Productivity of Western Forests: A Forest Products Focus
Productivity of Western Forests: A Forest Products Focus

Author: Constance A. Harrington

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 217

ISBN-13: 1428987649

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This workshop brought together researchers & practitioners who discussed the economic & biological factors influencing wood production & value. Management activities would be practiced within a framework of sustaining or improving site productivity; thus, several papers deal with methods to protect or improve productivity or discuss new studies designed to test the effects of various practices. This pub. includes 11 papers based on oral presentations at the conf., 3 papers based on posters, & 2 papers describing the Fall River & Matlock Long-Term Site Productivity study areas visited on the field tours. The papers cover: forest harvesting activities, stand establishment, silviculture, site productivity, remote sensing, & wood product technologies. Illus.

SDI and the Alternatives
SDI and the Alternatives

Author: Simon P. Worden

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2008-02

Total Pages: 700

ISBN-13: 1428987622

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The controversial nat. debate over strategic defense has been overshadowed by other nat. & global issues. Research programs for the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) continue, however, & the debate is likely to resume as visible results of that research begin to compete for a share of the nation¿s budget. This study considers strategic defense in the context of 4 competing strategic theories: deterrence through mutual assured destruction; deterrence through nuclear warfighting; deterrence relying on non-nuclear defense; & disarmament. Non-nuclear, space-based defense is not only feasible, but in some ways preferable to reliance on weapons of mass destruction. To support his case, he outlines a proposed actual system. Illus.

Sales of Sensitive Military Property to the Public
Sales of Sensitive Military Property to the Public

Author: Gregory D. Kutz

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 415

ISBN-13: 1428987568

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Each year the DoD sells millions of dollars worth of excess property through the Internet. Before excess property can be sold, it is DoD policy to screen the property to ensure it cannot be reutilized by the dept. in another location or that its sale would not result in sensitive mil. property becoming publicly available. Management control breakdowns in DoD¿s excess property reutilization program resulted in the sale of sensitive mil. property to the public through the Web site. Given the seriousness of the security risk posed by the sale of sensitive mil. property to the public, Congress requested this invest. into whether: sensitive property was still being sold on the Internet; & whether DoD has taken steps to prevent further improper sales of sensitive items.

Number, Timing, and Duration of Marriages and Divorces: 2001
Number, Timing, and Duration of Marriages and Divorces: 2001

Author: Rose M. Kreider

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2008-04

Total Pages: 834

ISBN-13: 142898786X

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Provides info. on marital indicators in 2001. Describes changes in the age at which different cohorts of men & women born since 1935-1939 have married, divorced, & remarried. Provides current indicators of the percentage of the population who have married more than once, who have ever divorced, or who experienced other marital events. Answers questions about how long first marriages last, the median age at which people marry or divorce, & what percentage of currently married couples involve spouses who are both in their first marriages. Profiles the characteristics of people who experienced a marital event in the year prior to the survey. Considers the relationships between whether people remarry after a divorce & the number of children born to them. Ill.

Ecology and Management of Morels Harvested from the Forests of Western North America
Ecology and Management of Morels Harvested from the Forests of Western North America

Author: David Pilz

Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 142898769X

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Morels are prized edible mushrooms that fruit, sometimes prolifically, in many forest types throughout western North America. They are collected for personal consumption & commercially harvested as valuable special (non-timber) forest products. Large gaps remain, however, in our knowledge about their taxonomy, biology, ecology, cultivation, safety, & how to manage forests & harvesting activities to conserve morel populations & ensure sustainable crops. This publication provides forest managers, policymakers, mycologists, & mushroom harvesters with a synthesis of current knowledge regarding these issues, regional summaries of morel harvesting & management, & a comprehensive review of the literature. Color & b&w illus.

Ancestry of the Population of the U. S.
Ancestry of the Population of the U. S.

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Publisher: DIANE Publishing

Published: 1994-03

Total Pages: 748

ISBN-13: 9780788106200

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Presents U.S.-level data on selected ancestry groups by nativity, citizenship, and year of entry. Tables show data on such subjects as household size, household type and relationship, unmarried-partner households, ability to speak English, educational attainment, labor force status, occupation, income, gross rent, mortgage status, and selected monthly owner costs. 100s of charts and tables.