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Agricultural Trade in the 106th Congress: A Review of Issues (open access)

Agricultural Trade in the 106th Congress: A Review of Issues

The 106th Congress considered a number of trade policy developments against a backdrop of weak foreign demand and large world supplies of agricultural commodities. The U.S. Department of Agriculture reports that the value of U.S. agricultural exports fell between FY1996 (a record year) and FY1999 by almost $11 billion, to $49.2 billion. Agricultural exports did climb back to $50.9 billion in FY2000, and are now projected at $53 billion in FY2001. However, the pace of recovery concerned many agricultural groups and their supporters in Congress. Although they recognize that many world economic, farm production, political, and weather factors influence exports, many of these groups believe that the agricultural sector's future prosperity also depends upon such U.S. trade policies as: 1) encouraging China's entry into the World Trade Organization (WTO), with its binding rules and responsibilities; 2) exempting agricultural exports from U.S. unilateral economic sanctions; 3) fully using export and food aid programs; and 4) aggressively battling foreign-imposed barriers to the movement of U.S. farm products. A few U.S. farm groups are wary of such approaches.
Date: December 29, 2000
Creator: Becker, Geoffrey S.; Hanrahan, Charles E. & Jurenas, Remy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Agriculture in the Next Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations (open access)

Agriculture in the Next Round of Multilateral Trade Negotiations

This report discusses the objective of agricultural negotiations in the World Trade Organizations (WTO) in 2001 to create trade reform. The Uruguay Round Agreement on Agriculture (URAA) established a new set of rules for the conduct of agricultural trade that the report also considers.
Date: December 29, 2000
Creator: Hanrahan, Charles E.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 101, No. 249, Ed. 1 Friday, December 29, 2000 (open access)

Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 101, No. 249, Ed. 1 Friday, December 29, 2000

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 29, 2000
Creator: Bush, Michael
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, December 29, 2000 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 79, No. 33, Ed. 1 Friday, December 29, 2000

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 29, 2000
Creator: Cash, Wanda Garner
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 104, Ed. 1 Friday, December 29, 2000 (open access)

The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 95, No. 104, Ed. 1 Friday, December 29, 2000

Semiweekly newspaper from Boerne, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 29, 2000
Creator: Keasling, Edna & Thompson, Mark
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brady Standard-Herald and Heart O' Texas News (Brady, Tex.), Ed. 1 Friday, December 29, 2000 (open access)

Brady Standard-Herald and Heart O' Texas News (Brady, Tex.), Ed. 1 Friday, December 29, 2000

Semiweekly newspaper from Brady, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 29, 2000
Creator: Stewart, James E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 104, Ed. 1 Friday, December 29, 2000 (open access)

The Clifton Record (Clifton, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 104, Ed. 1 Friday, December 29, 2000

Semi-weekly newspaper from Clifton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 29, 2000
Creator: Smith, W. Leon
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 107, No. 255, Ed. 1 Friday, December 29, 2000 (open access)

Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 107, No. 255, Ed. 1 Friday, December 29, 2000

Daily newspaper from Perry, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 29, 2000
Creator: Brown, Gloria
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, December 29, 2000 (open access)

Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 35, Ed. 1 Friday, December 29, 2000

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news and advertising of interest to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community.
Date: December 29, 2000
Creator: Vercher, Dennis
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Dense Matter Characterization by X-ray Thomson Scattering (open access)

Dense Matter Characterization by X-ray Thomson Scattering

We discuss the extension of the powerful technique of Thomson scattering to the x-ray regime for providing an independent measure of plasma parameters for dense plasmas. By spectrally-resolving the scattering, the coherent (Rayleigh) unshifted scattering component can be separated from the incoherent Thomson component, which is both Compton and Doppler shifted. The free electron density and temperature can then be inferred from the spectral shape of the high frequency Thomson scattering component. In addition, as the plasma temperature is decreased, the electron velocity distribution as measured by incoherent Thomson scattering will make a transition from the traditional Gaussian Boltzmann distribution to a density-dependent parabolic Fermi distribution to. We also present a discussion for a proof-of-principle experiment appropriate for a high energy laser facility.
Date: December 29, 2000
Creator: Landen, O. L.; Glenzer, S. H.; Edwards, M. J.; Lee, R. W.; Collins, G. W.; Cauble, R. C. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
District of Columbia Child Welfare: Long-Term Challenges to Ensuring Children's Well-Being (open access)

District of Columbia Child Welfare: Long-Term Challenges to Ensuring Children's Well-Being

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Many children have languished in the care of the District of Columbia's child welfare system for extended periods of time. Years of indifference, managerial shortcomings, and long-standing organizational divisiveness have undermined the system's ability to safeguard these children. As a result of these prolonged deficiencies, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a remedial order in 1991 to improve the performance of the child welfare agency. GAO assessed the agency's progress in complying with the court's requirements, specifically examining how financial and operational changes made by the Children and Family Services Agency (CFSA) have affected the protection of children and the provision of services to children and families, the extent to which critical elements of an effective child welfare system have been applied in the District, and issues that need to be addressed in planning for the transfer of CFSA back to local governance. GAO found that the financial and operational changes have not significantly improved the protection of children or the delivery of other child welfare services. Although the District has started to integrate child welfare services with other support services, it …
Date: December 29, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Friday, December 29, 2000 (open access)

The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Friday, December 29, 2000

Daily newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 29, 2000
Creator: Bush, Kent
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
FAUST observations of ultraviolet sources in the directions of NGC 4038-39 and 6752 (open access)

FAUST observations of ultraviolet sources in the directions of NGC 4038-39 and 6752

This article discusses an analysis of ultraviolet observations with the FAUST shuttle-borne telescope toward the Antennae and NGC 6752 celestial regions resulting in the detection of 46 and 221 candidate sources respectively, for a signal-to-noise ratio of 8.
Date: December 29, 2000
Creator: Daniels, Julian; Brosch, Noah; Almoznino, Elchanan; Shemmer, Ohad; Bowyer, Stuart & Lampton, Michael
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Funeral Program for Lorenzo C. Rutledge, December 29, 2000] (open access)

[Funeral Program for Lorenzo C. Rutledge, December 29, 2000]

Funeral program for Mr. Lorenzo C. Rutledge, born December 21, 1909 and died December 25, 2000. The funeral was held Friday, December 29, 2000 at Mount Zion First Baptist Church, officiated by Rev. Kenneth A. Allen. Funeral arrangements were made through Sutton & Sutton Mortuary, Inc. and he was buried in Southern Memorial Gardens in San Antonio, Texas.
Date: December 29, 2000
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Hopkins County Echo (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 205, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, December 29, 2000 (open access)

The Hopkins County Echo (Sulphur Springs, Tex.), Vol. 205, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, December 29, 2000

Weekly newspaper from Sulphur Springs, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 29, 2000
Creator: Keys, Scott & Lamb, Bill
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hudspeth County Herald and Dell Valley Review (Dell City, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, December 29, 2000 (open access)

Hudspeth County Herald and Dell Valley Review (Dell City, Tex.), Vol. 44, No. 14, Ed. 1 Friday, December 29, 2000

Weekly newspaper from Dell City, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 29, 2000
Creator: Lynch, Mary Louise
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Information Technology: INS Needs to Strengthen Its Investment Management Capability (open access)

Information Technology: INS Needs to Strengthen Its Investment Management Capability

A chapter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) invests hundreds of millions of dollars each year in information technology (IT) to help (1) prevent aliens from entering the United States illegally and remove aliens who succeed in doing so and (2) provide services or benefits to facilitate entry, residence, employment, and naturalization to legal immigrants. The Clinger-Cohen Act requires agency heads to implement a process for maximizing the value and assessing and managing the risks of its IT investments. GAO examined leading private and public sector IT management practices to determine whether INS is effectively managing its IT investments and whether the Department of Justice (DOJ) is effectively promoting, guiding, and overseeing INS' investment management activities. GAO found that INS lacks the basic capabilities upon which to build IT investment management maturity. Furthermore, INS is not managing IT investments as a complete portfolio. By managing its IT investments as individual projects, INS will not be able to determine which investments contribute most to the agency mission. GAO also found that DOJ is not guiding and overseeing INS' investment management approach."
Date: December 29, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Kinetics and Mechanism of Metal Retention/Release in Geochemical Processes in Soil - Final Report (open access)

Kinetics and Mechanism of Metal Retention/Release in Geochemical Processes in Soil - Final Report

Effective, remediation of soils contaminated with heavy metals requires a better understanding of the mechanisms by which the metals are retained/released in soils over a long period of time. Studies on reaction of Cr(VI) with iron-rich clays indicated that structural iron (II) in these surfaces is capable of reducing chromate to chromium (III). We found that iron (II) either found naturally or produced by treatment of clay with sodium dithionite, effectively reduced Cr (VI) to Cr (III). Thus, in situ remediation of chromium combines reduction of Cr (VI) to Cr (III) and immobilization of chromium on mineral surfaces. During this study, lead sorption on a kaolin surface was found to be a rapid and a pH dependant process in which lead sorption significantly increased with the amount of phosphate on the clay surface. This study verifies that methylmercury cation remains intact when it binds to humic acids, forming a monodentate complex with some sub-population of humic thiol ligands .
Date: December 29, 2000
Creator: Taylor, Robert W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Message, Volume 36, Number 7, December 2000 (open access)

The Message, Volume 36, Number 7, December 2000

Newsletter of Congregation Beth Yeshurun in Houston, including news and events, upcoming services, member announcements, editorials, and other information of interest to congregants.
Date: December 29, 2000
Creator: Congregation Beth Yeshurun (Houston, Tex.)
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[News Clip: Holiday heart] captions transcript

[News Clip: Holiday heart]

Video footage from the KXAS-TV/NBC station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: December 29, 2000, 4:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Institutional Plan FY 2001-2005 (open access)

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Institutional Plan FY 2001-2005

The Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Institutional Plan for FY 2001-2005 sets forth the laboratory's mission, roles, technical capabilities, and laboratory strategic plan. In the plan, major initiatives also are proposed and the transitioning initiatives are discussed. The Programmatic Strategy section details our strategic intent, roles, and research thrusts in each of the U.S. Department of Energy's mission areas. The Operations/Infrastructure Strategic Plan section includes information on the laboratory's human resources; environment, safety, and health management; safeguards and security; site and facilities management; information resources management; managaement procatices and standards; and communications and trust.
Date: December 29, 2000
Creator: Fisher, Darrell R. & Pearson, Erik W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Qtexas, Volume 1, Issue 15, December 29, 2000 (open access)

Qtexas, Volume 1, Issue 15, December 29, 2000

Weekly magazine containing news, information about events, interviews, and articles of interest to the gay and lesbian community in Texas, with advertising.
Date: December 29, 2000
Creator: Qtexas Publishing, LLC
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 85, No. 359, Ed. 1 Friday, December 29, 2000 (open access)

Sapulpa Daily Herald (Sapulpa, Okla.), Vol. 85, No. 359, Ed. 1 Friday, December 29, 2000

Daily newspaper from Sapulpa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 29, 2000
Creator: Quinnelly, Lorrie J.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Texas Register, Volume 25, Number 52, Pages 12863-13066, December 29, 2000 (open access)

Texas Register, Volume 25, Number 52, Pages 12863-13066, December 29, 2000

A weekly publication, the Texas Register serves as the journal of state agency rulemaking for Texas. Information published in the Texas Register includes proposed, adopted, withdrawn and emergency rule actions, notices of state agency review of agency rules, governor's appointments, attorney general opinions, and miscellaneous documents such as requests for proposals. After adoption, these rulemaking actions are codified into the Texas Administrative Code.
Date: December 29, 2000
Creator: Texas. Secretary of State.
Object Type: Journal/Magazine/Newsletter
System: The Portal to Texas History