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The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 111, No. 297, Ed. 1 Friday, August 28, 2009 (open access)

The Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 111, No. 297, Ed. 1 Friday, August 28, 2009

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 28, 2009
Creator: Bush, Michael
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Assistance to Firefighters Program: Distribution of Fire Grant Funding (open access)

Assistance to Firefighters Program: Distribution of Fire Grant Funding

This report discusses the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) Program, also known as fire grants of the FIRE Act grant program, which provides federal grants directly to local fire departments and unaffiliated Emergency Medical Services (EMS) organizations to help address a variety of equipment, training, and other firefighter-related and EMS needs. This report also discusses the possible reauthorization of AFG and the related Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Firefighters (SAFER) program.
Date: August 28, 2009
Creator: Kruger, Lennard G.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 240, Ed. 1 Friday, August 28, 2009 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 89, No. 240, Ed. 1 Friday, August 28, 2009

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 28, 2009
Creator: Clements, Clifford E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 103, No. 69, Ed. 1 Friday, August 28, 2009 (open access)

The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 103, No. 69, Ed. 1 Friday, August 28, 2009

Semiweekly newspaper from Boerne, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 28, 2009
Creator: Cartwright, Brian & Velvin, Candace E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, August 28, 2009 (open access)

Dallas Voice (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 26, No. 15, Ed. 1 Friday, August 28, 2009

Weekly newspaper from Dallas, Texas that includes local, state, and national news and advertising of interest to the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) community.
Date: August 28, 2009
Creator: Nash, Tammye
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The UNT Digital Library
Disaster Housing: FEMA Needs More Detailed Guidance and Performance Measures to Help Ensure Effective Assistance after Major Disasters (open access)

Disaster Housing: FEMA Needs More Detailed Guidance and Performance Measures to Help Ensure Effective Assistance after Major Disasters

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Concerns over the Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) provision of temporary housing assistance, including travel trailers at group sites, after the 2005 hurricanes led to the development of the National Disaster Housing Strategy. GAO was asked to assess (1) the challenges households faced in transitioning to permanent housing, (2) the extent to which FEMA measured its performance in closing and transitioning households in group sites, (3) the strategy's effectiveness in defining FEMA's roles and responsibilities for closing and transitioning households in group sites, and (4) the alternatives to travel trailers in group sites and how well the strategy assessed them. GAO reviewed the strategy and interviewed officials from FEMA, state agencies, and selected nonprofit and housing research groups."
Date: August 28, 2009
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Emergency Communications: National Communications System Provides Programs for Priority Calling, but Planning for New Initiatives and Performance Measurement Could be Strengthened (open access)

Emergency Communications: National Communications System Provides Programs for Priority Calling, but Planning for New Initiatives and Performance Measurement Could be Strengthened

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Government functions and effective disaster response and management rely on the ability of national security and emergency preparedness (NS/EP) personnel to communicate. The Department of Homeland Security's (DHS) National Communications System (NCS), is responsible for ensuring continuity of NS/EP communications when network congestion or damage occurs. As requested, GAO assessed the (1) priority communication programs NCS provides, how it enlists subscribers, and to what extent NCS controls access to these programs; (2) challenges that can affect delivery of these programs; and (3) extent to which NCS plans for and evaluates its services. GAO reviewed NCS program documents, such as annual reports and access control procedures and data on program subscribers. GAO also interviewed officials from NCS and select state and local government entities. GAO compared NCS performance measures to federal best practices."
Date: August 28, 2009
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Envelope Addressed to Al Daniels] (open access)

[Envelope Addressed to Al Daniels]

Photocopy of an envelope addressed to Al Daniels at Dallas, Texas from Daniel Graney at San Antonio, Texas.
Date: August 28, 2009
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Friday, August 28, 2009 (open access)

The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Friday, August 28, 2009

Daily newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 28, 2009
Creator: Pittman, Jerry & Wray, Kelly
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Global Cooling: Policies to Cool the World and Offset Global Warming from CO2 Using Reflective Roofs and Pavements (open access)

Global Cooling: Policies to Cool the World and Offset Global Warming from CO2 Using Reflective Roofs and Pavements

Increasing the solar reflectance of the urban surface reduce its solar heat gain, lowers its temperatures, and decreases its outflow of thermal infrared radiation into the atmosphere. This process of 'negative radiative forcing' can help counter the effects of global warming. In addition, cool roofs reduce cooling-energy use in air conditioned buildings and increase comfort in unconditioned buildings; and cool roofs and cool pavements mitigate summer urban heat islands, improving outdoor air quality and comfort. Installing cool roofs and cool pavements in cities worldwide is a compelling win-win-win activity that can be undertaken immediately, outside of international negotiations to cap CO{sub 2} emissions. We propose an international campaign to use solar reflective materials when roofs and pavements are built or resurfaced in temperate and tropical regions.
Date: August 28, 2009
Creator: Akbari, Hashem; Levinson, Ronnen; Rosenfeld, Arthur & Elliot, Matthew
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Greensheet (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 146, Ed. 1 Friday, August 28, 2009 (open access)

The Greensheet (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 146, Ed. 1 Friday, August 28, 2009

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: August 28, 2009
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 147, Ed. 1 Friday, August 28, 2009 (open access)

The Greensheet (Dallas, Tex.), Vol. 33, No. 147, Ed. 1 Friday, August 28, 2009

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: August 28, 2009
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 358, Ed. 1 Friday, August 28, 2009 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 358, Ed. 1 Friday, August 28, 2009

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: August 28, 2009
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 359, Ed. 1 Friday, August 28, 2009 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 359, Ed. 1 Friday, August 28, 2009

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: August 28, 2009
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 360, Ed. 1 Friday, August 28, 2009 (open access)

The Greensheet (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 360, Ed. 1 Friday, August 28, 2009

Free weekly newspaper that includes business and classified advertising.
Date: August 28, 2009
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The GV Tribune (Grandview, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, August 28, 2009 (open access)

The GV Tribune (Grandview, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 34, Ed. 1 Friday, August 28, 2009

Weekly newspaper from Grandview, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 28, 2009
Creator: Buck, Erin
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Hanford External Dosimetry Technical Basis Manual PNL-MA-842 (open access)

Hanford External Dosimetry Technical Basis Manual PNL-MA-842

The Hanford External Dosimetry Technical Basis Manual PNL-MA-842 documents the design and implementation of the external dosimetry system used at Hanford. The manual describes the dosimeter design, processing protocols, dose calculation methodology, radiation fields encountered, dosimeter response characteristics, limitations of dosimeter design under field conditions, and makes recommendations for effective use of the dosimeters in the field. The manual describes the technical basis for the dosimetry system in a manner intended to help ensure defensibility of the dose of record at Hanford and to demonstrate compliance with 10 CFR 835, DOELAP, DOE-RL, ORP, PNSO, and Hanford contractor requirements. The dosimetry system is operated by PNNL’s Hanford External Dosimetry Program (HEDP) which provides dosimetry services to all Hanford contractors. The primary users of this manual are DOE and DOE contractors at Hanford using the dosimetry services of PNNL. Development and maintenance of this manual is funded directly by DOE and DOE contractors. Its contents have been reviewed and approved by DOE and DOE contractors at Hanford through the Hanford Personnel Dosimetry Advisory Committee (HPDAC) which is chartered and chaired by DOE-RL and serves as means of coordinating dosimetry practices across contractors at Hanford. This manual was established in 1996. Since inception, …
Date: August 28, 2009
Creator: Rathbone, Bruce A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Harper News (Harper, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, August 28, 2009 (open access)

The Harper News (Harper, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 21, Ed. 1 Friday, August 28, 2009

Biweekly newspaper from Harper, Texas that includes community news along with advertising.
Date: August 28, 2009
Creator: Stevens, Martha
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Homeland Security: Actions Needed to Improve Security Practices at National Icons and Parks (open access)

Homeland Security: Actions Needed to Improve Security Practices at National Icons and Parks

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The September 11 terrorist attacks have heightened concerns about the security of the nation's icons and parks, which millions of people visit every year. The National Park Service (Park Service) within the Department of the Interior (Interior) is responsible for securing nearly 400 park units that include icons and other parks. In 2004, GAO identified a set of key protection practices that include: allocating resources using risk management, leveraging technology, information sharing and coordination, performance measurement and testing, and strategic management of human capital. As requested, GAO determined whether the Park Service's security efforts for national icons and parks reflected key practices. To meet this objective, GAO used its key practices as criteria, reviewed five icons and parks to gain firsthand knowledge, analyzed Interior documents, and interviewed Interior officials."
Date: August 28, 2009
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Housing Trust Fund: Background and Issues (open access)

The Housing Trust Fund: Background and Issues

This report describes the Housing Trust Fund and discusses potential funding sources.
Date: August 28, 2009
Creator: Jones, Katie
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hudspeth County Herald and Dell Valley Review (Dell City, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, August 28, 2009 (open access)

Hudspeth County Herald and Dell Valley Review (Dell City, Tex.), Vol. 53, No. 47, Ed. 1 Friday, August 28, 2009

Weekly newspaper from Dell City, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: August 28, 2009
Creator: Stuart, Andrew
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Medicare Physician Services: Utilization Trends Indicate Sustained Beneficiary Access with High and Growing Levels of Service in Some Areas of the Nation (open access)

Medicare Physician Services: Utilization Trends Indicate Sustained Beneficiary Access with High and Growing Levels of Service in Some Areas of the Nation

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Congress, policy analysts, and groups representing physicians have raised questions about beneficiary access to Medicare physician services. At the same time, high levels of spending for health care in some parts of the country, and rapid increases in spending for physician services, have been identified as factors that threaten the long-term fiscal sustainability of the Medicare program. GAO was asked to assess beneficiary access to physician services and to identify indicators of potential overutilization of physician services. In this report, GAO (1) examines whether, from 2000 through 2008, beneficiaries had problems accessing physician services; (2) identifies areas of the country in which Medicare beneficiaries are potentially overserved by physicians; and (3) describes characteristics that distinguish the potentially overserved areas from other areas in the nation. GAO analyzed the most recent data available from several sources, including an annual Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) survey of fee-for-service (FFS) Medicare beneficiaries, Medicare physician claims for services provided in April of each year from 2000 through 2008, the Health Resources and Services Administration's Area Resource File, and the U.S. Census Bureau."
Date: August 28, 2009
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 94, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, August 28, 2009 (open access)

North Texas Daily (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 94, No. 2, Ed. 1 Friday, August 28, 2009

Daily student newspaper from the University of North Texas in Denton, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: August 28, 2009
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Nursing Homes: CMS's Special Focus Facility Methodology Should Better Target the Most Poorly Performing Homes, Which Tended to Be Chain Affiliated and For-Profit (open access)

Nursing Homes: CMS's Special Focus Facility Methodology Should Better Target the Most Poorly Performing Homes, Which Tended to Be Chain Affiliated and For-Profit

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "In 1998, CMS established the Special Focus Facility (SFF) Program as one way to address poor performance by nursing homes. The SFF methodology assigns points to deficiencies cited on standard surveys and complaint investigations, and to revisits conducted to ensure that deficiencies have been corrected. CMS uses its methodology periodically to identify candidates for the program--nursing homes with the 15 worst scores in each state--but the program is limited to 136 homes at any point in time because of resource constraints. In 2008, CMS introduced a Five-Star Quality Rating System that draws on the SFF methodology to rank homes from one to five stars. GAO assessed CMS's SFF methodology, applied it on a nationwide basis using statistical scoring thresholds, and adopted several refinements to the methodology. Using this approach, GAO determined (1) the number of most poorly performing homes nationwide, (2) how their performance compared to that of homes identified using the SFF methodology, and (3) the characteristics of such homes."
Date: August 28, 2009
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library