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Ensemble: 2014-11-12 – University of North Texas Symphony Orchestra

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Orchestra concert performed at the UNT College of Music Winspear Hall.
Date: November 12, 2014
Creator: University of North Texas. Symphony Orchestra.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2014-11-04 – Global Rhythms

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Percussion ensemble concert performed in the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall.
Date: November 4, 2014
Creator: University of North Texas. African Ensemble.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2014-11-24 – Concert Orchestra [Stage Perspective]

Orchestra concert performed at the UNT College of Music Winspear Hall. This video is shot from the orchestra's perspective, showing the conductor.
Date: November 24, 2014
Creator: University of North Texas. Concert Orchestra.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2014-11-24 – Concert Orchestra

Orchestra concert performed at the UNT College of Music Winspear Hall.
Date: November 24, 2014
Creator: University of North Texas. Concert Orchestra.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2014-11-21 – University of North Texas Baroque Orchestra and Collegium Singers

Early music ensemble concert performed at the UNT College of Music Winspear Hall.
Date: November 21, 2014
Creator: University of North Texas. Baroque Orchestra.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2014-11-13 – University of North Texas Women's and Men's Chorus

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Women's and Men's Chorus concert performed at the UNT College of Music Winspear Hall.
Date: November 13, 2014
Creator: University of North Texas. Women's Chorus.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2014-11-03 – University of North Texas Concert Choir

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Choir concert performed at the UNT College of Music Winspear Hall.
Date: November 3, 2014
Creator: University of North Texas. Concert Choir.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2014-11-02 – Center for Chamber Music Studies

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Chamber music concert performed at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall.
Date: November 2, 2014
Creator: University of North Texas. Center for Chamber Music Studies. Bancroft String Quartet.
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Doctoral Lecture Recital: 2014-11-13 – Jennifer Hemken, horn captions transcript

Doctoral Lecture Recital: 2014-11-13 – Jennifer Hemken, horn

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: November 13, 2014
Creator: Hemken, Jennifer
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Intelligence Authorization Legislation for FY2014 and FY2015: Provisions, Status, Intelligence Community Framework (open access)

Intelligence Authorization Legislation for FY2014 and FY2015: Provisions, Status, Intelligence Community Framework

This report provides background information and discusses Intelligence Authorization Act (IAA) for Fiscal Years (FY) 2014 and 2015 (H.R. 4681)
Date: November 20, 2014
Creator: Daugherty Miles, Anne
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Veterans and Homelessness (open access)

Veterans and Homelessness

The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan brought renewed attention to the needs of veterans, including the needs of homeless veterans. Researchers have found both male and female veterans to be overrepresented in the homeless population, and, as the number of veterans increased due to these conflicts, there was concern that the number of homeless veterans could rise commensurately. This report discusses the various aspects of this issue.
Date: November 13, 2014
Creator: Perl, Libby
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Executive Discretion as to Immigration: Legal Overview (open access)

Executive Discretion as to Immigration: Legal Overview

This report provides an overview of the three broad types of discretion that the Executive can be seen to have as to immigration: (1) express delegations of discretionary authority; (2) discretion in enforcement (commonly known as prosecutorial or enforcement discretion); and (3) discretion in interpreting and applying statutes.
Date: November 10, 2014
Creator: Manuel, Kate M. & Garcia, Michael John
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Congressional Action on FY2015 Appropriations Measures (open access)

Congressional Action on FY2015 Appropriations Measures

The congressional appropriations process, which provides discretionary spending for federal government agencies, assumes the annual enactment of 12 regular appropriations bills prior to the beginning of the fiscal year (October 1). One or more continuing resolutions (CRs) may be enacted if all regular appropriations bills are not completed by that time. This report provides information on the budget enforcement framework for the consideration of FY2015 appropriations measures, the status of the FY2015 regular appropriations bills as of the beginning of the fiscal year, and the enactment of FY2015 continuing appropriations.
Date: November 5, 2014
Creator: Tollestrup, Jessica
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Guam: U.S. Defense Deployments (open access)

Guam: U.S. Defense Deployments

This report discusses the strategic significance of Guam for defense buildup and the force relocation and deployments from the U.S. mainland. It also discusses the concerns and issues for Congress, such as allies and partners, relations with China, and legislation.
Date: November 26, 2014
Creator: Kan, Shirley A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
"Amazon Laws" and Taxation of Internet Sales: Constitutional Analysis (open access)

"Amazon Laws" and Taxation of Internet Sales: Constitutional Analysis

As more purchases are made over the Internet, states are looking for new ways to collect taxes on online sales. There is a common misperception that the U.S. Constitution prohibits states from taxing Internet sales. This report discusses "Amazon laws", which try to capture uncollected taxes on Internet sales and yet still comply with the Constitution's requirements.
Date: November 28, 2014
Creator: Lunder, Erika K. & Pettit, Carol A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Farm and Food Support Under USDA's Section 32 Program (open access)

Farm and Food Support Under USDA's Section 32 Program

"Section 32" is a permanent appropriation that since 1935 has set aside the equivalent of 30% of annual customs receipts to support the farm sector through the purchase of surplus commodities and a variety of other activities. This report first describes how the Section 32 account operates by tracing funds flowing into and out of the account. Second, a more detailed discussion is provided for each type of use, including historical policies.
Date: November 18, 2014
Creator: Shields, Dennis A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Negotiations and Issues for Congress (open access)

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Negotiations and Issues for Congress

This report examines the issues related to the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), the state and substance of the negotiations (to the degree that the information is publically available), the specific areas under negotiation, the policy and economic contexts in which the TPP would fit, and the issues for Congress that the TPP presents.
Date: November 19, 2014
Creator: Fergusson, Ian F.; McMinimy, Mark A. & Williams, Brock R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Jerusalem: Recent Israeli-Palestinian Tensions and Violence (open access)

Jerusalem: Recent Israeli-Palestinian Tensions and Violence

This report discusses Israeli-Palestinian tension in the wake of the November 20th attack by two Palestinian men that left four Israelis dead in a West Jerusalem Synagogue.
Date: November 20, 2014
Creator: Zanotti, Jim
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The G-20 Summit: Brisbane, November 15-16, 2014 (open access)

The G-20 Summit: Brisbane, November 15-16, 2014

This report discusses the G-20 Summit held in Brisbane, Australia. In February 2014, the G-20 finance ministers and central bank governors pledged to develop policies that would boost the G-20's collective GDP by more than two percentage points over the coming five years.
Date: November 5, 2014
Creator: Nelson, Rebecca M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
A New Authorization for Use of Military Force Against the Islamic State: Comparison of Current Proposals in Brief (open access)

A New Authorization for Use of Military Force Against the Islamic State: Comparison of Current Proposals in Brief

This report discusses the armed offensive militants of the Islamic State (IS, also known as ISIL or ISIS) in northern and western Iraq and northeastern Syria that has raised significant concerns for the United States.
Date: November 6, 2014
Creator: Weed, Matthew C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Medical Device Excise Tax: Economic Analysis (open access)

The Medical Device Excise Tax: Economic Analysis

This report reviews the issues surrounding the medical devices tax within the framework of basic principles surrounding the choice of commodities to tax under excise taxes. The next section describes the tax and its legislative origins. After that, the report analyzes the arguments for retaining and repealing the tax.
Date: November 3, 2014
Creator: Gravelle, Jane G. & Lowry, Sean
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Recent Trends and Factors (open access)

U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Recent Trends and Factors

A question for policy makers is whether U.S. GHG emissions will remain at current levels, decrease to meet the President's 2020 and 2025 goals, or increase to former (or even higher) levels. Multiple factors, including socioeconomics, technology, and climate policies, may impact GHG emission levels. The first section of this report provides current levels and recent trends in U.S. GHG emissions. The second section takes a closer look at some of the key factors that influence emission levels. The third section discusses the challenges in making GHG emission projections by comparing observed emissions with pre-observed emission estimates.
Date: November 24, 2014
Creator: Ramseur, Jonathan L.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Family-Based Immigration Policy (open access)

U.S. Family-Based Immigration Policy

This report provides an examination of family-based immigration policy. In doing so, it outlines a brief history of U.S. family-based immigration policies, discusses current law governing admissions, and summarizes recommendations made by previous congressionally mandated committees charged with evaluating immigration policy. It then presents descriptive figures on legal immigrants entering the United States during the past decade and discusses the sizable queue of approved immigrant petitioners waiting for an immigrant visa. It closes by discussing selected policy issues.
Date: November 19, 2014
Creator: Kandel, William A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA): Resources for Frequently Asked Questions (open access)

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA): Resources for Frequently Asked Questions

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA; P.L. 111-148, as amended) has numerous provisions affecting private health insurance and public health coverage programs. This report provides resources to help congressional staff respond to constituents' frequently asked questions (FAQs) about the law. The report lists selected resources regarding consumers, employers, and other stakeholders, with a focus on federal sources. It also lists CRS reports that summarize ACA's provisions.
Date: November 14, 2014
Creator: Napili, Angela
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library