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- 6061: Natural Resources and Management
- ... irreplaceable information; they are stealing our past. People who deface or loot historical sites, disturb Indian burials, or buy or sell grave goods can be fined or imprisoned under the Archaeological Resources Protection Act, Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, and Department of the Interior regulations. You can help protect America's precious cultural resources: Treat historic and archaeological sites with care and respect when you visit. Take only with ...
- 6062: Manatees
- ... wise-men could perform this task. The Caribbean manatee was recognized when Christopher Columbus sailed to the Indies, and described them as mermaids in his journal. Lastly, the Amazonean manatee is noted by the Central American Siona Indians in a very unusual story. The Siona Indians believed that an ancient god was deceived and trapped by a tapir, a horse-like animal. The tapir then subjected the god to attack by ...
- 6063: Management Techniques For The Red-Cockaded Woodpecker On Federal Lands
- ... between diverse government agencies, wildlife managers attempt to accurately assess species abundance, alter woodpecker nesting cavities, and construct nest sites in an effort to enhance red-cockaded woodpecker habitat on limited federal holdings in the American southeast. Key words: Picoides borealis, Global Positioning System, Geographic Information System, cavity trees, cavity restrictors The red-cockaded woodpecker (Picoides borealis) is an endangered species that inhabits pine forests in an historical range from Texas ...
- 6064: Landfills: A Growing Menace
- ... eager for the money that comes along with the trash. This, of course, only transfers the problem from one population to the other. Stories of wandering garbage barges and orphaned garbage trains have appeared in American newspapers. Covert garbage disposal has become a lucrative business, as the plethora of medical waste washed up along the New Jersey shoreline proves. Despite these horror stories, recycling really is making a difference. Newspapers, which ...
- 6065: Hemp
- ... plant which produced it. History has proven its acceptance of hemp: both the U.S. Constitution and the first draft of the Declaration of Independence were drafted on hemp paper; Ben Franklin started the first American newspaper with hemp hurds, while Thomas Jefferson said, "Hemp is of first necessity to the wealth and protection of the country". Canvass, a hemp product, was widely used as sails in the early shipping industry ...
- 6066: Green Laws Boost Clean-up Iindustry
- ... list and always in ecological form. But just recently another common purchase was substituted; red wine, French red wine to be exact, had to give way to a Spanish bottle instead. The day by day "revolution" on the dinner table was my mother's contribution to the prevention of the French nuclear tests. French products in gene-ral was banned on our shopping list - and still are. How far her exertions ...
- 6067: Compaq
- ... Take-Over -Compaq Computer Corporation will lead in today's economic geography conference. At Compaq we recognize the need to become a global leader in enterprise computing solutions. The acquisition of Digital Equipment Corporation, an American US-based designer and manufacturer of mini-computers will greatly strengthen value proposition to customers. We are committed to supporting these key customer relationships by investing in Digital's strategic assets, particularly its worldwide service ...
- 6068: Copyrights And Patents
- ... s death. (Baer 163) China plays a major role in copyright piracy. Officials estimate that China exports about $827 million dollars a year of impostor products. An example of this is shampoo with a familiar American brand label, but containing different ingredients than the US versions. This can sometimes lead to health and safety hazards. (Ludwig and Koenig 270) A customer can then become dissatisfied with the US company causing the ...
- 6069: Activity Based Costing
- ... there is a lot less room for error than that allowed in the more laid back economy of the past. Today's costing concerns arise from the growing disparity between direct and indirect product costs. American manufacturers have been pursuing a steady stream of manufacturing methods and technologies. The goal was simple and uniform: to reduce or eliminate direct costs. But as manufacturing has evolved, so has the structure of a ...
- 6070: Human Evolution
- ... profound implications for all aspects of human activity. About 10,000 years ago, one of the most important events in human history took placeplants were domesticated, and soon after, animals as well. This agricultural revolution set the stage for the events in human history that eventually led to civilization. Modern understanding of human evolution rests on known fossils, but the picture is far from complete. Only future fossil discoveries will ...
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