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Riparian Productivity along the Lower Brazos River (open access)

Riparian Productivity along the Lower Brazos River

Report on riparian productivity along the lower Brazos River (LBR) concerns two riparian research sites (Wallis and San Felipe).
Date: July 18, 2016
Creator: Hayes, Tom
Object Type: Report
System: The Portal to Texas History
Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 141, No. 20, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 18, 2016 (open access)

Mineola Monitor (Mineola, Tex.), Vol. 141, No. 20, Ed. 1 Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Weekly newspaper from Mineola, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: May 18, 2016
Creator: Newman, Doris
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History

Analytical discussion of the story of Smangyur

Sumshot Khular translates and helps analyze a recording of the story of Smangyur as told by Sankhil Thamnung Tholungnu.
Date: August 18, 2016
Creator: Utt, Tyler P.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Becoming a Trustworthy Digital Repository: Some Thoughts

This presentation discuss the process that the UNT Libraries used to complete a TRAC self-audit published in Fall 2015
Date: July 18, 2016
Creator: Phillips, Mark Edward
Object Type: Presentation
System: The UNT Digital Library
Burma's Union Parliament Selects New President (open access)

Burma's Union Parliament Selects New President

This report discusses implications of the Union Parliament's selection of Htin Kyaw, childhood friend and close advisor to Aung San Suu Kyi, to serve as the nation's first President since 1962 who has not served in the military.
Date: March 18, 2016
Creator: Martin, Michael F.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Bahrain: Reform, Security, and U.S. Policy (open access)

Bahrain: Reform, Security, and U.S. Policy

This report discusses the current state of reform and foreign policy in Bahrain. Outward signs of the uprising against Bahrain's Al Khalifa ruling family that began on February 14, 2011, have diminished, but continued smaller demonstrations, opposition boycotts of elections, and incarceration of dissident leaders counter government assertions that Bahrain has "returned to normal."
Date: March 18, 2016
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Turkey: Background and U.S. Relations In Brief (open access)

Turkey: Background and U.S. Relations In Brief

This report provides information and analysis relevant for Congress on the following: Assessments of U.S.-Turkey relations, Turkish foreign policy, and Turkey's strategic orientation, Turkish efforts to cooperate with the United States against the Islamic State in Syria and Iraq, and key issues regarding Turkey's domestic politics.
Date: March 18, 2016
Creator: Zanotti, Jim
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)/Frigate Program: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)/Frigate Program: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and issues for Congress on the Navy's Littoral Combat Ship (LCS)/Frigate program, a program to procure a large number of LCSs and modified LCSs. Congress's decisions on the LCS/Frigate program will affect Navy capabilities and funding requirements, and the shipbuilding industrial base.
Date: April 18, 2016
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Access to Government Information in the United States: A Primer (open access)

Access to Government Information in the United States: A Primer

This report offers an introduction to the four access laws and provides citations to additional resources related to these statutes. It includes statistics on the use of the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) and on litigation related to FOIA. In addition, this report provides some examples of the methods Congress, the President, and the courts have employed to provide or require the provision of information to one another, as well as a list of resources related to transparency, secrecy, access, and nondisclosure.
Date: March 18, 2016
Creator: Ginsberg, Wendy & Greene, Michael
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
European Security and Islamist Terrorism (open access)

European Security and Islamist Terrorism

This report discusses the current security climate in Europe following recent incidences of terrorism. The report also addresses potential policy responses and challenges.
Date: April 18, 2016
Creator: Archick, Kristin & Belkin, Paul
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tax Reform in the 114th Congress: An Overview of Proposals (open access)

Tax Reform in the 114th Congress: An Overview of Proposals

This report provides background information regarding tax reform and discusses ways to make the U.S. tax system simpler, fairer, and more efficient.
Date: March 18, 2016
Creator: Sherlock, Molly F. & Keightley, Mark P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
DHS Appropriations FY2016: Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery (open access)

DHS Appropriations FY2016: Protection, Preparedness, Response, and Recovery

This report is part of a suite of reports that discuss appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for FY2016. It specifically discusses appropriations for the components of DHS included in the third title of the homeland security appropriations bill--the National Protection and Programs Directorate (NPPD), the Office of Health Affairs (OHA), and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
Date: April 18, 2016
Creator: Painter, William L.; Moteff, John D.; Lister, Sarah A.; Lindsay, Bruce R.; McCarthy, Francis X. & Kruger, Lennard G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Navy Lasers, Railgun, and Hypervelocity Projectile: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

Navy Lasers, Railgun, and Hypervelocity Projectile: Background and Issues for Congress

This report provides background information and issues for Congress on three potential new weapons that could improve the ability of Navy surface ships to defend themselves against enemy missiles--solid state lasers (SSLs), the electromagnetic railgun (EMRG), and the hypervelocity projectile (HVP).
Date: March 18, 2016
Creator: O'Rourke, Ronald
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA): Workers' Compensation for Federal Employees (open access)

The Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA): Workers' Compensation for Federal Employees

This report focuses on several key policy issues facing the Federal Employees' Compensation Act (FECA) program, including the disproportionate share of claims and program costs attributed to postal workers, the payment of FECA benefits after retirement age, the overall level of FECA disability benefits as compared with those offered by the states, and the administration of the FECA program.
Date: March 18, 2016
Creator: Szymendera, Scott D.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Framing Spectrum Policy: Legislative Initiatives (open access)

Framing Spectrum Policy: Legislative Initiatives

This report examines legislative initiatives to address issues regarding radio frequency spectrum management and allocation. Access to radio frequency spectrum is essential to wireless communications. As demand for mobile services increases, from all sectors of society and the economy, so does the need to increase the capacity of wireless networks.
Date: May 18, 2016
Creator: Moore, Linda K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
RICO: A Brief Sketch (open access)

RICO: A Brief Sketch

This report examines the various elements of federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) provisions and discusses constitutional questions pertaining to the law. In spite of its name and origin, RICO is not limited to "mobsters" or members of "organized crime" as those terms are popularly understood. Rather, it covers those activities which Congress felt characterized the conduct of organized crime, no matter who actually engages in them.
Date: May 18, 2016
Creator: Doyle, Charles
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Iran Sanctions (open access)

Iran Sanctions

This report analyzes U.S. and international sanctions against Iran and provides some examples, based on open sources, of companies and countries that conduct business with Iran.
Date: May 18, 2016
Creator: Katzman, Kenneth
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Justice Antonin Scalia: His Jurisprudence and His Impact on the Court (open access)

Justice Antonin Scalia: His Jurisprudence and His Impact on the Court

This report discusses Justice Scalia's jurisprudence on key areas of law, as well as how that jurisprudence could be seen to have influenced the Court's approach to these subject matters.
Date: March 18, 2016
Creator: Manuel, Kate M.; Murrill, Brandon J. & Nolan, Andrew
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant: Responses to Frequently Asked Questions (open access)

The Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) Block Grant: Responses to Frequently Asked Questions

This report provides responses to frequently asked questions about the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) block grant. It is intended to serve as a quick reference to provide easy access to information and data.
Date: March 18, 2016
Creator: Falk, Gene
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
U.S. Foreign Aid to the Palestinians (open access)

U.S. Foreign Aid to the Palestinians

This report discusses a number of issues relating to U.S. aid to the Palestinians that have relevance for Congress. Since the establishment of limited Palestinian self-rule in the West Bank and Gaza Strip in the mid-1990s, the U.S. government has committed more than $5 billion in bilateral economic and non-lethal security assistance to the Palestinians.
Date: March 18, 2016
Creator: Zanotti, Jim
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2016-04-18 – Viola Studio Ensemble

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Viola ensemble concert performed at the UNT College of Music Voertman Hall.
Date: April 18, 2016
Creator: University of North Texas. Viola Studio Ensemble
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
European Security and Islamist Terrorism (open access)

European Security and Islamist Terrorism

This report briefly discusses the current security climate in Europe, as well as policy considerations for the U.S. Over the last two years, European governments and the European Union (EU) have grown increasingly alarmed by the rise of the Islamic State terrorist organization, its ability to attract European citizens to join the fighting in the Syria-Iraq region, and its use of violent extremist propaganda to inspire others.
Date: July 18, 2016
Creator: Archick, Kristin & Belkin, Paul
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Elections Strengthen Georgia's Ruling Party (open access)

Elections Strengthen Georgia's Ruling Party

This report discusses the country of Georgia's parliamentary elections, which domestic and international observers assessed as democratic, despite isolated violations and violent incidents.
Date: October 18, 2016
Creator: Welt, Cory
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 139, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 18, 2016 (open access)

The Gilmer Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 139, No. 33, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 18, 2016

Weekly newspaper from Gilmer, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 18, 2016
Creator: Parker, Vic
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History