Monitoring land use change in the Badia transition zone in Jordan using aerial photography and satellite imagery.
J. T. AL-BAKRI (*) J C TAYLOR (**) T R BREWER (**) Detection of land use change makes a valuable contribution to the planning and monitoring of drylands. Land use changes at four sites within the Badia transition zone of Jordan were investigated...

Guide to Consultants 2005.
This Guide to Consultants is presented as a service to people interested in agricultural/biological engineering assistance. This listing is not an offer or advertisement to provide engineering services in any state or jurisdiction where the professional engineer or professional engineering firm is not registered/licensed. All information was provided by...

Guide to Consultants 2006.
This Guide to Consultants is presented as a service to people interested in agricultural/biological engineering assistance. This listing is not an offer or advertisement to provide engineering services in any state or jurisdiction where the professional engineer or professional engineering firm is not registered/licensed. All information was provided by...

Western grazing: the capture of grass, ground, and government.
I. INTRODUCTION II. AN OVERVIEW AND CRITIQUE OF PUBLIC-LAND GRAZING POLICY III. THE RULE OF CAPTURE A. Background B. Public Domain Grazing IV. THE CAPTURE THESIS A. Background and Criticisms B. Capture Theory Expanded to Fit Public Land Ranching 1. Capture of the Grazing Service and BLM in the...

China Continental Announces Investment Opinion by Equity Research, Inc.
HONG KONG, Aug. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- China Continental, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CHCL) announced today that the Company has received an investment opinion by Equity Research, Inc. This research report can be obtained through the Internet at www.minicapstocks.com . Mr. James Budd, Sr. Research Analyst,...

China Continental Reports First Quarter Results.
HONG KONG, May 14 /PRNewswire/ -- China Continental, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CHCL) announced today that for the first quarter ended March 31, 2001, revenues were $4.8 million, compared to $8.5 million for the corresponding period of the prior year. Net income and earnings per share in...

China Continental Reclassifies Year-End Results.
HONG KONG, April 12 /PRNewswire/ -- China Continental, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: CHCL) ("CCI"), today announces reclassification of financial results for the year ended December 31, 2000 to reflect discontinued operations. Gross revenues, associated costs and expenses of the Company's turnkey manufacturing business, Danbury Inc., have been...

For environmental animal health program; Italian gov't extends R56-M assistance.
Byline: EDU H. LOPEZ The Italian government has granted P56 million in assistance to finance a trust fund project for the environmental animal health program in the country. The project is aimed at strengthening the capacity of the Bureau of Animal Industry (BAI) and other...

Dairy production and its implication in household income in the Tarai region of Nepal: a case study of Chitwan district.
Introduction Nepal is a mountainous country with agriculture as its economic mainstay. The percentage of people dependent on agriculture has declined gradually from 81% in 1991 to 76% in 2002 (CBS, 2002). Only about 20% of the total land area can be cultivated in a mountainous country...

Spondylus shell ornaments from late Neolithic Dimini, Greece: specialized manufacture or unequal accumulation?
Rings and buttons and beads cut from the marine shell, Spondylus gaederopus, are among the most distinctive exchange items of Neolithic Europe. From sources on the coast of the Mediterranean, these highly valued objects were widely distributed across central Europe. A re-examination of the nature and contexts of shell...