This report provides background information and potential issues for Congress on the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), a relatively inexpensive Navy surface combatant equipped with modular "plug-and-fight" mission packages for countering mines, small boats, and diesel-electric submarines, particularly in littoral (i.e., near-shore) waters.

This report discusses the health care reform, private health insurance provisions and the implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

This report examines the bilateral trade issues between United States and Vietnam, discussing their main elements and exploring their potential implications for the 113th Congress.

This report discusses military uniform procurement through the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA), an agency of the Department of Defense.

This report discusses the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) enacted in 1985, which provides payments to farmers to take highly erodible or environmentally-sensitive cropland out of production for ten years or more to conserve soil and water resources.

This report provides a brief overview of the Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate's mission, organization, and budgetary structure; a discussion of selected critiques of the S&T Directorate; and an analysis of selected issues facing congressional policymakers.

This report discusses several options being considered by Congress to address the financing needs of local communities for wastewater and drinking water infrastructure projects, and to decrease or close the gap between available funds and projected needs.

This report focuses on selected environmental concerns raised in conjunction with the proposed pipeline and the oil sands crude it will transport. As such, the environmental issues discussed in this report do not represent an exhaustive list of concerns and issues. Moreover, many of the environmental concerns are not unique to oil sands. One could compose analogous lists for all forms of energy: coal, natural gas, nuclear, biofuels, conventional crude oil. Therefore, the oil sands/pipeline issues discussed in this report, when practicable, will be compared to other energy sources, particularly conventional crude oil development.

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Main Auditorium in partial fulfillment of the Master of Music (MM) degree.

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Kenton Hall in partial fulfillment of the Master of Music (MM) degree.

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with William Albright. Albright was born 19 March 1928 and attended school in Cass County, Indiana until he quit and went to work. Upon joining the US Army in 1946, he was sent to Camp Lee, Virginia for basic training. He was then sent to Camp Stoneman, California. Soon after his arrival, he boarded a troopship bound for Manila, Philippine Islands. Upon his arrival he was assigned to the 738th Military Police Battalion. He comments on some of his experiences while stationed in Manila. During March 1948, he returned to Camp Stoneman where he was subsequently discharged.

This article describes variability in colorectal cancer (CRC) test use and compares the performance of novel cross-classified and traditional hierarchical models.

Daily newspaper from Denton, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Graduate Artist Certificate in Music Performance.

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Master of Music (MM) degree.

Student newspaper of the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma that includes national, local, and campus news along with advertising.

This story is about Nmang and his orphan brother who were looked down by the society, but became rich later. The storyteller is from Namdilong village.

Interview with Reby Cary, a professor, Texas State legislator, and civil rights activist from Fort Worth, Texas. Cary discusses attending Prairie View A&M, WWII service in the Coast Guard, segregation, his authorship, teaching at Dunbar HS, being the first black member of a schoolboard and the first black professor at UT Arlington, his tenure as a Texas State Congressman, experiences of discrimination, his experiences in the Civil Rights Movement, and his thoughts on Martin Luther King Jr., Barack Obama, and other black leaders. In appendix are photographs of Cary's various awards and the program for a Baptist service celebrated in his honor.

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree.