Globalizing Cooperative Threat Reduction: A Survey of Options (open access)

Globalizing Cooperative Threat Reduction: A Survey of Options

This report analyzes the range of possible applications of Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) funds, the kinds of assistance that might be supplied, and describes legal, financial, technical, and political constraints on possible assistance.
Date: October 5, 2006
Creator: Squassoni, Sharon
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Interrogation of Detainees: Overview of the McCain Amendment (open access)

Interrogation of Detainees: Overview of the McCain Amendment

Controversy has arisen regarding U.S. treatment of enemy combatants and terrorist suspects detained in Iraq, Afghanistan, and other locations, and whether such treatment complies with U.S. statutes and treaties such as the U.N. Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel and Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment (CAT) and the 1949 Geneva Conventions. Congress approved additional guidelines concerning the treatment of detainees via the Detainee Treatment Act (DTA), which was enacted pursuant to both the Department of Defense, Emergency Supplemental Appropriations to Address Hurricanes in the Gulf of Mexico, and Pandemic Influenza Act, 2006 (P.L. 109-148), and the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2006 (P.L. 109-163). Among other things, the DTA contains provisions that (1) require Department of Defense (DOD) personnel to employ United States Army Field Manual guidelines while interrogating detainees, and (2) prohibit the “cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment or punishment of persons under the detention, custody, or control of the United States Government.” These provisions of the DTA, which were first introduced by Senator John McCain, have popularly been referred to as the “McCain Amendment.” This report discusses the McCain Amendment, as modified and subsequently enacted into law.
Date: October 2, 2006
Creator: Garcia, Michael John
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Foreign Students in the United States: Policies and Legislation (open access)

Foreign Students in the United States: Policies and Legislation

This report examines various issues pertaining to foreign students in the United States. Since the Immigration Act of 1924, the United States has expressly permitted foreign students to study in U.S. institutions. Most foreign students are at least 18 years old and are enrolled in higher education programs. Foreign students are generally considered to enrich cultural diversity of the educational experience for U.S. residents as well as enhance the reputation of U.S. universities as world-class institutions. Concerns have arisen in recent years that have caused Congress to take a new look at the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) provisions that govern their admission.
Date: October 19, 2006
Creator: Haddal, Chad C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Immigration Consequences of Criminal Activity (open access)

Immigration Consequences of Criminal Activity

This report discusses the potential immigration consequences of criminal activity. “Criminal activity” generally refers to conduct for which an alien has been found or plead guilty before a court of law, though in limited circumstances consequences may attach to the commission of a crime or admission of acts constituting the essential elements of a crime. Consequences may flow from violations of either federal, state or, in many circumstances, foreign criminal law. Some federal crimes are set out in the INA itself — alien smuggling, for example. However, not all violations of immigration law are crimes. Notably, being in the U.S. without legal permission — i.e., being an “illegal alien” — is not a crime in and of itself. Thus, for example, an alien who overstays a student visa may be an “illegal alien,” in that the alien may be subject to removal from the U.S., but such an alien is not a “criminal alien.”
Date: October 23, 2006
Creator: Garcia, Michael John & Eig, Larry M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Global Peace Operations Initiative: Background and Issues for Congress (open access)

The Global Peace Operations Initiative: Background and Issues for Congress

This report discusses the Administration's request of $102.6 million in FY2007 funds for the Global Peace Operations Initiative (GPOI), a multilateral, five-year program with planned U.S. contributions of some $660 million from FY2005 through FY2009.
Date: October 3, 2006
Creator: Serafino, Nina M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Honduras: Political and Economic Situation and U.S. Relations (open access)

Honduras: Political and Economic Situation and U.S. Relations

This report discusses the relationship of United States with Honduras, characterized by significant foreign assistance, an important trade partnership, a U.S. military presence in the country, and cooperation on a range of transnational issues.
Date: October 13, 2006
Creator: Sullivan, Mark P.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Military Base Closures: Role and Cost of Environmental Cleanup (open access)

Military Base Closures: Role and Cost of Environmental Cleanup

This report explains cleanup requirements for the transfer and reuse of properties on closed military bases, discusses property transfer status and cleanup costs on bases closed in prior rounds, and examines estimates of costs to clean up bases to be closed in the 2005 round to make these properties safe for civilian reuse.
Date: October 3, 2006
Creator: Bearden, David M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Free Mail for Troops Overseas (open access)

Free Mail for Troops Overseas

Members of the armed forces on duty in designated combat areas can send personal correspondence, free of postage, to addresses in the United States. There has never been a comparable provision of free postage for letters or packages sent from family members in the United States to loved ones in wartime service overseas. This report discusses two bills (H.R. 923 and H.R. 2874) that were introduced in the 109th Congress that would have allowed family members and, in the case of H.R. 2874, certain charities to send letters and packages to servicemen and women in combat zones free of postage.
Date: October 19, 2006
Creator: Kosar, Kevin R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Foreign Students in the United States: Policies and Legislation (open access)

Foreign Students in the United States: Policies and Legislation

This report examines various issues pertaining to foreign students in the United States. Since the Immigration Act of 1924, the United States has expressly permitted foreign students to study in U.S. institutions. Most foreign students are at least 18 years old and are enrolled in higher education programs. Foreign students are generally considered to enrich cultural diversity of the educational experience for U.S. residents as well as enhance the reputation of U.S. universities as world-class institutions. Concerns have arisen in recent years that have caused Congress to take a new look at the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) provisions that govern their admission.
Date: October 11, 2006
Creator: Haddal, Chad C.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
FY2007 Appropriations for State and Local Homeland Security (open access)

FY2007 Appropriations for State and Local Homeland Security

This report is an overview of the Administration’s budget request for the following seven homeland security programs designed to provide assistance to state and local first responders — firefighters, emergency medical personnel, emergency managers, and law enforcement officers.
Date: October 6, 2006
Creator: Reese, Shawn
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Doctoral Lecture Recital: 2006-10-17 – Jon Yeager, bass trombone transcript

Doctoral Lecture Recital: 2006-10-17 – Jon Yeager, bass trombone

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree
Date: October 17, 2006
Creator: Yeager, Jon
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Doctoral Recital: 2006-10-16 – Jammieca D. Mott, soprano

Recital presented at the UNT College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree
Date: October 16, 2006
Creator: Mott, Jammieca D.
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Ensemble: 2006-10-21 – Opera Gala

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Ensemble concert, A Grand Night for Singing! Opera Gala performed at The UNT College of Music Winspear Performance Hall, Stephen Dubberly, music director.
Date: October 21, 2006
Creator: Dubberly, Stephen
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

Senior Recital: 2006-10-12 - Min-Hyoung Jeong, soprano

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Recital presented at the College of Music Recital Hall in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Bachelor of Music (BM) degree
Date: October 12, 2006
Creator: Jeong, Min-Hyoung
Object Type: Sound
System: The UNT Digital Library

St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Ammannsville, Texas sign

Sign at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Ammannsville.
Date: October 7, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, cloth pennant

Photograph of a cloth sign that says "St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, 1890 - 1990, Ammannsville, Texas"
Date: October 7, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sts. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church sign

The sign for Saints Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church in Dubina. This church was established in 1856.
Date: October 7, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sts. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church

Saints Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church in Dubina. This church was established in 1856.
Date: October 7, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sts. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church, the outdoor bathrooms

Saints Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church in Dubina. The outdoor bathrooms feature signs in English and Czech
Date: October 7, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Sts. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church, detail of postcard

Detail of postcard of Saints Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church in Dubina. "Sts. Cyril and Methodius Catholic Church - Dubina, TX. Bluebonnets in the springtime at Dubina: the oldest Czech settlement in Texas. The church interior is decorated with frescoes adn stenciling in vivid colors common to the period and culture. A "Feast Day" is held every year on the first Sunday in July."
Date: October 7, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Historic Plaque, Dubina

"Dubina, which derives its name from the Czech word for Oak Grove, was founded in 1856 by a group of Moravian immigrants, including the Marak Kahlich, Sramek, Peter, Holub, Muzny, and Haidusek families. By 1900 the farming community had erected a church building, mill, cotton gin, blacksmith shop, store, and post office. A 1909 storm and a 1912 fire caused extensive damage from which the town never recovered. As the first settlement in Texas to be founded entirely by Czech-Moravians, Dubina remains an important part of the state's regional and cultural history."
Date: October 7, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

Trees in Dubina

Huge trees in Dubina
Date: October 7, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

St. Mary's Church of the Assumption sign

Sign for St. Mary's Church of the Assumption in Praha.
Date: October 7, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

St. Mary's Church, Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary

St. Mary's Church of the Assumption in Praha, shrine for the Virgin Mary.
Date: October 7, 2006
Creator: Belden, Dreanna L.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History