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The Federal Excise Tax on Gasoline and the Highway Trust Fund: A Short History (open access)

The Federal Excise Tax on Gasoline and the Highway Trust Fund: A Short History

This report provides a short story of the federal excise tax on gasoline and the highway trust fund.
Date: November 18, 2004
Creator: Talley, Louis Alan & Jackson, Pamela J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Flu Vaccine: Recent Supply Shortages Underscore Ongoing Challenges (open access)

Flu Vaccine: Recent Supply Shortages Underscore Ongoing Challenges

Testimony issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Influenza is associated with an average of 36,000 deaths and more than 200,000 hospitalizations each year in the United States. Persons who are aged 65 and older, people with chronic medical conditions, children younger than 2 years, and pregnant women are more likely to get severe complications from influenza than other people. The best way to prevent influenza is to be vaccinated each fall. In early October 2004, one major manufacturer of flu vaccine for the United States announced that its facility's license had been temporarily suspended and it would not be releasing any vaccine for the 2004-2005 flu season. Because this manufacturer was expected to produce roughly one-half of the U.S. flu vaccine supply, the shortage resulting from its announcement has led to concern about the availability of flu vaccine, especially to those at high risk for flu-related complications. GAO was asked to discuss issues related to the supply, demand, and distribution of vaccine for this flu season in the context of the current shortage. GAO based this testimony on products we have issued since May 2001, as well as work we conducted to update key information."
Date: November 18, 2004
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Text
System: The UNT Digital Library
Foster Youth: HHS Actions Could Improve Coordination of Services and Monitoring of States' Independent Living Programs (open access)

Foster Youth: HHS Actions Could Improve Coordination of Services and Monitoring of States' Independent Living Programs

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "To improve outcomes for youth leaving foster care, Congress passed the Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 (FCIA), which increased the allocation of federal funds for independent living programs from $70 million to $140 million. This report reviews (1) how states' funding allocations changed to serve youth after FCIA, (2) the extent to which states have expanded services and age groups of foster youth served since the passage of FCIA and what challenges remain, (3) the extent to which states have used other federal and state programs to coordinate the delivery of services to foster youth, and (4) how the states and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have fulfilled the program accountability provisions of the law and assessed the effectiveness of independent living services."
Date: November 18, 2004
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
FY 2004 Annual Report: DOE Project on Heavy Vehicle Aerodynamic Drag (open access)

FY 2004 Annual Report: DOE Project on Heavy Vehicle Aerodynamic Drag

The objective of this report is: (1) Provide guidance to industry in the reduction of aerodynamic drag of heavy truck vehicles; and (2) Establish a database of experimental, computational, and conceptual design information, and demonstrate potential of new drag-reduction devices. The approaches used were: (1) Develop and demonstrate the ability to simulate and analyze aerodynamic flow around heavy truck vehicles using existing and advanced computational fluid dynamics (CFD) tools; (2) Through an extensive experimental effort, generate an experimental data base for code validation; (3) Using experimental data base, validate computations; (4) Provide industry with design guidance and insight into flow phenomena from experiments and computations; and (5) Investigate aero devices (e.g., base flaps, tractor-trailer gap stabilizer, underbody skirts and wedges, blowing and acoustic devices), provide industry with conceptual designs of drag reducing devices, and demonstrate the full-scale fuel economy potential of these devices.
Date: November 18, 2004
Creator: McCallen, R. C.; Salari, K.; Ortega, J.; Castellucci, P.; Eastwood, C.; Whittaker, K. et al.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Garber Billings News (Garber, Okla.), Vol. 105, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 18, 2004 (open access)

Garber Billings News (Garber, Okla.), Vol. 105, No. 5, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 18, 2004

Weekly newspaper from Garber, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 18, 2004
Creator: Hogan, Vickie Lee
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Gasoline Excise Tax - Historical Revenues: Fact Sheet (open access)

Gasoline Excise Tax - Historical Revenues: Fact Sheet

This report provides a table concerning the collection of gasoline excise taxes from FY1933-FY2002.
Date: November 18, 2004
Creator: Talley, Louis A. & Jackson, Pamela J.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Global Climate Change: Market-Based Strategies to Reduce Greenhouse Gases (open access)

Global Climate Change: Market-Based Strategies to Reduce Greenhouse Gases

This report provides information about Market-Based Strategies to Reduce Greenhouse Gases on Global Climate Change. many readable permit proposals include provisions allowing countries to accumulate permits by reducing emission in other countries.
Date: November 18, 2004
Creator: Parker, Larry
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Hondo Anvil Herald (Hondo, Tex.), Vol. 118, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 18, 2004 (open access)

Hondo Anvil Herald (Hondo, Tex.), Vol. 118, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 18, 2004

Weekly newspaper from Hondo, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with extensive advertising.
Date: November 18, 2004
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 168, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 18, 2004 (open access)

The J-TAC (Stephenville, Tex.), Vol. 168, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 18, 2004

Weekly student newspaper from Tarleton State University in Stephenville, Texas that includes local, state and campus news along with advertising.
Date: November 18, 2004
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
Kinetics of HMX and CP Decomposition and Their Extrapolation for Lifetime Assessment (open access)

Kinetics of HMX and CP Decomposition and Their Extrapolation for Lifetime Assessment

Decomposition kinetics are determined for HMX (nitramine octahydro-1,3,5,7-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetrazocine) and CP (2-(5-cyanotetrazalato) pentaammine cobalt (III) perchlorate) separately and together. For high levels of thermal stress, the two materials decompose faster as a mixture than individually. This effect is observed both in high-temperature thermal analysis experiments and in long-term thermal aging experiments. An Arrhenius plot of the 10% level of HMX decomposition by itself from a diverse set of experiments is linear from 120 to 260 C, with an apparent activation energy of 165 kJ/mol. Similar but less extensive thermal analysis data for the mixture suggests a slightly lower activation energy for the mixture, and an analogous extrapolation is consistent with the amount of gas observed in the long-term detonator aging experiments, which is about 30 times greater than expected from HMX by itself for 50 months at 100 C. Even with this acceleration, however, it would take {approx}10,000 years to achieve 10% decomposition at {approx}30 C. Correspondingly, negligible decomposition is predicted by this kinetic model for a few decades aging at temperatures slightly above ambient. This prediction is consistent with additional sealed-tube aging experiments at 100-120 C, which are estimated to have an effective thermal dose greater than that from decades …
Date: November 18, 2004
Creator: Burnham, A K; Weese, R K & Andrzejewski, W J
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Laser Coupling to Reduced-Scale Targets at the Early Light Program of the National Ignition Facility (open access)

Laser Coupling to Reduced-Scale Targets at the Early Light Program of the National Ignition Facility

A platform for analysis of material properties under extreme conditions, where a sample is bathed in radiation with a high temperature, is under development. This hot environment is produced with a laser by depositing maximum energy into a small, high-Z can. Such targets were recently included in an experimental campaign using the first four of the 192 beams of the National Ignition Facility, under construction at the University of California Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. These targets demonstrate good laser coupling, reaching a radiation temperature of 340 eV. In addition, there is a unique wavelength dependence of the Raman backscattered light that is consistent with Brillouin backscatter of Raman forward scatter [A. B. Langdon and D. E. Hinkel, Physical Review Letters 89, 015003 (2002)]. Finally, novel diagnostic capabilities indicate that 20% of the direct backscatter from these reduced-scale targets is in the polarization orthogonal to that of the incident light.
Date: November 18, 2004
Creator: Hinkel, D. E.; Schneider, M. B.; Baldis, H. A.; Bower, D.; Campbell, K. M.; Celeste, J. R. et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Leonard Graphic (Leonard, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 18, 2004 (open access)

The Leonard Graphic (Leonard, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 18, 2004

Weekly newspaper from Leonard, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 18, 2004
Creator: Russell, Bethany
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 18, 2004 (open access)

The Megaphone (Georgetown, Tex.), Vol. 99, No. 10, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 18, 2004

Weekly student newspaper from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas that includes campus news along with advertising.
Date: November 18, 2004
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Odem-Edroy Times (Odem, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 18, 2004 (open access)

The Odem-Edroy Times (Odem, Tex.), Vol. 58, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 18, 2004

Weekly newspaper from Odem, Texas that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 18, 2004
Creator: Tracy, Jimmy
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History
The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 88, No. 65, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 18, 2004 (open access)

The Oklahoma Daily (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 88, No. 65, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 18, 2004

Student newspaper of the University of Oklahoma in Norman, Oklahoma that includes national, local, and campus news along with advertising.
Date: November 18, 2004
Creator: Warren, Lee B.
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
The Oklahoma Eagle (Tulsa, Okla.), Vol. 83, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 18, 2004 (open access)

The Oklahoma Eagle (Tulsa, Okla.), Vol. 83, No. 47, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 18, 2004

Weekly newspaper from Tulsa, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 18, 2004
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Oral History Interview with Isaac Breedlove, November 18, 2004 transcript

Oral History Interview with Isaac Breedlove, November 18, 2004

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Isaac Breedlove. Breedlove joined the Army in 1937 and was sent to Panama for duty at the Canal Zone. He was there two years before being discharged. Breedlove reenlisted in 1939 and was sent to Hawaii. Breedlove was in an infantry company at Schofield Barracks when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. He suffered from the mumps, but waited until he was aboard a transport to the Solomon Islands to get treatment. He landed on Guadalcanal with his unit in late November, 1942. While on Guadalcanal, Breedlove received summons to report to his local draft board. His company commander did not let him go. He was also involved in the invasion of Luzon in January 1945.
Date: November 18, 2004
Creator: Breedlove, Isaac D.
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Isaac Breedlove, November 18, 2004 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Isaac Breedlove, November 18, 2004

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an interview with Isaac Breedlove. Breedlove joined the Army in 1937 and was sent to Panama for duty at the Canal Zone. He was there two years before being discharged. Breedlove reenlisted in 1939 and was sent to Hawaii. Breedlove was in an infantry company at Schofield Barracks when the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor. He suffered from the mumps, but waited until he was aboard a transport to the Solomon Islands to get treatment. He landed on Guadalcanal with his unit in late November, 1942. While on Guadalcanal, Breedlove received summons to report to his local draft board. His company commander did not let him go. He was also involved in the invasion of Luzon in January 1945.
Date: November 18, 2004
Creator: Breedlove, Isaac D.
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Maxine Lauderdale Cullison, November 18, 2004 transcript

Oral History Interview with Maxine Lauderdale Cullison, November 18, 2004

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Maxine Lauderdale Cullison. Cullison speaks of being raised in Harlingen, Texas and meeting her husband, who was training in the Army Air Corps there in 1942. She mentions two brother that served during the war: one aboard the USS Swordfish (SS-193) and one was an engineer building the Alcan Hiaghway. Then she speaks about her husband's service and all the places he was stationed.
Date: November 18, 2004
Creator: Cullison, Maxine Lauderdale
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Maxine Lauderdale Cullison, November 18, 2004 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Maxine Lauderdale Cullison, November 18, 2004

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Maxine Lauderdale Cullison. Cullison speaks of being raised in Harlingen, Texas and meeting her husband, who was training in the Army Air Corps there in 1942. She mentions two brother that served during the war: one aboard the USS Swordfish (SS-193) and one was an engineer building the Alcan Hiaghway. Then she speaks about her husband's service and all the places he was stationed.
Date: November 18, 2004
Creator: Cullison, Maxine Lauderdale
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Thelma Province O'Malley, November 18, 2004 transcript

Oral History Interview with Thelma Province O'Malley, November 18, 2004

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Thelma Province O'Malley. Born in 1921, she joined the SPARS in 1943 or early1944. She describes her training in Palm Beach, Florida as well as her duties at the Coast Guard Recruiting Station in San Francisco, California. She also talks about sightseeing in San Francisco. The interview also includes information about her parents and siblings.
Date: November 18, 2004
Creator: O'Malley, Thelma Province
Object Type: Sound
System: The Portal to Texas History
Oral History Interview with Thelma Province O'Malley, November 18, 2004 (open access)

Oral History Interview with Thelma Province O'Malley, November 18, 2004

The National Museum of the Pacific War presents an oral interview with Thelma Province O'Malley. Born in 1921, she joined the SPARS in 1943 or early1944. She describes her training in Palm Beach, Florida as well as her duties at the Coast Guard Recruiting Station in San Francisco, California. She also talks about sightseeing in San Francisco. The interview also includes information about her parents and siblings.
Date: November 18, 2004
Creator: O'Malley, Thelma Province
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
Perry Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 111, No. 221, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 18, 2004 (open access)

Perry Daily Journal (Perry, Okla.), Vol. 111, No. 221, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 18, 2004

Daily newspaper from Perry, Oklahoma that includes local, state, and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 18, 2004
Creator: Brown, Gloria
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 122, No. 93, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 18, 2004 (open access)

Polk County Enterprise (Livingston, Tex.), Vol. 122, No. 93, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 18, 2004

Semi-weekly newspaper from Livingston, Texas that includes local, state and national news along with advertising.
Date: November 18, 2004
Creator: White, Barbara
Object Type: Newspaper
System: The Portal to Texas History