Novel silicon carbide to be tested in space.
The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC), at the University of North Dakota, USA, has delivered a suite of novel materials to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for testing on the International Space Station (ISS) sometime during the summer of 2007. The materials, primarily comprising...

EDR - Election Day Registration.
Byline: Francis N. Tolentino PROTRACTED days of counting and canvassing of votes all two well show the administrative acumen of our election officials, that it's about time that we now consider the EDR or the Election Day Registration system. Conceptualized way back 1895 in North...

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ASABE Conferences and International Meetings To receive more information about ASABE conferences and meetings, contact ASABE at 800-371-2723 or mcknight@asabe.org. 2007 Oct. 20-24 Eleventh National Symposium on Individual and Small Community Sewage Systems. Warwick, Rhode Island, USA. 2008 Feb....

Mallards feeding on salmon carcasses in Alaska.
The Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), a ubiquitous dabbling duck distributed across North America, is a generalist omnivore. Diets of dabbling ducks vary geographically and seasonally, with animal (primarily invertebrates) and plant matter (natural wetland plants and agricultural crops) comprising the bulk of diets in spring/summer and fall/winter (Bellrose 1980, Baldassarre...

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Conferences and international meetings. To receive more information about ASABE conferences and meetings, contact ASABE at 800-371-2723 or mcknight@asabe.org 2007 Sept. International 15-19 Symposium on Air Quality and Waste Management for Agriculture. Broomfield, Colorado, USA. Oct. Eleventh 20-24 National Symposium on Individual and Small Community Sewage Systems. Warwick, Rhode...

Reiterating election day registration.
Byline: Francis N. Tolentino AS it was during the previously set deadline for registration of voters, last weekend's extension for registration only created distress and annoyance among registrants. Long lines under the heat of the sun, together with all the pushing and pulling among registrants, discouraged many...

Long-distance dispersal and population trends of moose in the central United States.
ABSTRACT: Dispersal is a basic feature of the natural history of moose. Most information about moose dispersal pertains to short-distance movements because long-distance movements are uncommon and difficult to observe. Since the 1950s, moose populations have been increasing in Minnesota and North Dakota. This may have contributed to several...

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ASAE Conferences and International Meetings To receive more information about ASAE conferences and meetings, contact ASAE at 800-371-2723 or mcknight@asae.org. For the complete list, see www.asae.org/resource/asaevents.html. 2003 Oct. 12-15 9th International Symposium on Animal, Agricultural and Food Processing Wastes. Sheraton Imperial Hotel and...

An assessment of presence of chytrid fungal infection in tiger salamanders in North Dakota.
The chytrid fungus Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis is a widespread fungal infection affecting amphibians and has been linked to worldwide declines in amphibians worldwide (1). No formal analysis has focused on the presence of chytrid fungus in salamanders in North Dakota. In ongoing attempts to determine amphibian population abundances and xenobiotic...

Silicon carbide tested in space.
A suite of silicon carbide (SiC)-based materials developed at the University of North Dakota Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC), USA, were recently sent into space aboard the space shuttle Endeavor. The materials were tested on the International Space Station as part of the Materials International Space...