How Mexico's Dairy Industry Has Evolved Under the NAFTA - Implications for U.S. Dairy Exporters and U.S. Investors in Mexico's Dairy-Food Businesses

This Discussion Paper shows that the demand for imported dairy products will continue to be strong in Mexico, especially after the 2001-2002 recession ends. However, Mexico's dairy markets have matured under the NAFTA. As part of the maturity, a larger number of strong domestic firms have emerged and powerful European multi-nationals have increased dairy product sales in Mexico. In addition, the expansion of U.S. exports of fluid milk, yogurt, dried whey, and lactose to Mexico will be slow in near future because U.S. market shares of imports of these products are already large. Thus, Mexico's dairy markets no longer represent "low hanging fruit" (if they ever did) for U.S. dairy exporters and direct investorsNAFTA, Maturing Mexican Dairy Markets, U.S. Dairy Exports to Mexico, Demand and Price Analysis, Food Consumption/Nutrition/Food Safety, International Development, International Relations/Trade,

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Heavy metals in the main streams of the James River Basin, Missouri

Demand for water in the James River basin has greatly increased. Larger numbers of industrial plants and the presence of lead-zinc prospects in the basin are potential sources of heavy metal additions to the waters of the area. This study determines selected heavy metal content and distribution in the streams of the basin and establishes some heavy metal bench mark values for this time period. Approximately 50 water samples were collected in each of three seasons. These samples were analyzed by atomic absorption techniques. Temperature, specific conductance, pH, and effective alkalinity were made in the field. Ranges of heavy metal content were: (1) mercury - [less than] 0.1 to 0.3 ppb (summer only); (2) zinc - [less than] 1 to 80 ppb; (3) copper - [less than] 1 to 18 ppb; (4) lead - [less than] 1 to 41 ppb; (5) cadmium- [less than] 1 to 7 ppb; and (6) iron [less than] 50 to 277 ppb. The urban areas of Springfield contribute dissolved heavy metals to the surface streams. The Southwest Springfield Sewage Treatment Plant is not a significant source. Seasonal and geographic variations are also apparent. Heavy metal contributions appear to be related to mineralized and faulted areas in the basin. Variation of heavy metals at individual sample sites is not considered of great significance. Filtered water samples meet PHS heavy metal standards for public drinking water.Project # A-066-MO Agreement # 14-31-0001-382

Student Recital: Joyce Proctor, Soprano; Richard Foltz, Piano; April 20, 1977

Centennial East Recital HallWednesday EveningApril 20, 19778:30 p.m

The development of a test harness for biometric data collection and validation

Biometric test reports are an important tool in the evaluation of biometric systems, and therefore the data entered into the system needs to be of the highest integrity. Data collection, especially across multiple modalities, can be a challenging experience for test administrators. They have to ensure that the data are collected properly, the test subjects are treated appropriately, and the test plan is followed. Tests become more complex as the number of sensors are increased, and therefore it becomes increasingly important that a test harness be developed to improve the accuracy of the data collection. This paper describes the development of a test harness for a complex multi-sensor, multi-visit data collection, and explains the processes for the development of such a harness. The applicability of such a software package for the broader biometric community is also considered

Social Work and Police Partnership: A Summons To The Village Strategies and Effective Practices

This report addresses the social work/law enforcement relationship and the role of police and other human service agencies in dealing with community problems. Traditionally, law enforcement and human service agencies share the most difficult portion of the others’ client caseloads but there has been little interagency communication or cooperation. Effective intervention and prevention requires more than police action and goes beyond the capability of any single agency. Social service has always been a key part of policing while serving victims of crime and offenders has been a major emphasis of social work. Law enforcement and social work have served the same target groups but with varying success. The community now demands that both institutions combine resources and skills to reach those in crisis and victims of crime. Problem oriented community policing is still a work in progress but there is consensus on four elements: prevention, problem solving, partnerships and organizational change. Using these elements as a foundation, this document describes police/social work partnerships that serve as a community response to crisis situations signaled by calls for police service. Heretofore, community policing has focused on developing relationships with individual citizens through foot/bike patrols, dispersed “community policing” sub-stations and neighborhood improvement. Building partnerships with human service agencies has received far less attention. Social work/police partnerships are the next logical step in the development of community policing. They meet the mandate to work together for the benefit of the whole community and to deal with chronic repeat calls for service. These calls signal a serious problem usually involving multiple forms of abuse and indicate the need for summoning the entire village to provide effective intervention and preventive services. The study was conducted to learn about the development, operation and impact of social work/police partnerships on recurring domestic violence and associated deep-rooted police service delivery problems. This document describes effective practices of five successful social work/police partnership models. Chapters I and II give the background of the problem. Chapter III describes five successful partnership models and Chapter IV provides a composite of critical effective practices gleaned from the study sites. Chapter V outlines steps for assessing the problem. Chapter VI and VII are designed to serve as a project development checklist for program planning, implementation and assessment of effectiveness

Housing a learned honorary society, a study of and a proposal for offices and meeting rooms of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

Thesis (M.Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1957.ACCOMPANYING drawings held by MIT Museum.Includes bibliographical references (leaf 37).by Richard Proctor Swallow.M.Arch

Stimulus-Response Compatibilitiy Effects for Warning Signals and Steering Responses

Stimulus-response compatibility is relevant to the way a collision avoidance system signals a hazard. Using the location of a warning tone as the signal, standard spatial compatibility effects predict that it would be most beneficial to have the tone correspond to the desired response direction. However, because drivers typically turn away from sounds created by hazards, they may adopt a frame of reference where turning away from the warning tone is more compatible than responding toward it. This issue was examined in an experiment in which subjects responded to tones in the left or right ear by turning a steering wheel clockwise or counterclockwise, with the meaning of the tones manipulated to simulate warning signals. Two groups received typical compatibility instructions (tone instructions), and two received instructions specifying that the tone was a warning signal (warning instructions) indicating either the location of the danger (from which they were to turn away) or the escape direction (toward which they were to turn). The compatibility effect was in the same direction and of the same magnitude for both the warning instructions and the tone instructions. This outcome implies that instructions to turn away from danger did not cause subjects to adopt an avoidance frame of reference and that spatial correspondence was the overriding factor. The results suggest that collision avoidance systems should signal the escape direction, but these results need to be verified in simulated and actual driving conditions