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2000 Census: Significant Increase in Cost Per Housing Unit Compared to 1990 Census (open access)

2000 Census: Significant Increase in Cost Per Housing Unit Compared to 1990 Census

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The estimated $6.5 billion full-cycle cost of the 2000 decennial census is nearly double that of the 1990 census. When the full-cycle cost is divided by the number of American households, the cost per housing unit of the 2000 census was $56 compared to $32 per housing unit for the 1990 census. The primary reasons for the cost increases include the following: (1) in the 1990 census, field data collection cost was $16 per housing unit, while in the 2000 census it was $32 per housing unit; (2) in the 1990 census, technology costs were $5 per housing unit compared to $8 per housing unit for the 2000 census; and (3) the data content and products activity cost $3 per housing unit in 1990 and $5 per housing unit in 2000."
Date: December 11, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 103, No. 243, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 11, 2001 (open access)

Altus Times (Altus, Okla.), Vol. 103, No. 243, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 11, 2001

Daily newspaper from Altus, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 11, 2001
Creator: Bush, Michael
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Application of Reservoir Characterization and Advanced Technology to Improve Recovery and Economics in a Lower Quality Shallow Shelf San Andres Reservoir. Quarterly Progress Report: July 1--September 30, 2001 (open access)

Application of Reservoir Characterization and Advanced Technology to Improve Recovery and Economics in a Lower Quality Shallow Shelf San Andres Reservoir. Quarterly Progress Report: July 1--September 30, 2001

The Class 2 Project at West Welch was designed to demonstrate the use of advanced technologies to enhance the economics of improved oil recovery (IOR) projects in lower quality Shallow Shelf Carbonate (SSC) reservoirs, resulting in recovery of additional oil that would otherwise be left in the reservoir at project abandonment. Accurate reservoir description is critical to the effective evaluation and efficient design of IOR projects in the heterogeneous SSC reservoirs. Therefore, the majority of Budget Period 1 was devoted to reservoir characterization. Technologies being demonstrated include: (1) Advanced petrophysics; (2) Three-dimensional (3-D) seismic; (3) Crosswell bore tomography; (4) Advanced reservoir simulation; (5) Carbon dioxide (CO{sub 2}) stimulation treatments; (6) Hydraulic fracturing design and monitoring; and (7) Mobility control agents.
Date: December 11, 2001
Creator: Hickman, T. Scott & Justice, James J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 15, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 11, 2001 (open access)

The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 15, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 11, 2001

Daily newspaper from Baytown, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 11, 2001
Creator: Cash, Wanda Garner
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 99, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 11, 2001 (open access)

The Boerne Star (Boerne, Tex.), Vol. 96, No. 99, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 11, 2001

Semiweekly newspaper from Boerne, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 11, 2001
Creator: Keasling, Edna & Mahoney, Kent
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Brady Standard-Herald and Heart O' Texas News (Brady, Tex.), Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 11, 2001 (open access)

Brady Standard-Herald and Heart O' Texas News (Brady, Tex.), Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 11, 2001

Semiweekly newspaper from Brady, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 11, 2001
Creator: Stewart, James E.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Contract Management: Update on DOD's Purchase of Black Berets (open access)

Contract Management: Update on DOD's Purchase of Black Berets

A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The Army announced in October 2000 that personnel would begin wearing berets eight months later. To meet the tight deadline for the production of 5 million berets at a cost of about $30 million, the Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) shortcut normal contracting procedures and waived restrictions that limit military purchases of some items, including clothing, to those produced in the United States or its possessions. Despite these efforts, DLA was unable to meet the Army's deadline, and it terminated three contracts because the contractors did not meet delivery requirements. So far, the Defense Department (DOD) has received about 2.1 million berets--less than 1 million of which were distributed to Army personnel. DOD still expects another 1.6 million berets to be delivered by September 2002. DOD has taken steps to ensure that proposed waivers are considered at an appropriate management level. DOD no longer allows the Under Secretary of Defense or the service secretaries to delegate their authority to approve waivers. Requests for waivers must also be supported by analyses of why alternatives that would not require a waiver were unacceptable."
Date: December 11, 2001
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Cuba: Issues for Congress (open access)

Cuba: Issues for Congress

This report examines the economic and political situation in Cuba, including the human rights situation, and U.S. policy toward Cuba. The report also analyzes a number of issues facing Congress in U.S. policy toward Cuba, including: the overall direction of U.S. policy; challenges to U.S. policy in the World Trade Organization; restrictions on commercial food and medical exports; restrictions on travel; bilateral drug trafficking cooperation; Cuba and terrorism; funding for U.S.-government sponsored radio and television broadcasting to Cuba; the Russian signals intelligence facility in Cuba; migration issues; and compensation to the families of those Americans killed in 1996 when Cuba shot down two U.S. civilian planes. The report cites legislation that was passed in the 106th Congress, and also tracks legislative action on these various issues in U.S. policy toward Cuba in the 107th Congress.
Date: December 11, 2001
Creator: Sullivan, Mark P. & Taft-Morales, Maureen
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 108, No. 242, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 11, 2001 (open access)

Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 108, No. 242, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 11, 2001

Daily newspaper from Perry, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 11, 2001
Creator: Brown, Gloria
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 11, 2001 (open access)

The Express-Star (Chickasha, Okla.), Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 11, 2001

Daily newspaper from Chickasha, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 11, 2001
Creator: Bush, Kent
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Fabrication of CaO insulator coatings by MOCVD for application in fusion reactor blankets. (open access)

Fabrication of CaO insulator coatings by MOCVD for application in fusion reactor blankets.

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Date: December 11, 2001
Creator: Zeng, Z. & Natesan, K.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Final report: Department of Energy grant to Kansas State University - J. R. Macdonald Laboratory. Atomic physics with highly charged ions: Supplementary request for Accelerator Improvement Project (open access)

Final report: Department of Energy grant to Kansas State University - J. R. Macdonald Laboratory. Atomic physics with highly charged ions: Supplementary request for Accelerator Improvement Project

The following tasks for previous funding periods are sketched: LHe compressor relocation, LINAC RF electronics upgrade, tandem Van de Graaff foil changer; tandem Van de Graaff terminal pump installation; replace power transistors in magnet power supplies; new EBIS beam line vacuum system, EBIS beam optics upgrade, tandem Van de Graaff cryopumps, tandem upcharge system, PIG source for ion-ion system, LINAC beam line, EBIS beam optics and safety upgrade, EBIS beam power upgrade, ion-ion facility upgrade, ion-ion upgrade, new LINAC beamline, LINAC cryostat upgrade, LHe plant equipment, EBIS beamline upgrade. The task for this period, high voltage platform and ion-beam handling peripherals, is gone into in greater detail.
Date: December 11, 2001
Creator: Richard, Patrick
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Friction and wear performance of low-friction carbon coatings under oil lubrication. (open access)

Friction and wear performance of low-friction carbon coatings under oil lubrication.

Amorphous carbon coatings with very low friction properties were recently developed at Argonne National Laboratory. These coatings have shown good promise in mitigating excessive wear and scuffing problems associated with low-lubricity diesel fuels. To reduce the negative effect of sulfur and other lubricant additives in poisoning the after-treatment catalyst, a lubricant formulation with a low level of sulfur may be needed. Exclusion of proven sulfur-containing extreme pressure (EP) and antiwear additives from oils will require other measures to ensure durability of critical lubricated components. The low-friction carbon coating has the potential for such applications. In the present study, we evaluated the friction and wear attributes of three variations of the coating under a boundary lubrication regime. Tests were conducted with both synthetic and mineral oil lubricants using a ball-on-flat contact configuration in reciprocating sliding. Although the three variations of the coating provided modest reductions in friction coefficient, they all reduced wear substantially compared to an uncoated surface. The degradation mode of oxidative wear on the uncoated surface was replaced by a polishing wear mode on the coated surfaces.
Date: December 11, 2001
Creator: Kovalchenko, A.; Ajayi, O. O.; Erdemir, A. & Fenske, G. R.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Funeral Program for Carrie Mae Crockett, December 11, 2001] (open access)

[Funeral Program for Carrie Mae Crockett, December 11, 2001]

Funeral program for Carrie Mae Crockett, born November 9, 1922 and died December 4, 2001. The funeral was held December 11, 2001 at West End Baptist Church, officiated by Dr. A. B. Devers. Funeral arrangements were made through Lewis Funeral Home and she was buried in Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery near San Antonio, Texas.
Date: December 11, 2001
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Funeral Program for Gregory Stitt, December 11, 2001] (open access)

[Funeral Program for Gregory Stitt, December 11, 2001]

Funeral program for Reverend Gregory Stitt, born April 27, 1955. The funeral was held December 11, 2001 at Mt. Zion First Baptist Church, officiated by Evangelist Raymond Stitt, Jr. Funeral arrangements were made through King-Tears Mortuary, Inc. and Sutton-Sutton Mortuary, Inc. and he was buried in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery near San Antonio, Texas.
Date: December 11, 2001
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Initial Reaction Steps in the Condensed-Phase Decomposition of Propellants (open access)

Initial Reaction Steps in the Condensed-Phase Decomposition of Propellants

Understanding the reaction mechanisms for the decomposition of energetic materials in the condensed phase is critical to our development of detailed kinetic models of propellant combustion. To date, the reaction mechanisms in the condensed phase have been represented by global, reactions. The detailed elementary reactions subsequent to the initial NO{sub 2} bond scissioning are not known. Using quantum chemical calculations, we have investigated the possible early steps in the decomposition of energetic materials that can occur in the condensed phase. We have used methylnitrate, methylnitramine, and nitroethane as prototypes for O-NO{sub 2}, N-NO{sub 2} and C-NO{sub 2} nitro compounds. We find the energetic radicals formed from the initial NO{sub 2} bond scissioning can be converted to unsaturated non-radical intermediates as an alternative to the unzipping of the energetic radical. We propose a new, prompt oxidation mechanism in which the trapped HONO can add back onto the energetic molecule. This produces oxidation products in the condensed phase that normally would not be produced until much later in the flame. We have shown that this prompt oxidation mechanism is a general feature of both nitramines and nitrate esters. The resulting HONO formed by the H-atom abstraction will be strongly influenced by the …
Date: December 11, 2001
Creator: Melius, C F & Piqueras, M C
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Lebanon (open access)

Lebanon

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Date: December 11, 2001
Creator: Mark, Clyde R.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mechanical properties of 20% cold-worked 316 stainless steel irradiated at low dose rate. (open access)

Mechanical properties of 20% cold-worked 316 stainless steel irradiated at low dose rate.

To assess the effects of long-term, low-dose-rate neutron exposure on mechanical strength and ductility, tensile properties were measured on irradiated 20% cold-worked Type 316 stainless steel. Samples were prepared from reactor core components retrieved from the EBR-II reactor following final shutdown. Sample locations were chosen to cover a dose range of 1-47 dpa at temperatures from 371-385 C and dose rates from 0.8-2.8 x 10{sup -7} dpa/s. These dose rates are about one order of magnitude lower than those of typical EBR-II in-core experiments. Irradiation caused hardening, with the yield strength (YS) following approximately the same trend as the ultimate tensile strength (UTS). At higher dose, the difference between the UTS and YS decreases, suggesting the work-hardening capability of the material is decreasing with increasing dose. Both the uniform elongation and total elongation decrease up to the largest dose. Unlike the strength data, the ductility reduction showed no signs of saturated at 20 dpa. While the material retained respectable ductility at 20 dpa, the uniform and total elongation decreased to <1 and <3%, respectively, at 47 dpa. Fracture in the 30 dpa specimen is mainly ductile but with local regions of mixed-mode failure, consisting of dimples and microvoids. The fracture …
Date: December 11, 2001
Creator: Allen, T. R.; Tsai, H.; Cole, J. I.; Ohta, J.; Dohi, K. & Kusanagi, H.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Near-field photoluminescence spectroscopy of localized states in InGaAsN alloys. (open access)

Near-field photoluminescence spectroscopy of localized states in InGaAsN alloys.

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Date: December 11, 2001
Creator: Mintairov, A. M.; Blagnov, P. A.; Kosel, T.; Merz, J. L.; Ustinov, V. M.; Vlasov, A. S. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: NTX route VO] captions transcript

[News Clip: NTX route VO]

Video footage from the NBC 5 television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story. This story aired at 10 P.M.
Date: December 11, 2001
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
[News Clip: Torch Route] captions transcript

[News Clip: Torch Route]

Video footage from the NBC 5 television station in Fort Worth, Texas, to accompany a news story.
Date: December 11, 2001, 6:00 p.m.
Creator: KXAS-TV (Television station : Fort Worth, Tex.)
Object Type: Video
System: The UNT Digital Library
Nigeria in Political Transition (open access)

Nigeria in Political Transition

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Date: December 11, 2001
Creator: Dagne, Theodore S.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Production and decay of the Lambda c charmed baryon from Fermilab E791 (open access)

Production and decay of the Lambda c charmed baryon from Fermilab E791

Results are presented for the 500 GeV/c pion production asymmetry and polarization of the {Lambda}{sub c} ({bar {Lambda}}{sub c}) charmed baryon from Fermilab experiment E791. An analysis of the decay to the p{bar K}{pi} final state is described. Resonant sub-channel fractions and phases are given and possible resonant effects in the low mass p{bar K} system discussed. Significant decay to {Lambda}{sub c} {yields} {Delta}{sup 2}K{sup -} establishes for the first time the importance of a W exchange mechanism in charmed baryon decay.
Date: December 11, 2001
Creator: Meadows, Brian
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 27, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 11, 2001 (open access)

Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 27, Ed. 1 Tuesday, December 11, 2001

Weekly newspaper from Emory, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: December 11, 2001
Creator: Hill, Earl Clyde, Jr.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History