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The U.S. Tsunami Program: A Brief Overview
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA's) National Weather Service (NWS) manages two tsunami warning centers that monitor, detect, and issue warnings for tsunamis. This report discusses these centers, which monitor and evaluate data from seismic networks and determine if a tsunami is likely based on the location, magnitude, and depth of an earthquake.
Date:
March 18, 2015
Creator:
Folger, Peter
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Navy DDG-51 and DDG-1000 Destroyer Programs: Background and Issues for Congress
This report presents background information and potential oversight issues for Congress on the Navy's Arleigh Burke (DDG-51) and Zumwalt (DDG-1000) class destroyer programs. The Navy's proposed FY2015 budget requests funding for the procurement of two DDG-51s. Decisions that Congress makes concerning these programs could substantially affect Navy capabilities and funding requirements, and the U.S. shipbuilding industrial base.
Date:
March 4, 2015
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Multiyear Procurement (MYP) and Block Buy Contracting in Defense Acquisition: Background and Issues for Congress
This report provides background information and issues for Congress on multiyear procurement (MYP) and block buy contracting (BBC), which are special contracting mechanisms that Congress permits the Department of Defense (DOD) to use for a limited number of defense acquisition programs.
Date:
March 4, 2015
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald & Schwartz, Moshe
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Nigeria's Boko Haram and the Islamic State
This report discusses the Nigerian Islamist insurgent group Boko Haram, and their statement pledging loyalty to the leader of the Syria/Iraq-based Islamic State (IS/ISIL) organization and the implication for U.S. foreign policy and national security.
Date:
March 10, 2015
Creator:
Ploch Blanchard, Lauren
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Prevalence of Mental Illness in the United States: Data Sources and Estimates
This report briefly describes the methodology and selected findings of three large federally funded surveys that provide national prevalence estimates of diagnosable mental illness: the National Comorbidity Survey Replication (NCS-R), the National Comorbidity Survey Replication Adolescent Supplement (NCS-A), and the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). This report presents prevalence estimates of any mental illness and serious mental illness based on each survey and ends with a brief discussion of how these prevalence estimates might inform policy discussions.
Date:
March 9, 2015
Creator:
Bagalman, Erin & Napili, Angela
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Information Warfare: The Role of Social Media in Conflict
This report briefly discusses the use if social media as a tool of information warfare. The ability to rapidly disseminate graphic images and ideas to shape the public narrative transforms social media into a strategic weapon in the hands of terrorists, insurgent groups, or governments engaged in conflict.
Date:
March 4, 2015
Creator:
Theohary, Catherine A.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Senate Committee Hearings: Witness Testimony
This report discusses rules regarding witness testimony before Senate committees. It includes brief descriptions of rules for oral testimony, questioning of witnesses, and hearing transcription.
Date:
March 16, 2015
Creator:
Heitshusen, Valerie
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Nigeria's 2015 Elections and the Boko Haram Crisis
This report provides an overview of the political and social situation in Nigeria. The report discusses Nigeria's 2015 elections and the Boko Haram crisis.
Date:
March 8, 2015
Creator:
Ploch Blanchard, Lauren
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Energy Tax Incentives: Measuring Value Across Different Types of Energy Resources
This report presents a comparison of the cost of tax incentives associated with fossil and renewable energy resources, relative to amount of energy produced using each type of resource. The report also reviews other analyses that compare the cost of energy tax incentives relative to production, across different types of energy technologies.
Date:
March 19, 2015
Creator:
Sherlock, Molly F. & Stupak, Jeffrey M.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
One-Minute Speeches: Current House Practices
This report examines current House practices governing recognition for one-minute speeches, the delivery of "one minutes," and their insertion in the Congressional Record. The report also discusses various uses of one minutes and reform proposals.
Date:
March 16, 2015
Creator:
Schneider, Judy
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Regular Appropriations Bills: Terms of Initial Consideration and Amendment in the House, FY1996-FY2015
This report examines the terms under which the regular appropriations bills are typically brought up and initially considered on the House floor, as well as the practices of the House with regard to amendment opportunities and the waiver of points of order, for FY1996 to FY2015 (104th-114th Congresses).
Date:
March 6, 2015
Creator:
Tollestrup, Jessica
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Many Aspects of the Affordable Care Act Would Not Be Affected by King v. Burwell
This report briefly discusses the possible effects of the King v. Burwell case on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) law. The case examines whether or not the ACA allows the IRS to make premium tax credits available to residents of states that decline to establish health insurance exchanges.
Date:
March 3, 2015
Creator:
Barry, Matthew B.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Internet Governance and the Domain Name System: Issues for Congress
This report provides a definition regarding Internet governance and how the Internet is currently governed. The report discusses the role of United States government and future model of Internet governance.
Date:
March 6, 2015
Creator:
Kruger, Lennard G.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV): Background and Issues for Congress
This report examines why there is no longer any foreign interest in the Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) program and how the Army's study to revise overall tactical wheeled vehicle requirements might affect the JLTV program.
Date:
March 9, 2015
Creator:
Feickert, Andrew
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Navy Force Structure and Shipbuilding Plans: Background and Issues for Congress
This report provides background information and presents potential issues for Congress concerning the Navy's ship force-structure goals and shipbuilding plans. The planned size of the Navy, the rate of Navy ship procurement, and the prospective affordability of the Navy's shipbuilding plans have been matters of concern for the congressional defense committees for the past several years.
Date:
March 3, 2015
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
EPA's Proposed Clean Power Plan: Conversion to Mass-Based Emission Targets
This report discusses the Environmental Protection Agency's mass-based conversion methodology and the resulting state-specific mass-based targets.
Date:
March 17, 2015
Creator:
Ramseur, Jonathan L.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
The European Capital Markets Union
This report briefly discusses the implications of the European Commission's recently drafted proposal for a Capital Markets Union (CMU) to complement its current efforts to create a Banking Union. The CMU is intended to strengthen capital markets in the 28-member European Union (EU) in order to provide a viable alternative to the current bank-centered funding model commonly used by European firms.
Date:
March 11, 2015
Creator:
Jackson, James K.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Federal Employees' Retirement System: The Role of the Thrift Savings Plan
This report discusses the two retirement systems available to federal employees. The Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS) was established in 1920 and covers only employees hired before 1984. The Federal Employees' Retirement System (FERS) was created to involve Social Security, a basic retirement annuity, and the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP). The TSP is discussed and illustrated.
Date:
March 10, 2015
Creator:
Isaacs, Katelin P.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Circuit and District Court Nominations During President Obama's First Six Years (2009-2014): Comparative Analysis with Recent Presidents
This report concerns nominations made by President Obama and other recent Presidents to the U.S. circuit courts of appeals and the U.S. district courts.
Date:
March 9, 2015
Creator:
McMillion, Barry J.
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Coast Guard Polar Icebreaker Modernization: Background and Issues for Congress
This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the sustainment and modernization of the Coast Guard's polar icebreaker fleet, which performs a variety of missions supporting U.S. interests in polar regions.
Date:
March 16, 2015
Creator:
O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type:
Report
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Ensemble: 2015-03-29 – Ensemble VolUNTi
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Violin ensemble concert performed at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall.
Date:
March 29, 2015
Creator:
University of North Texas. Ensemble ViolUNTi
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Junior Recital: 2015-03-24 – Andrea Weidemann, soprano and Daniel Myers, baritone
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A junior recital presented at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall in partial fulfillment of the Bachelor of Music (BM) in Performance.
Date:
March 24, 2015
Creator:
Weidemann, Andrea & Myers, Daniel
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Ensemble: 2015-03-11 – University of North Texas Symphony Orchestra [Stage Perspective]
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Orchestra concert performed at the UNT College of Music Winspear Hall. This video is shot from the orchestra's perspective, showing the conductor.
Date:
March 11, 2015
Creator:
University of North Texas. Symphony Orchestra.
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library
Ensemble: 2015-03-06 – UNT Opera
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Recording of the Friday evening performance of the opera "Les contes d'Hoffmann (Hoffmann's Stories)" in the UNT College of Music Lyric Theater.
Date:
March 6, 2015, 8:00 p.m.
Creator:
University of North Texas. Opera.
Object Type:
Video
System:
The UNT Digital Library