including loans to Chrysler Holding LLC (Chrysler) and General Motors (GM). GAO has previously identified three principles to guide federal assistance to large firms: define the problem, determine the national interests and set goals and objectives, and protect the government's interests. As part of GAO's statutorily mandated responsibilities to provide timely oversight of TARP activities, this report discusses the (1) nature and purpose of assistance to the auto industry, (2) how the assistance addresses the three principles, and (3) important factors for Chrysler and GM to address …
Date: April 23, 2009
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 156, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 23, 2009 (open access)

The Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 156, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 23, 2009

Semi-weekly newspaper from Bastrop, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 23, 2009
Creator: Wright, Cyndi
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 111, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 23, 2009 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 111, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 23, 2009

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 23, 2009
Creator: Clements, Clifford E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Canadian Record (Canadian, Tex.), Vol. 119, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 23, 2009 (open access)

The Canadian Record (Canadian, Tex.), Vol. 119, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 23, 2009

Weekly newspaper from Canadian, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: April 23, 2009
Creator: Brown, Laurie Ezzell
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Compelling Research Opportunities using Isotopes (open access)

Compelling Research Opportunities using Isotopes

Isotopes are vital to the science and technology base of the US economy. Isotopes, both stable and radioactive, are essential tools in the growing science, technology, engineering, and health enterprises of the 21st century. The scientific discoveries and associated advances made as a result of the availability of isotopes today span widely from medicine to biology, physics, chemistry, and a broad range of applications in environmental and material sciences. Isotope issues have become crucial aspects of homeland security. Isotopes are utilized in new resource development, in energy from bio-fuels, petrochemical and nuclear fuels, in drug discovery, health care therapies and diagnostics, in nutrition, in agriculture, and in many other areas. The development and production of isotope products unavailable or difficult to get commercially have been most recently the responsibility of the Department of Energy's Nuclear Energy program. The President's FY09 Budget request proposed the transfer of the Isotope Production program to the Department of Energy's Office of Science in Nuclear Physics and to rename it the National Isotope Production and Application program (NIPA). The transfer has now taken place with the signing of the 2009 appropriations bill. In preparation for this, the Nuclear Science Advisory Committee (NSAC) was requested to …
Date: April 23, 2009
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cooper Review (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. 129, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 23, 2009 (open access)

Cooper Review (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. 129, No. 17, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 23, 2009

Weekly newspaper from Cooper, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 23, 2009
Creator: Palmer, Roger
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Gets You Ready to Safely Bike to Work (open access)

DART Gets You Ready to Safely Bike to Work

News release about DART's promotion of bicycling ahead of "Bike to Work" day.
Date: April 23, 2009
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
DART Health Fair Supports Senior Citizens (open access)

DART Health Fair Supports Senior Citizens

News release about DART's annual senior health fair.
Date: April 23, 2009
Creator: Lyons, Morgan & Ball, Mark
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Defense Acquisitions: Actions Needed to Ensure Value for Service Contracts (open access)

Defense Acquisitions: Actions Needed to Ensure Value for Service Contracts

Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "In fiscal year 2008, the Department of Defense (DOD) obligated over $200 billion on contracts for services, which accounted for more than half of its total contract obligations. Given the serious budget pressures facing the nation, it is critical that DOD obtain value when buying these services. Yet DOD does not always use sound practices when acquiring services, and the department lacks sufficient people with the right skills to support its acquisitions. Although DOD has ongoing efforts to improve its planning, execution, and oversight of service acquisitions, many concerns that prompted GAO to put DOD contract management on its high-risk list in 1992 remain. The committee asked GAO to address challenges facing DOD in measuring the value from and risks associated with its contracting for services. This testimony provides an overview of key concerns GAO cited in its previous reports. Specifically it focuses on (1) challenges DOD faces in following sound contract and contracting management practices and (2) recent actions DOD has taken to improve its management of service contracting. GAO has made numerous recommendations over the past decade aimed at improving DOD's management and oversight of service …
Date: April 23, 2009
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 2009-04-23 - Eun Jeong Park, piano

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: April 23, 2009
Creator: Park, Eun Jeong & Tang, Wen-Chien
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 2009-04-23 - Soomin Lee, piano

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Concert Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: April 23, 2009
Creator: Lee, Soomin
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Dublin Citizen (Dublin, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 23, 2009 (open access)

The Dublin Citizen (Dublin, Tex.), Vol. 19, No. 34, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 23, 2009

Weekly newspaper from Dublin, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 23, 2009
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 103, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 23, 2009 (open access)

Electra Star-News (Electra, Tex.), Vol. 103, No. 37, Ed. 1 Thursday, April 23, 2009

Weekly newspaper from Electra, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 23, 2009
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

Ensemble: 2009-04-23 – Center for Chamber Music Studies

Access: Use of this item is restricted to the UNT Community
Chamber music concert presented at the UNT College of Music Winspear Hall.
Date: April 23, 2009
Creator: University of North Texas. Center for Chamber Music Studies.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
ENVIRONMENTAL REACTIVITY OF SOLID STATE HYDRIDE MATERIALS (open access)

ENVIRONMENTAL REACTIVITY OF SOLID STATE HYDRIDE MATERIALS

In searching for high gravimetric and volumetric density hydrogen storage systems, it is inevitable that higher energy density materials will be used. In order to make safe and commercially acceptable condensed phase hydrogen storage systems, it is important to understand quantitatively the risks involved in using and handling these materials and to develop appropriate mitigation strategies to handle potential material exposure events. A crucial aspect of the development of risk identification and mitigation strategies is the development of rigorous environmental reactivity testing standards and procedures. This will allow for the identification of potential risks and implementation of risk mitigation strategies. Modified testing procedures for shipping air and/or water sensitive materials, as codified by the United Nations, have been used to evaluate two potential hydrogen storage materials, 2LiBH{sub 4} {center_dot} MgH{sub 2} and NH{sub 3}BH{sub 3}. The modified U.N. procedures include identification of self-reactive substances, pyrophoric substances, and gas-emitting substances with water contact. The results of these tests for air and water contact sensitivity will be compared to the pure material components where appropriate (e.g. LiBH{sub 4} and MgH{sub 2}). The water contact tests are divided into two scenarios dependent on the hydride to water mole ratio and heat transport characteristics. …
Date: April 23, 2009
Creator: Gray, J & Donald Anton, D
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Thursday, April 23, 2009 (open access)

The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Thursday, April 23, 2009

Daily newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: April 23, 2009
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History