The sustainability of Suranga irrigation in South Karnataka and northern Kerala, India

This paper reports the preliminary findings from an on-going research project that is exploring the resilience and sustainability of suranga irrigation technology found in the Western Ghats of south Karnataka and northern Kerala, India. The suranga are traditional adit water harvesting systems that tap ground waters. They have been constructed mainly by individual land owners to provide both drinking and irrigation water. This paper compares traditional suranga irrigation technology with that of more modern irrigation technology, first introduced during the green revolution, in terms of their impacts on livelihood strategies and water use efficiency. The paper also describes some of the recent adaptations made by farmers to suranga systems based on response to new crop growing opportunities and the availability of new conveyance and distribution technologies and materials. The paper concludes by exploring the resilience and sustainability of the traditional system from a catchment based perspective as the region faces the duel pressures of population increase and climate change.Submitted Versio

Investigation of seismicity and related effects at NASA Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility, Computer Center, Edwards, California

This report discusses a geological and seismological investigation of the NASA Ames-Dryden Flight Research Facility site at Edwards, California. Results are presented as seismic design criteria, with design values of the pertinent ground motion parameters, probability of recurrence, and recommended analogous time-history accelerograms with their corresponding spectra. The recommendations apply specifically to the Dryden site and should not be extrapolated to other sites with varying foundation and geologic conditions or different seismic environments

Training Needs and Issues of Small Businesses

This research project is designed to act as an initial guide to persons interested in the training issues and needs of small businesses. The purpose of the project was to educate myself as to the unique environment surrounding the small business entity. My information would come from both primary and secondary research. Because the subject of small business training is fairly new and under-researched as a function of human resources, my conclusions will be general in nature. The conclusions will be a building block for future researchers to use when addressing similar subjects. Ultimately, I hope to use the research to aid me in a small business consulting career. My research was both primary and secondary. I used articles from periodicals and journals, as well as a survey administered to thirteen small businesses. My major conclusions and findings were that this is a viable business opportunity as well as a dynamic topic that needs further intensive research. My paper is a basic starting point level of knowledge necessary for advancement into further detail concerning small business training.B.S. (Bachelor of Science

Introductory Remarks: Panel On Internal Conflicts

Welcome. The purpose of our panel this morning is to look at some difficult questions related to nature and the role of international law applicable in non-international conflicts. Most of the world\u27s conflicts today are not international

Structural Geology of the Northern Part of Elkhorn Mountain, Bannock Range, Idaho

Northern Elkhorn Mountain was unmapped previous to this investigation. The mapped area is located north of Malad City, Idaho, in the Bannock Range. It is within the Basin and Range Province. The mapped area measures 5.4 mi. in the north-south direction and 8.9 mi. in the east-west direction. The oldest exposed stratigraphic unit, within the mapped area, consists of orthoquartzite and is of Early Cambrian age. Cambrian formations of the mapped area, in ascending order, are as follows: Camelback Mountain Quartzite, Gibson Jack Formation, Elkhead Formation, Bloomington Formation, Nounan Formation, and St. Charles Formation. Units of Ordovician age are the Garden City and Swan Peak Formations. The youngest unit of Paleozoic age, found within the mapped area, is the Fish Haven-Laketown Formation of Ordovician-­Silurian age. Rock types comprising the Paleozoic units are orthoquartzite, limestone, dolostone, and shale. Tertiary units present, within the area, are the Salt Lake Formation and volcanic rocks with the composition of andesite. These units occur only in isolated parts of the mapped area. Colluvial and alluvial deposits of Quaternary age are present in the valley west of Elkhorn Mountain and in the southeastern and northeastern parts of the mapped area. Numerous high-angle normal faults dominate the structure of the area. They trend generally north and northwest. A major high-angle normal fault extends along the western side of Elkhorn Mountain and is responsible for the present topographic relief. Several small asymmetrical anticlines and a low-angle thrust fault are also present. The structural features, within the area, resulted from two major periods of crustal deformation. The first event was the Laramide orogeny. Compressional forces, generated during this event, produced the anticlines and the thrust fault. Movement was eastward. The second event was Basin and Range faulting. It produced the high­-angle normal faults. Basin and Range faultinq has been active from Oligocene to Holocene. The marginal normal fault, west of Elkhorn· Mountain, is probably active at the present time

Molybdenite at Crown Point, Washington

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Propagation and Growth of Chokecherry (Prunus virginaiana) as an Alternative, Water-wise, Fruit Crop for the Intermountain West

Utah fruit growers have shown interest in chokecherry (Prunus virginiana) as an alternative crop that has low requirements for water and soil fertility. Consumers want native fruits like chokecherry that are healthy and taste good. Currently, the limiting factor in developing a chokecherry industry in Utah is the ability to propagate large numbers of plants for orchard establishment. Chokecherries are difficult to propagate by traditional means because of their low rooting percentages. Plant numbers can be increased in tissue culture but methods are lacking for efficiently inducing roots and acclimating tissue culture plantlets. We are also working on other propagation methods including mound layering, a technique currently used to propagate apple rootstocks. Finding the most efficient propagation method for chokecherry will overcome the last hurdle in developing a new fruit crop uniquely adapted to Utah

Joint Study Panel On transparency In International Commercial Arbitration

Thanks to Professor Louise Ellen Teitz, and to the ILA and ASIL for initiating this joint study panel. Our topic brings to mind the tale of the blind men and the elephant