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[Letter from Bill McCarter to Jan Schronk, August 24, 1990]

Description: Photocopy of a letter from Bill McCarter, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Jan Schronk, Art Supervisor of Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD. Hoping the presentation that Schronk attended, fulfilled basic expectations she had in terms of understanding DBAE better, and that the art specialists who participated in the workshop have a better understanding of NTIEVA's goals for the HEB district.
Date: August 24, 1990
Creator: McCarter, William
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[Letter from Rick Stewart to Colleagues, August 24, 1995]

Description: Photocopy of a letter from Rick Stewart, Acting Director and Chief Curator of the Amon Carter Museum, to his colleagues. In regards to the send-off party for Allison Perkins, Education Director of the Amon Carter. The event is to be held, September 11, 1995 at the Amon Carter Museum Library from 3:30 pm to 5:00 pm.
Date: August 24, 1995
Creator: Stewart, Rick
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
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[Letter from Bill McCarter to Nicole Murphy Holland, August 24, 1990]

Description: Photocopy of a letter from Bill McCarter, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Nicole Murphy Holland, Vice President for Exhibitions InterCultura. In regards of McCarter's enthusiasm for the presentation regarding "The Wanderers," and mentions David Coffey doing a superb job amplifying the content written by Andrew Harris. McCarter says that it is imperative that art teachers at both an elementary and secondary level be exposed to excellent presentations and… more
Date: August 24, 1990
Creator: McCarter, William
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections
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[Letter from Bill McCarter to Peggy Mitchell, August 24, 1990]

Description: Photocopy of a letter from Bill McCarter, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Peggy Mitchell, teacher at Bedford Heights Elementary. McCarter writes that Mitchell's participation in the workshop for Art Teachers from Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD was very appreciated and that Mitchell brings a special insight into the problems NTIEVA faces. McCarter writes that Mitchell and Sonja Starnes should be able to build a DBAE program for the schools.
Date: August 24, 1990
Creator: McCarter, William
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
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[Letter from Leilani Lattin Duke to Bill McCarter, August 24, 1993]

Description: Photocopy of a letter from Leilani Lattin Duke, director of the Getty Center, to Bill McCarter, requesting McCarter's assistance in responding to the draft of the National Arts Standards. Duke expresses some concern with the content of the National Arts Standards draft and promises McCarter if he could give written feedback no later than October 1st, the Center will pay him.
Date: August 24, 1993
Creator: Duke, Leilani Lattin
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[Letter from Bill McCarter to Sonja Starnes, August 24, 1990]

Description: Photocopy of a letter from Bill McCarter, co-director of North Texas Institute for Educators on the Visual Arts, to Sonja Starnes, Art Teacher at Bedford Heights Elementary. In regards to Starnes's participation in the workshop for elementary art teaches at Hurst-Euless-Bedford ISD. Starnes's leadership was insightful for the other faculty about the implementation of DBAE, discipline-based arts education, in HEB schools and McCarter is looking forward to working with her.
Date: August 24, 1990
Creator: McCarter, William
Item Type: Refine your search to only Letter
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Nuclear Safety Program Semiannual Progress Report for Period Ending June 30, 1962

Description: Progress in nuclear safety research and development is reported. Topics covered include: reactivity effects of fuel displacements in a pool-type reactor, release of fission products on out-of-pile melting of reactor fuels, release of fission products on in-pile melting of reactor fuels, fission product transport evaluations, characterization and control of accident-released fission products, nuclear safety pilot plant, preparation of reactor containment hardbook, and radiochemical plant safety … more
Date: August 24, 1962
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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A first simulation study of the barrel-endcap transition region in a calorimeter of the scintillator tile design

Description: We have made a first study of the calorimetric response to 10 GeV/c charged pions in the transition region between barrel and endcap for the scintillator-tile design pursued at Argonne National Laboratory using the simulation program ANLSIM. For (very nearly) projective tower orientations in the barrel, the crack appears deep within a narrow angular range, causing a loss of the response in that region up to 40%. Pointing the towers onto the beam axis 35 cm or more away from the nominal-interact… more
Date: August 24, 1990
Creator: Proudfoot, J. & Trost, H. J.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Rock equation of state: a constitutive computer model

Description: A constitutive model for a rock equation of state was developed in HEMP and CEL-HEMP computer codes. The model includes the mechanical and thermal properties of soil, such as elasticity, pore closure, compaction, and vaporization. Three test problems were computed using the equation of state: ground motion following the LATIR event, impact vaporization of preheated plates, and surface motion produced from exploding a 3.7-kg(10-lb) charge at a depth of 6.5 m. Agreement between our computations f… more
Date: August 24, 1977
Creator: Kamegai, M.
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High performance inertial fusion targets

Description: Inertial confinement fusion (ICF) designs are considered which may have very high gains (approximately 1000) and low power requirements (<100 TW) for input energies of approximately one megajoule. These include targets having very low density shells, ultra thin shells, central ignitors, magnetic insulation, and non-ablative acceleration.
Date: August 24, 1977
Creator: Nuckolls, J.H.; Bangerter, R.O.; Lindl, J.D.; Mead, W.C. & Pan, Y.L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Article
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Budget Control Act of 2011: Budgetary Effects of Proposals to Replace the FY2013 Sequester

Description: Report that provides information on the levels of deficit reduction if the Budget Control Act's (BCA) automatic cuts are implemented as under current law and contrasts that with the alternative proposals offered by some Members of Congress and President Obama. It also discusses specific determinations made by the Office of Management and Budget regarding the exempt/non-exempt status of certain programs, as well as a discussion of information to be disclosed regarding the FY2013 BCA sequester im… more
Date: August 24, 2012
Creator: Levit, Mindy R.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Veterans Health Care: Veterans Health Administration Processes for Responding to Reported Adverse Events

Description: Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Through its policy and guidance, VHA has outlined processes that enable VAMCs to respond to reported adverse events that occur. VHA generally grants individual VAMCs discretion on choosing which process to use. Specifically, VAMCs conduct an initial review to determine how best to respond to an adverse event. According to VHA officials, if the circumstances that led to an adverse event are clear, based o… more
Date: August 24, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Group Purchasing Organizations: Services Provided to Customers and Initiatives Regarding Their Business Practices

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Health care providers rely on group purchasing organizations (GPO) to negotiate contracts with vendors of medical products. In 2002, questions were raised about GPOs engaging in potentially anticompetitive business practices such as collecting excessively high contract administrative fees. In 2003, GAO reported that selected GPOs had adopted or revised codes of conduct to respond to the questions about … more
Date: August 24, 2010
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Very Light Jets: Several Factors Could Influence Their Effect on the National Airspace System

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "For several years, a number of aviation manufacturers have been designing and testing very light jets, a type of small jet aircraft equipped with advanced technologies and priced below other business jets. Aviation forecasters predict that thousands of very light jets will enter the National Airspace System (NAS) over the next two decades, contributing to the overall growth of the general aviation fleet… more
Date: August 24, 2007
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Border Security: Consular Identification Cards Accepted within United States, but Consistent Federal Guidance Needed

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Several state and local government agencies and financial institutions accept consular identification (CID) cards, which are issued by foreign governments to their citizens living abroad. Mexico issued more than 2.2 million CID cards in 2002-2003 and Guatemala issued approximately 89,000 from mid-2002 to 2003. Critics of CID cards say their acceptance facilitates the unlawful stay within the United Stat… more
Date: August 24, 2004
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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State and Local Government Pension Plans: Governance Practices and Long-term Investment Strategies Have Evolved Gradually as Plans Take On Increased Investment Risk

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Recent market declines have significantly diminished the asset value of state and local pension plans. Reported unfunded liabilities for these plans are estimated in the hundreds of billions of dollars. As a result, in the long term, these governments may need to make significant fiscal adjustments such as modifying employee benefits, or increasing contributions to plans. They may also alter investment … more
Date: August 24, 2010
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Tax Administration: Tax Requirements of Small Businesses

Description: A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on small business tax requirements, focusing on: (1) the federal filing, reporting, and deposit requirements that apply to small businesses; and (2) the actual experience of small businesses in meeting these requirements, including their involvement in the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) enforcement process."
Date: August 24, 1999
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Review of FAA's Collegiate Training Initiative as Mandated in the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012

Description: Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The cost effectiveness of the alternative training approach depends on several cost elements that are currently unknown, such as the up-front costs to develop the new controller training curriculum for CTI schools and the duration of the new orientation session at the Academy. However, some direct cost savings to FAA are possible and may be realized under the alternative training approach. These savings … more
Date: August 24, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
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Forest Service: Funding Allocations to Region 4

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on the Forest Service's Washington Office funding allocations to Region 4, focusing on: (1) funds allocated to Region 4 during fiscal years 1995-2000 for budget line items under the National Forest System (NFS) appropriation; (2) reasons for trends and year-to-year changes in NFS' funding allocations to Region 4; (3) how budget line item amounts in t… more
Date: August 24, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Federal Housing Administration: Agency Should Assess the Effects of Proposed Changes to the Manufactured Home Loan Program

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Pending legislation to the Federal Housing Administration's (FHA) Title I Manufactured Home Loan program would increase loan limits, insure each loan, incorporate stricter underwriting requirements, and set up-front premiums. GAO was asked to review (1) selected characteristics of manufactured housing and the demographics of the owners; (2) federal and state consumer protections for owners of manufactur… more
Date: August 24, 2007
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Home Energy Assistance for Low-Income Occupants of Manufactured Homes

Description: Correspondence issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "In 2005, the most recent year for which complete data were available, occupants of older manufactured homes paid over twice as much on average per square foot for energy---$1.75 per square foot as compared with $0.87---as was paid by occupants of detached homes. Annual energy expenditures for older manufactured homes--about 906 square feet on average--were about $1,369, compared with detached homes--abou… more
Date: August 24, 2012
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Strategic Petroleum Reserve: Available Oil Can Provide Significant Benefits, but Many Factors Should Influence Future Decisions about Fill, Use, and Expansion

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "Congress authorized the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR), operated by the Department of Energy (DOE), to release oil to the market during supply disruptions and protect the U.S. economy from damage. The reserve can store up to 727 million barrels of crude oil, and currently contains enough oil to offset 59 days of U.S. oil imports. GAO answered the following questions: (1) What factors do experts recom… more
Date: August 24, 2006
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Nonprime Mortgages: Analysis of Loan Performance, Factors Associated with Defaults, and Data Sources

Description: A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The surge in mortgage foreclosures that began in late 2006 and continues today was initially driven by deterioration in the performance of nonprime (subprime and Alt-A) loans. Nonprime mortgage originations increased dramatically from 2000 through 2006, rising from about 12 percent ($125 billion) of all mortgage originations to about 34 percent ($1 trillion). The nonprime market contracted sharply in mi… more
Date: August 24, 2010
Creator: United States. Government Accountability Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Ryan White CARE Act: Title I Funding for San Francisco

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO provided information on funding for San Francisco under the Ryan White CARE Act, focusing on: (1) comparing San Francisco's fiscal (FY) 2000 title I grant award, which was determined using the act's hold-harmless provision, with what the award would have been had deceased acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) cases been included in the calculation; and (2) how fundin… more
Date: August 24, 2000
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Text
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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