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[Project Summary: Long-Term Oil and Gas Structure Installation and Removal Forecasting in the Gulf of Mexico: A Decision-and Resource-Based Approach]

Description: Report summary describing the work completed at Louisiana State University, Center for Energy Studies for Long-Term Oil and Gas Structure Installation and Removal Forecasting in the Gulf of Mexico: A Decision-and Resource-Based Approach. It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.
Date: May 2004
Creator: Louisiana State University, Center for Energy Studies
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[Project Summary: Deepwater Program: Supply Logistics of OCS Oil and Gas Development in the Gulf of Mexico - Evaluation of Technological and Economic Parameters of Ports as Supply and Manufacturing Bases]

Description: Report summary describing the work completed at UNO National Ports and Waterways Institute for 'Deepwater Program: Supply Logistics of OCS Oil and Gas Development in the Gulf of Mexico - Evaluation of Technological and Economic Parameters of Ports as Supply and Manufacturing Bases'. It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.
Date: June 2004
Creator: UNO National Ports and Waterways Institute
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[Project Summary: The Data Quality Control and Emissions Inventories of OCS Oil and Gas Production Activities in the Breton Area of the Gulf of Mexico]

Description: Report summary describing the work completed at Eastern Research Group, Inc. for 'The Data Quality Control and Emissions Inventories of OCS Oil and Gas Production Activities in the Breton Area of the Gulf of Mexico'. It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.
Date: October 2004
Creator: Eastern Research Group, Inc.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[Project Summary: History of Offshore Oil Development in the Gulf of Mexico Phase II - Research and Synthesis]

Description: Summary describing the work completed at Louisiana State University, Center for Energy Studies for History of Offshore Oil Development in the Gulf of Mexico Phase II - Research and Synthesis. It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.
Date: August 2004
Creator: Louisiana State University, Center for Energy Studies
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[Project Summary: Coastal Marine Environmental Modeling, Part 3]

Description: Report summary describing the work completed at Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.) Coastal Studies Institute and Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences for 'Coastal Marine Environmental Modeling: Part III'. It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.
Date: October 2004
Creator: Louisiana State University (Baton Rouge, La.). Coastal Studies Institute.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Visa Waiver Program

Description: Since the events of September 11, 2001, concerns have been raised about the ability of terrorists to enter the United States under the visa waiver program. The visa waiver program (VWP) allows nationals from certain countries to enter the United States as temporary visitors (nonimmigrants) for business or pleasure without first obtaining a visa from a U.S. consulate abroad. Temporary visitors for business or pleasure from non-VWP countries must obtain a visa from Department of State (DOS) offic… more
Date: December 20, 2004
Creator: Siskin, Alison
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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[Interview with Oscar M. Cardenas]

Description: Video of Oscar M. Cardenas in an interview led by the TABE organization. He is standing against a Texas themed backdrop. At the end of the video is an up close image of "The Texas Successful Schools Study: Quality Education for Limited English Proficient Students".
Date: 2004
Duration: 7 minutes 55 seconds
Creator: Texas Association of Bilingual Education
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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The 9/11 Commission Report: Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States

Description: The official Government edition of the Final Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (also known as the 9-11 Commission, an independent, bipartisan commission created by congressional legislation and the signature of President George W. Bush in late 2002), provides a full and complete account of the circumstances surrounding the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, including preparedness for and the immediate response to the attacks. Provides recommendatio… more
Date: July 22, 2004
Creator: National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Refining and Revising the GOM OCS Region High Probability Model for Historic Shipwrecks

Description: Summary describing the work completed at Gulf of Mexico Outer Continental Shelf Region for refining and revising data on historic shipwrecks. It includes background information on the project funding and sponsorship, goals, methodology, and findings.
Date: March 2004
Creator: James, Stephen R., Jr. & Pearson, Charles E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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9/11 and Terrorist Travel: Staff Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States

Description: Report of the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (9-11 Commission) describing research into the events of September 11, 2001. It contains the Commission's findings based on the thousands of documents and hundreds of interviews collected during the course of the investigations.
Date: August 21, 2004
Creator: Eldridge, Thomas R.; Ginsburg, Susan; Hempel, Walter T., II; Kephart, Janice L. & Moore, Kelly
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Social Security: "Transition Costs"

Description: The Social Security Administration’s chief actuary forecasts that under current law, the Social Security Trust Funds will be depleted in 2042. Many Members of Congress have expressed concern that restoring the program to long-term fiscal balance will impose burdens on future generations by requiring them to pay higher taxes, accept benefit cuts, or undertake substantial government borrowing to pay the full benefits promised under current law.
Date: December 23, 2004
Creator: Haltzel, Laura
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Transportation Security: Issues for the 109th Congress

Description: The nation’s air, land, and marine transportation systems are designed for accessibility and efficiency, two characteristics that make them highly vulnerable to a terrorist attacks. While hardening the transportation sector from terrorist attacks is difficult, reasonable measures can be taken to deter terrorists. The focus of this issue brief is how best to construct and finance a system of deterrence, protection, and response that effectively reduces the possibility and consequences of another… more
Date: December 21, 2004
Creator: Elias, Bartholomew; Frittelli, John F. & Peterman, David Randall
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Homeland Security: 9/11 Victim Relief Funds

Description: In the first days following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, an unprecedented number of Americans contributed over $2.7 billion in donations to assist in the relief of victims. According to a 2004 Rand Corporation study, that money amounted to only a modest share (7%) of the $38.1 billion “quantified benefits” provided to victims of the terrorist attacks. The Rand Study reported that payments worth $19.6 billion (51%) were disbursed by insurers and $15.8 billion (42%) were disbursed… more
Date: December 10, 2004
Creator: Wolfe, M. Ann
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Port and Maritime Security: Background and Issues for Congress

Description: The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, heightened awareness about the vulnerability to the terrorist attack of all modes of transportation. Port security has emerged as a significant part of the overall debate on U.S. homeland security. The overarching issues for Congress are providing oversight on current port security programs and making or responding to proposals to improve port security.
Date: December 15, 2004
Creator: Frittelli, John F.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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NAFTA at Ten: Lessons from Recent Studies

Description: This report provides an analytical summary of the economic lessons reached in support of Congress's role in the trade policy process, especially the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
Date: February 13, 2004
Creator: Hornbeck, J. F.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Acoustical Imaging and Mechanical Properties of Soft Rock and Marine Sediments: Final Technical Report

Description: The research during this project has concentrated on developing a correlation between rock deformation mechanisms and their acoustic velocity signature. This has included investigating: (1) the acoustic signature of drained and undrained unconsolidated sands, (2) the acoustic emission signature of deforming high porosity rocks (in comparison to their low porosity high strength counterparts), (3) the effects of deformation on anisotropic elastic and poroelastic moduli, and (4) the acoustic tomog… more
Date: April 1, 2004
Creator: Scott, Thurman E., Jr. & Abousleiman, Younane
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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9-11 Commission Final Report Press Conference

Description: Recording of a press conference held by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States to announce the release of the final report and discuss the findings of the commission.
Date: July 22, 2004
Duration: 1 hour 35 minutes 15 seconds
Creator: National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States
Item Type: Refine your search to only Video
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Hawaiian Monk Seal in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands, 2001

Description: The following document reports the findings of the studies of the endangered Hawaiian monk seal during 2001 in all of its reproductive sites in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands. This document contains information evaluating the status and trends of monk seal subpopulations; natural history traits such as survival, reproduction, growth, behavior, and feeding habits; and the success of various activities designed to facilitate population growth.
Date: April 2004
Creator: Johanos, Thea C. & Baker, Jason D.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Transcript of 9-11 Commission Hearing 12, June 16, 2004

Description: Transcript of the twelfth public hearing held by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States held June 16, 2004 at the NTSB Conference Center in Washington, D.C. The two-day hearing focused on two distinct topics: the 9-11 Plot and the federal government's immediate response to the attacks on September 11, 2001.On June 16 at the National Transportation Safety Board Conference Center, the Commission heard from several of the federal government's top law enforcement and i… more
Date: June 16, 2004
Creator: National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Transcript of 9-11 Commission Hearing 8, March 24, 2004

Description: Transcript of the eighth public hearing held by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States held March 23-24, 2004 in Washington, D.C. The two-day hearing investigated the formulation and conduct of U.S. counterterrorism policy, with particular emphasis on the period from the August 1998 embassy bombings to September 11, 2001. The Commission heard from current and former top-level administration officials. Secretary of State Colin L. Powell, Secretary of Defense Donald H… more
Date: March 24, 2004
Creator: National Commission on Terrorist Attacks upon the United States
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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