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International Trade: Significant Challenges Remain in Deterring Trade in Conflict Diamonds

Description: Testimony issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Easily concealed and transported, and virtually untraceable to their original source, diamonds are often used in lieu of currency in arms deals, money laundering, and other criminal activity. U.S. controls over diamond imports only require certification from the country of last import--and thus cannot identify diamonds from conflict sources. Although the United States bans diamonds documented as coming from the Nati… more
Date: February 13, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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The Drug Enforcement Administration's Reporting of Arrests

Description: Correspondence issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "The Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) Caribbean Division was alleged recently to have taken inappropriate credit for arrests to gain more resources. To claim credit for drug-related arrests, DEA agents must be directly involved in domestic arrests and provide "substantial assistance" to host-country law enforcement officials in foreign arrests. DEA's Agents Manual defines substantial assistance as active … more
Date: February 13, 2002
Creator: United States. General Accounting Office.
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Effects of Shoreline Hardening and Shoreline Protection Features on Fish Utilization and Behavior at Washaway Beach, Washington (Report 2)

Description: This report is the second in a series detailing the procedures used and the results obtained from studies designed to determine the impacts of erosion control structures on fish habitat at Willapa Bay, Washington. The erosion control structure, consisting of a 1600-ft rock groin and an attached 930-ft underwater dike was placed on Washaway Beach in 1998 to protect State Route (SR) 105 from erosion. The objectives of the study are to develop an understanding about whether groin-type structures o… more
Date: February 13, 2002
Creator: Miller, Martin C.; Williams, Greg D.; O'Rourke, Lohna K.; Southard, John A. & Blanton, Susan L.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Role of Emerging Energy-Efficient Technology in PromotingWorkplace Productivity and Health: Final Report

Description: Research into indoor environmental quality (IEQ) and itseffects on health, comfort, and performance of occupants is becoming anincreasing priority as interest in high performance buildings andorganizational productivity advances. Facility managers are interested inIEQ's close relationship to energy use in facilities and employers wantto enhance employee comfort and productivity, reduce absenteeism andhealth costs, and reduce or even eliminate litigation by providingexcellent indoor environments… more
Date: February 13, 2002
Creator: Kumar, Satish & Fisk, William J.
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Fluid Assisted Compaction and Deformation of Reservoir Lithologies

Description: The compaction and diagenesis of sandstones that form reservoirs to hydrocarbons depend on mechanical compaction processes, fluid flow at local and regional scales, and chemical processes of dissolution, precipitation and diffusional solution transport. The compaction and distortional deformation of quartz aggregates exposed to reactive aqueous fluids have been investigated experimentally at varying critical and subcritical stress states and time scales. Pore fluid compositions and reaction rat… more
Date: February 13, 2002
Creator: Kronenberg, A. K.; Chester, F. M.; Chester, J. S.; Hajash, A.; He, W.; Karner, S. et al.
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When and how to end shelter-in-place protection from a release of airborne hazardous material : report on a decision-making concept and methodology.

Description: Shelter-in-place (SIP) is considered a credible alternative to immediate evacuation to protect the population on and around Army chemical warfare agent stockpile storage sites from accidental agent releases of short duration. To be effective, this strategy requires immediate SIP to minimize initial exposure to agent vapor, followed by timely and appropriate termination of SIP to minimize additional exposure to agent vapor accumulations in the shelter when the air outside becomes less hazardous.… more
Date: February 13, 2002
Creator: Yantosik, G.; Lerner, K.; Maloney, D. & Wasmer, F.
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RERTR progress in MO-99 production from LEU.

Description: The ANL RERTR program is performing R and D supporting conversion of {sup 99}Mo production from HEU to LEU targets. Irradiation and processing of LEU targets were demonstrated at the Argentine Ezeiza Atomic Center. Target irradiation and disassembly were flawless, but the processing is not fully developed. In addition to preparing for, assisting in, and analyzing results of the demonstration, they performed other R and D related to LEU conversion: (1) designing a prototype production dissolver … more
Date: February 13, 2002
Creator: Vandegrift, G. F.; Conner, C.; Aase, S.; Bakel, A.; Bowers, D.; Freiberg, E. et al.
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Communication Characteristics of Large-Scale Scientific Applications for Contemporary Cluster Architectures

Description: This paper examines the explicit communication characteristics of several sophisticated scientific applications; which, by themselves, constitute a representative suite of publicly available benchmarks for large cluster architectures. By focusing on the Message Passing Interface (MPI) and by using hardware counters on the microprocessor, we observe each application's inherent behavioral characteristics: point-to-point and collective communication, and floating-point operations. Furthermore, we … more
Date: February 13, 2002
Creator: Vetter, J S & Mueller, F
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Building Public Confidence in Nuclear Activities

Description: Achieving public acceptance has become a central issue in discussions regarding the future of nuclear power and associated nuclear activities. Effective public communication and public participation are often put forward as the key building blocks in garnering public acceptance. A recent international workshop in Finland provided insights into other features that might also be important to building and sustaining public confidence in nuclear activities. The workshop was held in Finland in close… more
Date: February 13, 2002
Creator: Isaacs, T
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Solar Sail - Fresnel Zone Plate Lens for a Large Space Based Telescope

Description: A Fresnel zone plate lens made with solar sail material could be used as the primary optic for a very large aperture telescope on deep space probes propelled by solar sails. The large aperture telescope capability could enable significant science on fly-by missions to the asteroids, Pluto, Kuiper belt or the tort cloud and could also enable meaningful interstellar fly-by missions for laser propelled sails. This type of lens may also have some potential for laser communications and as a solar co… more
Date: February 13, 2002
Creator: Early, J T
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Alternate Sorbents for the Pretreatment of Tank Waste

Description: Several different types of sorbents have been synthesized and submitted to WSRC for testing in the removal of Sr and several actinides from Savannah River nuclear waste solutions. Results of screening tests at the Savannah River Site showed that the nonatitanate samples exhibited as good, or better, performance than the monosodium titanate samples proposed for the treatment process.
Date: February 13, 2002
Creator: Hobbs, D. T.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
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Appropriations for FY2002: Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies

Description: Appropriations are one part of a complex federal budget process that includes budget resolutions, appropriations (regular, supplemental, and continuing) bills, rescissions, and budget reconciliation bills. This report is a guide to one of the 13 regular appropriations bills that Congress passes each year. It is designed to supplement information provided by the House and Senate Commerce, Justice, State Appropriations Subcommittees.
Date: February 13, 2002
Creator: Epstein, Susan B.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Congressional Roll Call and Other Record Votes: First Congress Through 107th Congress (First Session), 1789 Through 2001

Description: This compilation provides information on roll call and other record votes taken in the House of Representatives and Senate from the first Congress through the 107th Congress (first session), 1789 through 2001.
Date: February 13, 2002
Creator: Pontius, John S.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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