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U.S. Geological Survey Biological/Ecological Research & Monitoring: Managing Human Resources to Protect Natural Resources
The needs of the United States government's ecological/biological research and monitoring agencies are as varied as the plants, animals and resources they study, and as shifting as the seasons. Johnson Controls' ability to efficiently handle multiple jobs with dispersed professionals in varied locations and deliver the finished product on schedule...
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A Decision Support System For Map Projections Of Small Scale Data
The use of commercial geographic information system software to process large raster datasets of terrain elevation, population, land cover, vegetation, soils, temperature, and rainfall requires both projection from spherical coordinates to plane coordinate systems and transformation from one plane system to another. Decision support systems deliver information resulting in knowledge...
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White papers 2004-12-14

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No injuries reported after quake near L.A.
LOMA LINDA, Calif. AP -- A magnitude-4.0 earthquake has hit east of Los Angeles, but authorities say there were no immediate reports of injuries or damage. The U.S. Geological Survey says the temblor occurred around 7:15 a.m. Monday and was centered 2 miles east of Loma Linda...
Articles 2008-06-24
Dow Jones and SLA Honor Two Professionals Who Exemplify Leadership and Innovation in the Information Field
SEATTLE, June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Dow Jones & Company and the Special Libraries Association SLA recognized Richard Huffine, national library coordinator for the U.S. Geological Survey, as the winner of the Dow Jones Leadership Award and Dennie Heye, information scientist at Shell International Exploration and Production SIEP Information Management...
Articles 2008-06-17
International Beryllium Completes Staking of Colorado Beryllium Mineral Claims
International Beryllium Corporation (TSX VENTURE: IB) ("IB") is pleased to announce that it has completed staking of 517 mineral claims in the Lake George area of Colorado, a well known zone of beryllium mineralization that also includes the Boomer mine owned by IB. The staked area is approximately 10,585 acres...
Articles 2008-06-16
FIMA Subsidiary GoldSource Reveals Important Details of Independent Geologist Assessment
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., June 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- FIMA, Inc. (Pink Sheets: FIMA), an emerging land development company incorporating resource exploration and mining, oil and gas exploration and extraction, and commercial and luxury residential real estate development in Central and South America, announced today that the Company has received the...
Articles 2008-06-13
Lectures science & society
Peace and Science in the Middle East Thursday, 6/12, 6:30 p.m. Uri ten Brink of the U.S. Geological Survey will discuss several multinational projects examining the geophysics of the Dead Sea valley--projects that can help promote peace in the Middle East through scientific and...
Articles 2008-06-01
Exhumation associated with continental strike-slip systems
Exhumation associated with continental strike-slip systems. Ed. by Alison B. Till et al. Geological Society of America 2007 270 pages $80.00 Paperback Special paper Geological Society of America; 434 QE606 This collection...
Articles 2008-06-01
Strong aftershock worsens China plight
CHENGDU, China -- A powerful aftershock destroyed tens of thousands of homes in central China on Sunday, killing at least six people and straining recovery efforts from the country's worst earthquake in three decades. More than 500 others were injured. Meanwhile, soldiers rushed with explosives to unblock...
Articles 2008-05-26
Mercury in lake affecting animals
Scientists have learned more about elevated mercury concentrations in Great Salt Lake, and a new report by the U.S. Geological Survey shows that brine shrimp and, in particular, the eared grebes that eat them are being impacted. Exactly how much lasting damage is being done by mercury...
Articles 2008-05-10
Research and Markets: In 2007, China Carried Out Mandatory Management Plan on the Production of Rare Earth Products and Smelting & Separating Rare Earth Products - China Rare Earth Industry Report, 2007-2008
DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c90226) has announced the addition of China Rare Earth Industry Report, 2007-2008 to their offering. According to the data of the U.S. Geological Survey released in 2006, the basic reserves of rare earth in the world amounted to 154 million tons. China's...
Articles 2008-04-29
4.1 earthquake rattles buildings around Reno
RENO, Nev. AP -- An earthquake has shaken buildings in downtown Reno, but no damage was reported. The U.S. Geological Survey said a magnitude 4.1 quake hit just before 4 p.m. Thursday and was centered 4 miles west-northwest of Reno. The survey said the...
Articles 2008-04-25
40,000 Cell Phones to Be Replaced on Earth Day, ReCellular Provides Five Reasons to Recycle Them
DEXTER, Mich., April 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Americans discard on average 40,000 cell phones every day -- or 150 million phones a year. For a society so accustomed to consuming and discarding, ReCelluar is encouraging everyone to "Go Green" and recycle these retired cell phones. Recycling or...
Articles 2008-04-21
Warming could push Colorado to historic low
The Colorado River may shrink in this century to its lowest level in at least 500 years because of global warming, threatening water supplies to Utah, California and five other states, researchers at the U.S. Geological Survey say. But Utah Division of Water Resources director Dennis Strong...
Articles 2008-04-20
Potwin resident says she felt quake
The Capital-Journal When Suzanne Montano felt her Potwin house jiggle early Friday, she had only one thought: earthquake. The 5.2-magnitude earthquake centered in southern Illinois was indeed felt in Kansas, said Don Steeples, professor of geophysics in the geology department at The University of...
Articles 2008-04-19
Potwin resident says she felt quake
The Capital-Journal When Suzanne Montano felt her Potwin house jiggle early Friday, she had only one thought: earthquake. The 5.2-magnitude earthquake centered in southern Illinois was indeed felt in Kansas, said Don Steeples, professor of geophysics in the geology department at The University of...
Articles 2008-04-19
Auto Club Offers Earthquake Tips for Motorists
The recently released earthquake forecastand map by the U.S. Geological Survey serves as a reminder to prepare homesfor the eventual earthquake, but Southern Californians, who drive a totalaverage of about 300 million miles daily, should remember to be ready foran earthquake while driving, too, according to the Automobile Club ofSouthern...
Articles 2008-04-16
Odds say big quake inevitable
California has virtually no chance of escaping a major earthquake during the next three decades, according to scientists. A new statewide forecast released Monday puts the probability at 99.7 percent for a quake of at least magnitude 6.7, the size of the 1994 Northridge quake, which...
Articles 2008-04-16
Big quake has state's name on it
California has virtually no chance of escaping a major earthquake during the next three decades, according to scientists. A new statewide forecast released Monday puts the probability at 99.7 percent for a quake of at least magnitude 6.7, the size of the 1994 Northridge quake, which...
Articles 2008-04-15
Major quake expected by 2037
California has virtually no chance of escaping a major earthquake during the next three decades, according to scientists. A new statewide forecast released Monday puts the probability at 99.7 percent for a quake of at least magnitude 6.7, the size of the 1994 Northridge quake, which...
Articles 2008-04-15
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