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Cape Nelson [cartographic material] /
No full textTopographic map of Cape Nelson Region, Papua New Guinea showing trig stations, astronomical stations, native gardens and villages and unidentified native villages, tracks, canoe route, sea plane base and mission stations. Relief shown by contours and spot heights.; "Air photography: 8th Photo Squadron"; "Officers using this map are requested to make any necessary additions or amendments on the map itself and forward to A.D. Survey H.Q. N.G.F."; "Netherlands East Indies Grid Southern New Guinea Zone."; "Oct. 43."; "NGF/010/3611."; Includes index to adjoining sheets and reliability diagram.; Also available in an electronic version via the internet at: http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-vn5044654.Refer to this map as: Cape Nelson 3611 1 inch serie
Native Americans selling baskets outside Frederick & Nelson, Seattle, ca. 1912
No full textA number of Native American families earned money by selling baskets to Seattle's tourists and residents. In this postcard, several women and a boy sit by their baskets on Second Avenue, outside the Frederick & Nelson department store. This style of twined basket is still made by the Makah people of Neah Bay and the Nootkan people of Vancouver Island.Sign in image: Frederick & Nelson Inc. - Womens Costumes, Suits, Furs, Etc. - Complete [...] Furnishers.
Caption on image: Indian Basket Sellers, Seattle.
Caption on verso: From the writing room of Frederick & Nelson, Seattle.
Postmarked April 8, 1912, from Seattle; one-cent stamp.
Handwritten on verso: Isn't this a typical scene? Have been down taking lunch with Millie and have just put her on the car. Aren't you dying for school to start? I am not. Heaps [of Love?] Rowena.
Addressed to Mrs. A.D. Foster in Quincy, Wash.
Caption by MOHAI staff.1 postcard: color; 5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in
The Middle Platonists: 80 B.C. to A.D. 220
No full textThe Middle Platonists: 80 B.C. to A.D. 220 John M. Dillon (Author), 1977 Table of Contents Preface Abbreviations 1 The Old Academy and the Themes of Middle Platonism 2 Antiochus of Ascalon: The Turn to Dogmatism 3 Platonism at Alexandria: Eudorus and Philo 4 Plutarch of Chaeroneia and the Origins of Second-Century Platonism 5 The Athenian School in the Second Century A.D. 6 The 'School of Gaius': Shadow and Substance 7 The Neopythagoreans 8 Some Loose Ends Bibliography Afterword General ..
Charles Berlitz, Author of "Doomsday," Takes Predictions
No full textCharles Berlitz, author of "Doomsday," makes predictions that life will cease after 2000 A.D
THE FOOD INDUSTRY - 2000 A.D. REVISITED
No full textWhat will be the nature of the food industry in the year 2000 A.D.? What will be the roles of retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers? The author presents his views of future food processing and distribution practices and thereby poses a challenge to the industry to maximize its opportunities for growth during the next three decades.Agribusiness,
THE FOOD INDUSTRY - 2000 A.D. REVISITED
No full textWhat will be the nature of the food industry in the year 2000 A.D.? What will be the roles of retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers? The author presents his views of future food processing and distribution practices and thereby poses a challenge to the industry to maximize its opportunities for growth during the next three decades
A study of the issues surrounding the understanding of historic military artefacts as primary source documents with particular emphasis on the sword
No full textLearning from biophysical heterogeneity: inductive use of case studies for maize cropping systems in Central America
No full textGlobal society has become conscious that efforts towards securing food production will only be successful if agricultural production increases are obtained through mechanisms that ensure active regeneration of the natural resource base. Production options should be targeted in the sense of that their suitability to improve agricultural production and maintain natural resources is evaluated prior to their introduction. Biophysical targeting evaluates production options as a function of the spatial and temporal variability of climate conditions, in interaction with soil, crop characteristics and agronomic management strategies. This thesis contributes to the development of a system-based methodology for biophysical targeting. Cropping system simulation and weather generator tools are interfaced to geographical information systems. Inductive use of two case studies - a green manure cover crop and reduced tillage with residue management - helped to develop the methodology. Insight is gained into the regional potential for and the soil and climate conditions under which successful introduction of these production options may be achieved. The resulting information supports regional stakeholders involved in agriculture in their analysis and discussion, negotiation and decision-making concerning where to implement production systems. This process can improve the supply of appropriate agricultural production practices that enhance production and conserve soil and water resources
Sustainable Small-Scale Agriculture in Semi-Arid Environments
No full textFor at least the past 8000 years, small-scale farmers in semi-arid environments have had to mitigate shortfalls in crop production due to variation in precipitation and stream flow. To reduce their vulnerability to a shortfall in their food supply, small-scale farmers developed short-term strategies, including storage and community-scale sharing, to mitigate inter-annual variation in crop production, and long-term strategies, such as migration, to mitigate the effects of sustained droughts. We use the archaeological and paleoclimatic records from A.D. 900-1600 in two regions of the American Southwest to explore the nature of variation in the availability of water for crops, and the strategies that enhanced the resilience of prehistoric agricultural production to climatic variation. Drawing on information concerning contemporary small-scale farming in semi-arid environments, we then suggest that the risk coping and mitigation strategies that have endured for millennia are relevant to enhancing the resilience of contemporary farmers' livelihoods to environmental and economic perturbations
Roman and native in north Britain /
No full textIncludes bibliographical references (pages 157-164).I. Native economies and The Roman occupation of North Britain, by S. Piggot.--II. Roman and native, A.D. 80-122, by J. Clarke.--III. Roman and native, A.D. 122-197 by J.P. Gillam.--IV. Roman and native in North Britain: The Severan reorganisation.--V. Roman and native in the fourth century A.D. and after, by I.A. Richmond.--VI. Ancient geographical sources for Britain north of Cheviot
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