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US monitors new storms after Gustav hits Gulf coast
MIAMI AFP — US officials were keeping a close eye Tuesday on three tropical storms posing potential threats after deadly Hurricane Gustav battered the US Gulf Coast. A forecaster with the National Hurricane Center called the clutch of three storms marching across the Atlantic at one time "not particularly...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Bahamas, centimeter, Components, Cuba, HARDWARE, hurricane, kilometer, monitor
Research articles 2008-09-01
Tropical storm Edouard makes landfall on Texas coast
MIAMI AFP — Tropical Storm Edouard made landfall on the upper Texas coast Tuesday, lashing the Gulf of Mexico with 65 mile per hour (100 kilometer per hour) winds and driving rains, the National Hurricane Center said. The storm made landfall at around 1200 GMT after picking up strength...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, centimeter, kilometer, Miami, Strategy, Texas
Research articles 2008-08-04
More rain heading to flooded US midwest as east coast wilts
CHICAGO AFP — More heavy storms were headed to the flood-ravaged US midwest Monday as the east coast wilted in a sweltering heat wave, the National Weather Service warned. Local media reported at least eight people were killed in the weekend storms which flooded scores of homes and roadways...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, centimeter, Government, MARKETING, river
Research articles 2008-06-09
Late winter storm socks central US
CHICAGO AFP — A late winter snowstorm buried a large part of the US midwestern United States, shutting down highways and stranding air travelers across the region, according to news reports Sunday. More than 20 inches (51 centimeters) of snow on fell on Ohio's capital city of Columbus in...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, centimeter, Ohio
Research articles 2008-03-09
Adhesive mimics gecko toe hairs: Berkeley engineers create gravity-defying bonding agent.(Front Line)(Brief article)
A new anti-sliding adhesive developed by engineers at the University of California, Berkeley, may be the closest man-made material yet to mimic the remarkable gecko toe hairs that allow the tiny lizard to scamper along vertical surfaces and ceilings. The researchers say that such...
Tags: agent, ceiling, centimeter, Construction, researcher, Robots, University of California at Berkeley, wall
Research articles 2008-03-01
Snow sends thousands from Canada on free tropical vacations
OTTAWA AFP — Thousands of Canadians won a free winter getaway Wednesday in this country's largest ever travel promotion which was pegged to a minimum five inches (12.7 cm) of snow falling on New Year's day. Tens of thousands were eligible to win the complimentary trips valued at up...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Canada, centimeter, Insurance, Snow
Research articles 2008-01-02
EDIACARAN BIOTA ON BONAVISTA PENINSULA, NEWFOUNDLAND, CANADA
ABSTRACT- Newly found fossils in the Conception and St. John's groups of the Bonavista Peninsula considerably extend the known geographic distribution of the Ediacaran fossils in Newfoundland. They occur in deepwater sediments and are preserved as epireliefs, forming census populations underneath volcanic ash layers throughout a more than 1 km...
Tags: centimeter, disc, Ford Motor Co., fossil, G., Jenkins, locality, M., millimeter, Murphy, South, species, Williams
Research articles 2008-01-01
Perspectives
“Today, the Iranian nation is victorious but you [the United States] are empty-handed.” Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, in a speech after the U.S. National Intelligence Estimate reported that, contrary to Bush administration assertions, Iran has halted its nuclear-weapons program “I’m not against...
Tags: Benefits, centimeter, Columbia University, economist, HEALTHCARE, Iran, Robots, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2007-12-17
Protestor painted in 'blood' accosts Condoleezza Rice
WASHINGTON AFP — A woman with her hands painted blood-red confronted Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice at the US Congress Wednesday, shouting "war criminal" before being hauled away by Capitol security. Desiree Farooz accosted Rice ahead of her appearance at a House of Representatives hearing on US foreign policy,...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, centimeter, SECURITY
Research articles 2007-10-25
Appendix B. Thermal metric and other conversion factors
Data presented in the Monthly Energy Review and in other Energy Information Administration publications are expressed predominately in units that historically have been used in the United States, such as British thermal units, barrels, cubic feet, and short tons. However, because U.S. commerce involves other nations, most of which use...
Tags: centimeter, kilogram, kilometer, MARKETING, NIST
Research articles 2007-10-01
Genetic tagging free-ranging white-tailed deer using hair snares
ABSTRACT: Use of noninvasive DNA-based tissue sampling (e.g., hair, scats) for individual identification in wildlife studies has increased markedly in recent years. Although field techniques for collecting hair samples have been developed for several species, we are unaware of their use with free-ranging ungulates. From December 2004 to August 2005...
Tags: Biotechnology, centimeter, DNA, Michigan, monitoring, National Park Service, PRODUCTIVITY, species, tagging, technique, U.S.
Research articles 2007-09-01
Mechanical thinning impacts on runoff, infiltration, and sediment yield following fuel reduction treatments in a southwestern dry mixed conifer forest.(Report)
Increasing tree densities experienced since the early 1900s throughout forests in the western United States are associated with numerous ecological problems (Dieterich 1983; Covington and Moore 1994a; Covington and Moore 1994b; Kolb et al. 1994). These problems include, but are not limited to conversion from high-frequency,...
Tags: centimeter, disturbance, HARDWARE, Lincoln, Litigation, PRODUCTIVITY, Soil, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Research articles 2007-09-01
Parched California has driest 'rainy season' on record
LOS ANGELES AFP — Los Angeles suffered through the driest rainy season on record in 2007, marking the least amount of precipitation here in the 130 years rainfall has been measured, weather officials said Sunday. There were just 8.15 centimeters (3.2 inches) of rain in Los Angeles between January...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, centimeter
Research articles 2007-07-01
Torrential rain floods central Texas
WASHINGTON AFP — Torrents of rain flooded homes in central Texas, forcing residents to flee for higher ground as downpours were set to continue into Thursday, media and forecasters said. Television pictures showed roads submerged and flood water surging through a dam after 18 inches (45 centimeters) of rain...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, centimeter, MARKETING, Texas, TVs
Research articles 2007-06-28
Canadian mint unveils first million-dollar coin
OTTAWA AFP — The Royal Canadian Mint unveiled the world's first 100-kilogram (220.5-pound) pure gold bullion coin Thursday, worth one million Canadian dollars (850,000 US), breaking a record for value. But the loonie, a sobriquet given to Canadian one-dollar coins, will not go into circulation, mint spokeswoman Alex Reeves...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Canada, centimeter, FINANCE, Strategy
Research articles 2007-05-03
Prospects for enhanced groundwater recharge via infiltration of urban storm water runoff: a case study.(Case study)
The rain garden is an urban storm water best management practice that is used to infiltrate runoff close to its source, thereby disconnecting impervious area while providing an avenue for groundwater recharge. Groundwater recharge may provide additional benefits to aquatic ecosystems via enhancement of stream base flow. Yet, soil conditions...
Tags: centimeter, garden, M., MARKETING, Soil, survey, Switzerland, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Research articles 2007-05-01
A checklist of the vascular flora of Yucca House National Monument and surrounding lands, Montezuma County, Colorado1
RINK, G. R. (Northern Arizona University, P.O. Box 5640, Flagstaff, AZ 86001) AND A. C. CULLY (National Park Service Southern Colorado Plateau Network, Box 5765 Northern Arizona University Flagstaff, Arizona 86011). A checklist of the vascular flora of Yucca House National Monument and surrounding lands, Montezuma County, Colorado. J. Torrey...
Tags: C, centimeter, Colorado, Hook, National Park Service, parcel, species
Research articles 2007-04-01
Eastern Canada blanketed by snow as storm wreaks havoc
OTTAWA AFP — A winter storm swept through eastern Canada Thursday and Friday, dropping a thick blanket of snow on its biggest cities that forced flight cancellations and caused havoc on roads. Freezing rain, snow and high winds slammed Toronto on Thursday, leaving two children dead. Public broadcaster...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, centimeter, HEALTHCARE, Ottawa
Research articles 2007-03-02
Winter storm wallops US, Canada: 22 dead
WASHINGTON AFP — Authorities were digging through the rubble of a Georgia high school Friday, cleaning up from a string of tornadoes spawned by a winter storm that killed at least 22 people in the US and Canada. The massive storm system was headed north where it was expected...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Canada, centimeter, Georgia, president, snow, tornado
Research articles 2007-03-01
Winter's biggest snowstorm chills Valentine's Day in North America
WASHINGTON AFP — The most powerful snowstorm of the winter has pummeled the eastern United States and parts of Canada, sticking an icy dagger into the heart of Valentine's Day. "If you need an excuse to stay inside and be a good Valentine, this is your day," Dennis Feltgen,...
Tags: Agence France-Presse, Canada, centimeter, Government, Manufacturing, snow, Washington, Winter
Research articles 2007-02-14
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