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The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Saturday, January 29, 2011 (open access)

The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Saturday, January 29, 2011

Daily newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 29, 2011
Creator: Wray, Kelly
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Ferrimagnetism and disorder of epitaxial Mn2-xCoxVAl Heusler compound thin films (open access)

Ferrimagnetism and disorder of epitaxial Mn2-xCoxVAl Heusler compound thin films

The quaternary full Heusler compound Mn{sub 2-x}Co{sub x}VAl with x = 1 is predicted to be a half-metallic antiferromagnet. Thin films of the quaternary compounds with x = 0-2 were prepared by dc and RF magnetron co-sputtering on heated MgO (0 0 1) substrates. The magnetic structure was examined by x-ray magnetic circular dichroism and the chemical disorder was characterized by x-ray diffraction. Ferrimagnetic coupling of V to Mn was observed for Mn{sub 2}VAl (x = 0). For x = 0.5, we also found ferrimagnetic order with V and Co antiparallel to Mn. The observed reduced magnetic moments are interpreted with the help of band structure calculations in the coherent potential approximation. Mn{sub 2}VAl is very sensitive to disorder involving Mn, because nearest-neighbour Mn atoms couple antiferromagnetically. Co{sub 2}VAl has B2 order and has reduced magnetization. In the cases with x {ge} 0.9 conventional ferromagnetism was observed, closely related to the atomic disorder in these compounds.
Date: January 29, 2011
Creator: Meinert, Markus; Schmalhorst, Jan-Michael; Reiss, Gunter & Arenholz, Elke
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Perry Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 119, No. 20, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 29, 2011 (open access)

Perry Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 119, No. 20, Ed. 1 Saturday, January 29, 2011

Daily newspaper from Perry, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: January 29, 2011
Creator: Brown, Gloria
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
2011 Tax Filing: IRS Dealt with Challenges to Date but Needs Additional Authority to Verify Compliance (open access)

2011 Tax Filing: IRS Dealt with Challenges to Date but Needs Additional Authority to Verify Compliance

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Every tax filing season is a large-scale undertaking during which the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) interacts with taxpayers by processing returns, issuing refunds, answering telephone calls, and providing other services, both face-to-face and on its Web site. As part of processing returns and before refunds are issued, IRS uses its statutory authority to automatically correct errors. This allows IRS to avoid costly and burdensome audits and taxpayers to be made aware of additional taxes owed before being required to pay interest and penalties. For the 2011 filing season, IRS is administering a number of complex tax law changes, including the Residential Energy Property Tax Credit and provisions enacted in December 2010 as part of the Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010 (commonly known as the tax extenders). Other changes for the 2011 filing season include paid preparer regulations and expanded efforts to provide refunds on debit cards. In 2011, for the first time, paid preparers must register with IRS. In the future, certain paid preparers will be subject to competency tests and continuing education requirements to be allowed to prepare tax …
Date: March 29, 2011
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 112, No. 341, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 29, 2011 (open access)

The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 112, No. 341, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 29, 2011
Creator: Bush, Michael
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

[Austin American-Statesman poster board]

Photograph of a poster-board for the Austin American-Statesman taken during the 2010 Texas Daily Newspaper Association annual meeting held in Houston, Texas.
Date: March 29, 2011
Creator: Fountain, Gary
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 323, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 29, 2011 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 323, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 29, 2011
Creator: Gray, Janie
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 25, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 29, 2011 (open access)

The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 105, No. 25, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Semiweekly newspaper from Boerne, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: March 29, 2011
Creator: Cartwright, Brian & Velvin, Candace E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 13, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 29, 2011 (open access)

The Brand (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 13, Ed. 1 Tuesday, March 29, 2011

Bi-weekly student newspaper from Hardin-Simmons University in Abilene, Texas that includes campus news and local news of interest to students along with advertising.
Date: March 29, 2011
Creator: Hahne, Elyse
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
A Brief Literature Overview of Various Routes to Biorenewable Fuels from Lipids for the National Alliance for Advanced Biofuels and Bio-products (NAABB) Consortium (open access)

A Brief Literature Overview of Various Routes to Biorenewable Fuels from Lipids for the National Alliance for Advanced Biofuels and Bio-products (NAABB) Consortium

Renewable methods of producing transportation fuels are currently the focus of numerous large research efforts across the globe. Renewable fuel produced from algal lipids is one aspect of this research that could have profound implications on future transportation fuel requirements. However, technical challenges remain in several areas of algal-lipid-based fuels. These challenges include the identification and development of robust and productive algal species as well as extraction methods to recover the produced lipids. Not the least of these technical challenges is the conversion of the algae lipids to fungible fuels. This brief literature review focuses primarily on state-of-the-art “downstream” applications of producing fuel from fats and lipids, which can be applied to ongoing research with algae-derived lipids.
Date: March 29, 2011
Creator: Albrecht, Karl O. & Hallen, Richard T.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11 (open access)

The Cost of Iraq, Afghanistan, and Other Global War on Terror Operations Since 9/11

This report analyzes war funding for the Department of Defense (DOD) and tracks funding for USAID and Veteran's Affairs (VA) Medical funding. Information on costs helps Congress to assess the FY2010 Supplemental for war costs for the Department of Defense (DOD) and State/USAID FY2011 war requests; conduct oversight of past war costs; and consider the longer-term costs implications of the buildup of troops in Afghanistan and potential problems in the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq.
Date: March 29, 2011
Creator: Belasco, Amy
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Côte d'Ivoire's Post-Election Crisis (open access)

Côte d'Ivoire's Post-Election Crisis

This report discusses the contested November 28, 2010, presidential election runoff election in Côte d'Ivoire. Laurent Gbagbo and his rival, former Prime Minister Alassane Ouattara, both continue to claim to have won the runoff and to exercise exclusive national executive authority, and to attempt to consolidate their control over state institutions. An increase in armed conflicts in late February 2011, among other indicators, signals the possible outbreak of a renewed civil war. This report discusses these events, as well as U.S. and international efforts to support a peaceful transition in Côte d'Ivoire, which has remained largely divided since the civil war that began in 2002.
Date: March 29, 2011
Creator: Cook, Nicolas
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Darrell Coleman and Fred K. Hartman]

Photograph of three men, two identified as Darrell Coleman (center) and Fred K. Hartman (right) seen standing shoulder to shoulder, smiling, and posing for pictures during the 2010 Texas Daily Newspaper Association annual meeting held in Houston, Texas.
Date: March 29, 2011
Creator: Fountain, Gary
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Acquisitions: Assessments of Selected Weapon Programs (open access)

Defense Acquisitions: Assessments of Selected Weapon Programs

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "This is GAO's ninth annual assessment of Department of Defense (DOD) weapon system acquisitions, an area that is on GAO's high-risk list. The report is in response to the mandate in the joint explanatory statement to the DOD Appropriations Act, 2009. It includes observations on the performance of DOD's 2010 portfolio of 98 major defense acquisition programs; data on selected factors that can affect program outcomes; an assessment of the knowledge attained by key junctures in the acquisition process for a subset of 40 programs, which were selected because they were in development or early production; and observations on the implementation of acquisition reforms. To conduct this review, GAO analyzed cost, schedule, and quantity data from DOD's Selected Acquisition Reports and collected data from program offices on performance requirements and software development; technology, design, and manufacturing knowledge; and the implementation of DOD's acquisition policy and acquisition reforms. GAO also compiled one- or two-page assessments of 71 weapon programs. These programs were selected based on their cost, stage in the acquisition process, and congressional interest. DOD disagreed with GAO's use of total program cost growth as a …
Date: March 29, 2011
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defense Infrastructure: Ability of Ship Maintenance Industrial Base to Support a Nuclear Aircraft Carrier at Naval Station Mayport (open access)

Defense Infrastructure: Ability of Ship Maintenance Industrial Base to Support a Nuclear Aircraft Carrier at Naval Station Mayport

Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Since established as a naval base in December 1942, Naval Station Mayport, Florida, as grown to become the third largest naval fleet concentration area in the United States and the second largest on the East Coast. During this time, the base has served as the home port for multiple types of Navy surface ships--reaching a peak of over 30 ships including two conventional carriers in 1987. The most recent conventionally powered carrier to be homeported there--the USS John F. Kennedy--was decommissioned in 2007. Prior to the USS John F. Kennedy's retirement, the Department of Defense's (DOD) 2001 Quadrennial Defense Review called for the Navy to provide more warfighting assets more quickly to multiple locations, and, to meet this requirement, the Navy made a preliminary decision to homeport additional surface ships at Mayport. The Navy subsequently prepared an environmental impact statement to evaluate a broad range of strategic home port and dispersal options for Atlantic Fleet surface ships in Mayport and on January 14, 2009, issued its decision to pursue an option that would include the first-time homeporting of a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier at Mayport. The Navy's decision was …
Date: March 29, 2011
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Department of Defense Contractors in Afghanistan and Iraq: Background and Analysis (open access)

Department of Defense Contractors in Afghanistan and Iraq: Background and Analysis

This report provides a detailed analysis of contractor personnel trends and contracting dollars obligated in U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM), Afghanistan, and Iraq.
Date: March 29, 2011
Creator: Schwartz, Moshe & Swain, Joyprada
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Discretionary Budget Authority by Subfunction: An Overview (open access)

Discretionary Budget Authority by Subfunction: An Overview

This report provides a graphical overview of historical trends in discretionary budget authority (BA) from FY1976 through FY2011, enacted levels for FY2012 spending, and the levels consistent with President Obama's proposals for FY2013 through FY2017. It also includes a background on functional categories and a section discussing historical spending trends.
Date: March 29, 2011
Creator: Austin, D. Andrew
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 2011-03-29 - David Stanley, countertenor

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Organ Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: March 29, 2011
Creator: Stanley, David Thomas
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 2011-03-29 - Richard Adams, trumpet

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.
Date: March 29, 2011
Creator: Adams, Richard (Richard James)
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library
DOD Cost Overruns: Trends in Nunn-McCurdy Breaches and Tools to Manage Weapon Systems Acquisition Costs (open access)

DOD Cost Overruns: Trends in Nunn-McCurdy Breaches and Tools to Manage Weapon Systems Acquisition Costs

Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "This testimony discusses tools available to minimize Department of Defense (DOD) cost overruns and our recent work on the Nunn-McCurdy process. For nearly 30 years, the statutory provision known as Nunn-McCurdy has been a tool for Congress to use to hold DOD accountable for cost growth on major defense programs. The purpose of the statute was to provide Congress greater visibility into major defense programs' cost growth and to encourage DOD to manage and control cost growth. A Nunn-McCurdy breach occurs when a program's unit cost exceeds certain thresholds. When that happens, DOD must notify Congress of the breach. There are two types of Nunn-McCurdy breaches: significant breaches and critical breaches. A breach of the significant cost growth threshold occurs when the program acquisition unit cost or the procurement unit cost increases by at least 15 percent over the current baseline estimate or at least 30 percent over the original baseline estimate. A breach of the critical cost growth threshold occurs when the program acquisition unit cost or the procurement unit cost increases by at least 25 percent over the current baseline estimate or at least 50 percent …
Date: March 29, 2011
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Doug Toney and Dolph Tillotson]

Photograph of Doug Toney (left), Dolph Tillotson (center) and an unidentified guest seen standing with one another chatting and drinking refreshments during a reception at the 2010 Texas Daily Newspaper Association annual meeting held in Houston, Texas.
Date: March 29, 2011
Creator: Fountain, Gary
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Doug Toney and Dolph Tillotson, 2]

Photograph of Doug Toney (left), and Dolph Tillotson (right) seen standing with one another and drinking refreshments during a reception at the 2010 Texas Daily Newspaper Association annual meeting held in Houston, Texas.
Date: March 29, 2011
Creator: Fountain, Gary
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library

[Doug Toney and Ken Whalen at TDNA conference]

Photograph of Doug Toney (center) and Ken Whalen (right) seen seated at elongated tables and enjoying refreshments as they are in attendance for the 2010 Texas Daily Newspaper Association annual meeting held in Houston, Texas.
Date: March 29, 2011
Creator: Fountain, Gary
Object Type: Photograph
System: The UNT Digital Library
Egypt in Transition (open access)

Egypt in Transition

This report provides a brief overview of the transition underway in Egypt and information on U.S. foreign aid to Egypt. U.S. policy toward Egypt has long been framed as an investment in regional stability, built primarily on long-running military cooperation and sustaining the March 1979 Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty. Successive U.S. Administrations have viewed Egypt's government as a moderating influence in the Middle East. U.S. policy makers are now grappling with complex questions about the future of U.S.-Egypt relations and these debates are likely to influence consideration of appropriations and authorization legislation in the 112th Congress.
Date: March 29, 2011
Creator: Sharp, Jeremy M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library