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2010 Tax Filing Season: IRS's Performance Improved in Some Key Areas, but Efficiency Gains Are Possible in Others (open access)

2010 Tax Filing Season: IRS's Performance Improved in Some Key Areas, but Efficiency Gains Are Possible in Others

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) filing season is an enormous undertaking that includes processing individual income tax returns, issuing refunds, and responding to taxpayers. GAO was asked to assess IRS's 2010 filing season performance in relation to its goals and prior years' performance processing individual tax returns, answering telephones, and delivering Web and face-to-face services. To conduct the analysis, GAO analyzed data and documents from IRS, interviewed IRS officials, observed IRS operations, and interviewed tax industry experts."
Date: December 16, 2010
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Abortion Services and Military Medical Facilities (open access)

Abortion Services and Military Medical Facilities

The purpose of this report is to describe and discuss the provisions for providing abortion services to military personnel, their dependents, and other military health care beneficiaries at military medical facilities. The report describes the history of these provisions, with particular emphasis on legislative actions. Finally, this report discusses a number of proposals to modify the law, as well as other related legislative and administrative actions.
Date: December 16, 2010
Creator: Burrelli, David F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
THE AFFECTS OF HALIDE MODIFIERS ON THE SORPTION KINETICS OF THE LI-MG-N-H SYSTEM (open access)

THE AFFECTS OF HALIDE MODIFIERS ON THE SORPTION KINETICS OF THE LI-MG-N-H SYSTEM

In this present work, the affects of different transition metal halides (TiCl{sub 3}, VCl{sub 3}, ScCl{sub 3} and NiCl{sub 2}) on the sorption properties of the 1:1 molar ratio of LiNH{sub 2} to MgH{sub 2} are investigated. The modified mixtures were found to contain LiNH{sub 2}, MgH{sub 2} and LiCl. TGA results showed that the hydrogen desorption temperature was reduced with the modifier addition in this order: TiCl{sub 3}>ScCl{sub 3}>VCl{sub 3}>NiCl{sub 2}. Ammonia release was not significantly reduced resulting in a weight loss greater than the theoretical hydrogen storage capacity of the material. The isothermal sorption kinetics of the modified systems showed little improvement after the first dehydrogenation cycle over the unmodified system but showed drastic improvement in rehydrogenation cycles. XRD and Raman spectroscopy identified the cycled material to be composed of LiH, MgH{sub 2}, Mg(NH{sub 2}){sub 2} and Mg{sub 3}N{sub 2}.
Date: December 16, 2010
Creator: Erdy, C.; Gray, J.; Lascola, R. & Anton, D.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Afghanistan: Politics, Elections, and Government Performance (open access)

Afghanistan: Politics, Elections, and Government Performance

This report discusses the current political state of Afghanistan, as well as the Afghan government. This report also discusses Afghanistan's relationship with the United States, particularly U.S. efforts to urge President Hamid Karzai, to address corruption within the Afghan government. The report also includes discussion of election fraud and corruption in Afghanistan.
Date: December 16, 2010
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 135, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 16, 2010 (open access)

The Albany News (Albany, Tex.), Vol. 135, No. 30, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 16, 2010

Weekly newspaper from Albany, Texas that includes local, county, and state news along with extensive advertising.
Date: December 16, 2010
Creator: Lucas, Melinda L.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 112, No. 268, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 16, 2010 (open access)

The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 112, No. 268, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 16, 2010

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 16, 2010
Creator: Bush, Michael
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Animal Waste and Hazardous Substances: Current Laws and Legislative Issues (open access)

Animal Waste and Hazardous Substances: Current Laws and Legislative Issues

This report is about the animal sector of agriculture and rise of concerns over the management of animal wastes and potential impacts on environmental quality.
Date: December 16, 2010
Creator: Copeland, Claudia
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Archer County News (Archer City, Tex.), No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 16, 2010 (open access)

Archer County News (Archer City, Tex.), No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 16, 2010

Weekly newspaper from Archer City, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 16, 2010
Creator: Lewis, Shelley
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
B-2 Bomber: Review of the Air Force's Decision to Change Extremely High Frequency Satellite Communications Antennas (open access)

B-2 Bomber: Review of the Air Force's Decision to Change Extremely High Frequency Satellite Communications Antennas

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The B-2 bomber is a low-observable, long-range strike aircraft capable of entering heavily defended areas to deliver both conventional and nuclear weapons. The B-2 currently uses an ultra high frequency (UHF) satellite communications system, but because of aging military satellites, the Air Force determined a new communications system was needed. As a result, the Air Force began an incremental acquisition approach for replacing the B-2's existing UHF satellite communications system with an extremely high frequency (EHF) communications capability. The first increment, which is expected to begin production in late fiscal year 2011, is designed to upgrade computer system speed and storage capacity. The second increment is expected to provide secure, survivable strategic communications connectivity, thus allowing B-2 pilots to receive emergency action messages during strategic operations--an EHF capability that U.S. Strategic Command has stated it needs by fiscal year 2016. The third increment is intended to enable the EHF system to connect with the Global Information Grid. The focus of our review was the second increment, which is scheduled to enter the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase in early fiscal year 20131 and has an estimated total …
Date: December 16, 2010
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Back of a Red Train Car]

Photograph of the back a red train car with a yellow railing at the Texas Forestry Museum in Lufkin, Texas.
Date: December 16, 2010
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Barrel in a Museum]

Photograph of wooden barrel next to a black machine on the floor inside the Camden Depot at the Texas Forestry Museum in Lufkin, Texas.
Date: December 16, 2010
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 250, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 16, 2010 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 250, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 16, 2010

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 16, 2010
Creator: Halter Gray, Janie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Broadband Infrared Heterodyne Spectrometer: Final Report (open access)

Broadband Infrared Heterodyne Spectrometer: Final Report

This report summarizes the most important results of our effort to develop a new class of infrared spectrometers based on a novel broadband heterodyne design. Our results indicate that this approach could lead to a near-room temperature operation with performance limited only by quantum noise carried by the incoming signal. Using a model quantum-well infrared photodetector (QWIP), we demonstrated key performance features of our approach. For example, we directly measured the beat frequency signal generated by superimposing local oscillator (LO) light of one frequency and signal light of another through a spectrograph, by injecting the LO light at a laterally displaced input location. In parallel with the development of this novel spectrometer, we modeled a new approach to reducing detector volume though plasmonic resonance effects. Since dark current scales directly with detector volume, this ''photon compression'' can directly lead to lower currents. Our calculations indicate that dark current can be reduced by up to two orders of magnitude in an optimized ''superlens'' structure. Taken together, our spectrometer and dark current reduction strategies provide a promising path toward room temperature operation of a mid-wave and possibly long-wave infrared spectrometer.
Date: December 16, 2010
Creator: Stevens, C G; Cunningham, C T & Tringe, J W
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Buildings in Lufkin]

Photograph of several buildings, including Shamrock Finance, on a road in Lufkin, Texas. Cars are visible in the background.
Date: December 16, 2010
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Canadian Record (Canadian, Tex.), Vol. 120, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 16, 2010 (open access)

The Canadian Record (Canadian, Tex.), Vol. 120, No. 50, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 16, 2010

Weekly newspaper from Canadian, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with some advertising.
Date: December 16, 2010
Creator: Brown, Laurie Ezzell
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Car in a Museum]

Photograph of a car on display in the Texas Forestry Museum in Lufkin, Texas.
Date: December 16, 2010
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Car Outside Building]

Photograph of a car parked outside a brick building with a green and white striped awning in Lufkin, Texas.
Date: December 16, 2010
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cars Across From Angelina County Courthouse]

Photograph of cars parked across the street from the Angelina County courthouse, which is visible in the background, in Lufkin, Texas. More cars and another building are visible to the right.
Date: December 16, 2010
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cars at Ray's Drive-In Cafe]

Photograph of cars at Ray's Drive-In Cafe in Lufkin, Texas, with a road visible to the left.
Date: December 16, 2010
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cars Behind Building[

Photograph of cars in a parking lot behind a building in Lufkin, Texas. A sign with a yellow star in the middle is visible on the building to the left, and four murals are visible to the right.
Date: December 16, 2010
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cars by Lufkin City Center]

Photograph of cars parked in the lot of the Lufkin City Center, across the street from a church in Lufkin, Texas.
Date: December 16, 2010
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cars by Lufkin ISD Administration Building]

Photograph of several cars parked in front of the Lufkin ISD Administration building in Lufkin, Texas. A free-standing clock is visible to the right.
Date: December 16, 2010
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cars in Downtown Lufkin]

Photograph of cars on a road in downtown Lufkin, Texas. Buildings are visible in the background.
Date: December 16, 2010
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Cars in Front of Stores]

Photograph of cars parked on the side of the road in front of several stores in Lufkin, Texas.
Date: December 16, 2010
Creator: Bell, Jim
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History