NPP Tropical Forest Cinnamon Bay, US Virgin Islands NPP Tropical Forest Cinnamon Bay, us virgin islands, 19821993. PHOTOGRAPH The purpose of the study was to provide information on forest structure, http://daac.ornl.gov/NPP/site_des/cnn_des.html
Extractions: Photograph: Secondary forest near the Cinnamon Bay site (click on the photo to view a series of images from this site) Cite this data set as follows: Weaver, P. L. 1999. NPP Tropical Forest: Cinnamon Bay, U.S. Virgin Islands, 1982-1993. Data set. Available on-line [http://www.daac.ornl.gov] from Oak Ridge National Laboratory Distributed Active Archive Center, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, U.S.A. Productivity of late secondary tropical forest has been determined at Cinnamon Bay, St. John, U.S. Virgin Islands(USVI), from 1982 to the present. The purpose of the study was to provide information on forest structure, species composition and tree growth increment along environmental gradients, including the effects of Hurricane Hugo in 1989. The Cinnamon Bay site comprises sixteen permanent plots, each 10 m x 50 m, varying in elevation and topography, scattered throughout the Cinnamon Bay watershed (18.33 N 64.80 W). The plots were measured in 1983, 1988, 1991 and 1993, and litterfall was determined in 1992-1993. St. John is a small island, 5200 hectares in area, situated about 90 km east of Puerto Rico. The island was dominated by plantation agriculture in the 18th and 19th centuries, much of which was abandoned after the abolition of slavery in the late 1800s. Most of St. John is now covered with secondary forest of varying ages. The 132-hectare Cinnamon Bay watershed is occupied by late secondary forest, comprised mainly of indigenous species. Annual rainfall averages about 1130 mm, with a relatively dry period (
The VI Bar Herald meeting will be at Divi Carina Bay Resort and Casino on St. Croix, us virgin islands. virgin islands Bar Engages Study on Health Insurance Benefits http://www.onepaper.com/vibarherald/
Extractions: Maxwell D. McIntosh scoffs at the notion that it's too hot to play tennis in a St.Croix summer. He pursues his chosen sport year-round with the same vigor with which he approaches his services to the Bar Association. This alumnus of Tulane University and the University of Pennyslvania Law School is the new President of the VIBA. . ... Employers may need to reassess their use of the "fluctuating workweek" method to compensate employees on irregular schedules in light of a court's recent decision that such method may not be utilized when additional compensation (such as shift differentials) is provided in addition to an employee's regular salary.
Immigration Laws virgin islands Entering the United States Through St. Thomas, does not proceed from the us virgin islands to any other part of the United States. http://uscis.gov/lpBin/lpext.dll/inserts/fr/fr-55302/fr-58905/fr-60465?f=templat
DAAC Study: When The Dust Settles Since the 1970s, coral reefs in the Caribbean have been in a state of You have to live in the virgin islands to fully comprehend the amount of red dust http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Study/Dust/
Extractions: When a brain coral expels the symbiotic algal cells that give it color, it is bleached like this coral. Coral bleaching is associated with warm water conditions, especially during the years of maximum dust transport. However, dust alone has not been proven to cause coral bleaching. (Image courtesy of the USGS Center for Coastal Geology: Coral Mortality and African Dust . A new browser window will open.)
Department Of, The University Of West Indies, Mona us virgin islands a guide to national parklands in the United States virgin Cultural aspects of delusion, a psychiatric study of the virgin islands. http://mona.uwi.edu/library/Donations/virginislands_donation.htm
Extractions: // file to incorporate site variables Virgin Islands Library Search Catalogue Databases Electronic Journals ... Home Please write the numbers and letters that are beside the title(s) eg. 2a you wish to donate to the Library in the box below, before submitting the form. Thank you. 1v. 50 years; commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of the transfer of the Virgin Islands from Denmark to the United States of America, March 31, 1967. Editor: Ernest C.Downing, Jr. [Charlotte Amalie? V.I., St. Thomas Friends of Denmark Society, 1967] 2v. Creque, Darwin D. The U.S. Virgins and the eastern Caribbean Philadelphia, Whitmore Pub. Co. [1968]
Wind Energy Resource Atlas Of The United States This atlas estimates wind energy resource for the United States and its (a1) us Territories considered are Puerto Rico, three us virgin islands (St. http://rredc.nrel.gov/wind/pubs/atlas/chp1.html
Extractions: Table of Contents Acknowledgements This atlas estimates wind energy resource for the United States and its territories, . and indicates general areas where a high wind resource may exist. This information is valuable to wind energy developers and potential wind energy users because it allows them to choose a general area of estimated high wind resource for more detailed examination. A siting document, such as that written by Hiester and Pennell (1981) , can assist a potential user in going from wind resource assessment to site selection. The national wind resource assessment was one of the initial goals of the Federal Wind Energy Program. Early research in wind characteristics included the development and application of techniques for estimating the magnitude and distribution of wind resource over a selected area. In 1979 and 1980, the Pacific Northwest Laboratory (PNL) used these resource assessment techniques in preparing twelve regional wind energy atlases covering the United States and its territories ( Map A-l and Table A-l ). The atlases depicted annual and seasonal average wind resource on a regional and state level. They also included the wind resource's certainty rating and the areal distribution (percentage land area suitable for wind energy development) based on variations in land-surface form. In addition, summary national wind resource maps were produced (
Extractions: Public Health Service 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 FDA Talk Papers are prepared by the Press Office to guide FDA personnel in responding with consistency and accuracy to questions from the public on subjects of current interest. Talk Papers are subject to change as more information becomes available. T98-69 Print Media: 301-827-6242 October 5, 1998 Consumer Inquiries: 800-532-4440 FDA PARTNERS WITH THE VIRGIN ISLANDS TO PROTECT CHILDREN FROM TOBACCO The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has contracted with the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Licensing and Consular Affairs to enforce FDA's new regulation that prohibits retailers from selling cigarettes and smokeless tobacco products to children under 18. Under the contract, the Virgin Islands will receive $174,667.88 to conduct approximately 1,872 unannounced retail compliance checks over the next 12 months. Minors in typical dress, accompanied by an adult, will attempt to purchase cigarettes or spit tobacco in retail stores throughout the Virgin Islands. Information about the compliance checks will be sent to FDA, which will issue a warning for the first violation to retailers found selling to the adolescents. These retailers will be subject to repeat inspections. FDA will seek a fine of $250 for the second violation, $1,500 for the third, $5,000 for the fourth, and $10,000 for the fifth.
CEP Technical Report No. 36 1996 The United States virgin islands is an unincorporated territory of the The 6623 ha of protected areas in the us virgin islands is equivalent to 19% of http://www.cep.unep.org/pubs/Techreports/tr36en/countries/usvi.html
Extractions: Protected Areas (PAs) PAs with Marine or Coastal Zones Extension Category I Category II Category III Category IV Category V Categories VI-VIII Biosphere Reserves World Heritage Sites Ramsar Sites Total (1) (1) Totals have been adjusted to avoid double counting areas that are classified in 2 or more categories. Policy and Legislation The United States Virgin Islands is an un-incorporated territory of the United States. Much self government has been provided incrementally by the United States Congress. The Virgin Islands has elected its own Governor since 1970, and has been represented in Congress by a non-voting delegate since 1972. The Legislature, comprised of 15 members, has all the powers inherent in legislative bodies subject to the United States Constitution and the Virgin Islands Organic Act. Federal and local legislation has been enacted to ensure protection and preservation of natural, cultural and historic resources. For further details of the federal legislation and administration see the entry for the United States of America. The Indigenous Species Act (Act 5665) provides protection to threatened and locally threatened and indigenous species as well as mangroves.
Questions & Answers The fellowships are intended exclusively for graduate study leading to a masters and, considered as a single entity, Guam, the us virgin islands, http://www.jamesmadison.com/questions.htm
Extractions: The fellowships are intended exclusively for graduate study leading to a masters degree. James Madison Fellows may attend any accredited institution of higher education in the United States. Each individual entering the James Madison Fellowship Program will be expected to pursue and complete a masters degree in one of the following (listed in order of the Foundation's preference): Master of Arts (MA) in American history or in political science (also referred to as "government and politics" or as "government") Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) concentrating on either American Constitutional history (in a history department) or American government, political institutions, and political theory (in a political science department) Master of Education (MEd) or the Master of Arts or Master of Science in Education with a concentration in American history or American government, political institutions, and political theory What are the selection criteria?
Extractions: Home Local Offices Search the Site: NWISWeb Water Data WaterWatch Current Streamflow Conditions Floods and High Flow Drought Monthly Streamflow Ground Water ... Site Map The USGS manages water information at offices located throughout the United States. Although all offices are tied together through a Nation-wide computer network, each collects data and conducts studies in a particular area. Local information is best found at sites listed below. If you can't find the information you want at one site, we recommend checking neighboring sites, as study areas sometimes overlap. Additional information also can be found under National Programs or Headquarters and Regional Offices Address, phone number and e-mail addresses for each Water Science Center Director, along with local office hours, are available for your convenience. USGS Electronic Phonebook You may also use the list to access local web sites.
Virgin Islands National Park Study results indicate that the St. John fishery is overexploited, The Superintendent of two us virgin islands parks consults St. John field station http://cars.er.usgs.gov/Coral_Reef_Ecology/Virgin_Islands_National_Park/virgin_i
Extractions: In a Place and Time of Change People at Virgin Islands National Park on St. John, as on many Caribbean islands, are concerned about the environmental changes that result from such disturbances as anchor damage to coral reefs, over fishing, the encroachment of exotic plants, sediment run-off from construction and loss of winter habitat for migratory birds. It is becoming increasingly important to be able to determine how these human-caused changes differ from and aggravate such natural disturbances as hurricanes, diseases and long-term fluctuations in environmental conditions. The overall goal of the field station on St. John and those located throughout the world is to research long-term natural and anthropogenic changes in the marine and terrestrial ecosystems. Working with local, federal and international government agencies, universities and non-governmental organizations, field station staff provide data from basic and applied research projects that enable the National Park Service and other clients to best manage their biological resources. Special Role Through its own research and through cooperative agreements with other researchers, field station scientists have promoted a high level of research activity on coral reefs, seagrass beds, marine water quality, migratory birds, tropical soils, watershed erosion, hurricane effects, dry forest restoration, endemic and endangered plants, and the effects of fishing. The staff's expertise on tropical marine ecology is not found elsewhere in the National Park Service or Biological Resources.
SOFIA - Coral Reefs In The US Virgin Islands And Dry Tortugas longterm study of coral reefs in the us virgin islands and dry tortugas reefs in the United States and participate in a coordinated research program, http://sofia.er.usgs.gov/projects/coral_reefs/
MSN Encarta - Virgin Islands Of The United States Americas Caribbean Paradise The United States virgin islands. , Expedia.com us virgin islands 35000 articles; Literature Guides; Study Tools http://uk.encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761576116/Virgin_Islands_of_the_United_St
Foreign Entry Requirements Therefore, the Department of state suggests leaving us passports at the MIQUELON ISLAND Passport or proof of us citizenship and official photo ID are http://travel.state.gov/foreignentryreqs.html
Extractions: Enter Keywords in field and click Go International Travel Home Passports Home Visas Home News and Updates ... About The Bureau of Consular Affairs External URLs International Travel Home Traveling to the Caribbean, Bermuda, Panama, Mexico, or Canada? International Travel Information Travel Warnings ... Tips for Traveling Abroad print email October 2004 Select a letter for the country about which you'd like information. A B C D ... WXYZ This listing is for U.S. citizens traveling on tourism/business and does not apply to persons planning to emigrate to foreign countries. submit passport-size (2"x2") photographs. IMPORTANT: THIS LISTING IS PREPARED FROM INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM FOREIGN EMBASSIES PRIOR TO OCTOBER 2004. THIS INFORMATION IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. CHECK ENTRY REQUIREMENTS WITH THE CONSULAR OFFICIALS OF THE COUNTRIES TO BE VISITED WELL IN ADVANCE. PASSPORTS: U.S. citizens who travel to a country where a valid U.S. passport is not required will need documentary evidence of their U.S. citizenship and identity. Proof of U.S. citizenship includes an expired U.S. passport, a certified (original) birth certificate, Certificate of Naturalization, Certificate of Citizenship, or Report of Birth Abroad of a Citizen of the United States. To prove identity, a valid driver's license or government identification card are acceptable provided they identify you by physical description or photograph. However, for travel overseas and to facilitate reentry into the U.S., a valid U.S. passport is the best documentation available and unquestionably proves your U.S. citizenship.
Extractions: editors' picks all artists features sort by: date added artist name date updated downloads last week downloads total ... New to Download.com From the artist Tizre is a blend of chill out with French lounge fusion. downloads: New to Download.com From the artist Nicholas Mazerolle sweet stuff, originally from the band weak size fish. downloads: From the artist Group founded in late 70's but stopped the activity after serious car accident. Reborn in 2004 after 30 years of silence...
Extractions: Meet Marsha... A long-time resident of the Virgin Islands , Marsha Maynes can help fulfill your dream of owning a home in the Caribbean. Pictured at the right is beautiful St. Thomas, United States Virgin Islands. Imagine yourself in this gorgeous setting overlooking St. Thomas harbor. Marsha Maynes Past President of the St. Thomas Board of REALTORS (1999) . She has served the local St. Thomas Board of Realtors for many years as a Director and as the Chairman of the Education Committee for VITAR (Virgin Islands Territorial Association of Realtors) . Marsha holds the GRI (Graduate, Realtor Institute) designation. In addition, she has completed advanced studies in every aspect of listing, selling, investments, taxes and financing, and has been awarded the prestigious Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) designation, held by less than 2% of the 2 million real estate licensees nationwide. Marsha Marsha was born and raised in Connecticut and graduated from Wheaton College in Massachusetts. She discovered St. Thomas in 1980 and chose to make the Virgin Islands her home. Marsha is a warm and friendly "people person" with a contagious laugh and a quick sense of humor. In her spare time, Marsha enjoys all outdoor activities but especially hiking, swimming, and boating with friends. When you need help buying or selling real estate in the Virgin Islands, you can
Extractions: Winter Break 2005-06 Sponsored by the College of Natural Science Arranged through the Office of Study Abroad (OSA) What's this program about? Explore environmental and organismal biology in a tropical setting! The beautiful and diversified United States and British Virgin Islands provide the natural classroom for this program. Clear tropical seas, colorful coral reefs, white sand beaches, and island ecology from desert to rainforest- these combined with warm breezes and new cultural experiences, are qualities that make up the Virgin Islands. The itinerary begins with 16 exciting days exploring Virgin Islands National Park located on the island of St. John, which will include an opportunity to hike wilderness trails and snorkel on coral reefs while learning by direct experience about geological, ecological and human factors that cause change in nature. Two day-trips are planned on St. Thomas that include a visit to the Coral World Aquarium, an 80-foot diving experience on the submarine Atlantis, and kayaking in a marine sanctuary and mangrove lagoon. Also included in the itinerary are day-trips to four British Virgin Islands (BVI) Tortola, Virgin Gorda, Norman and Peter Island. On Tortola , the largest island in the BVI's, the group will hike to the top of Sage Mountain , the highest point in all of the Virgin Islands . On a visit to Virgin Gorda we will view the unique and beautiful natural granite "baths". The day trip to Norman and Peter Island includes snorkeling on pristine coral reefs that lie offshore of those nearly uninhabited islands.
