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	Gland, Switzerland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Gland is a commune in the district of Nyon and in the canton of Vaud canton, Switzerland.
		Gland is known to have been a prehistoric settlement.
		Until the 1960s, Gland was merely a small farming village (essentially vineyards and cattle).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gland,_Switzerland (255 words)

	Gland, Switzerland -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Until the (The decade from 1960 to 1969) 1960s, Gland was merely a small farming village (essentially (A farm of grapevines where wine grapes are produced) vineyards and (Domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age) cattle).
		In the (The decade from 1930 to 1939) 1930s, a defensive line was built at the edge of Gland.
		Its purpose was to stop a (A large (usually metallic) vessel for holding gases or liquids) tank (The act of invading; the act of an army that invades for conquest or plunder) invasion from the west.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/g/gl/gland,_switzerland.htm (276 words)

	Gland, Switzerland - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Gland is a commune of the Vaud canton, Switzerland.
		Since the line has been left to nature since its construction, it was decided to keep these concrete blocks and to make a hiking trail along their route.
		Report of the Global Biodiversity Forum: IUCN Headquarters, Gland, Switzerland, 7-9 October 1993
	encyclopedia.worldsearch.com /gland,_switzerland.htm (281 words)

	gland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The two types of animal glands are: endocrine, which secrete directly into the blood vessels; and exocrine, which secrete through a duct or network of ducts into a body cavity or onto the body surface.
		Gland, Switzerland - Rampant deforestation in the Great Lakes region of Africa is threatening the survival of hundreds of mountain gorillas, the global...
		The prostate gland surrounds the urethra and, as proliferating cells cause the gland to enlarge with age, it squeezes the urethra and restricts urine flow.
	biometnews.com /biotechnology/gland.html (1241 words)

	Gland hormones blood endocrine gland brain adrenal gland prostate gland thyroid gland thymus mammary gland ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A gland is an organ in an animal's body that synthesizes a substance for release such as hormones, often into the bloodstream (endocrine gland) or into cavities inside the body or its outer surface (exocrine gland).
		Humans have a large variety of glands, from the pituitary gland in the brain, to sweat glands over the body's skin that release perspiration to regulate the body's temperature.
		The thyroid gland is under the control of the pituitary gland, a small gland the size of a peanut at the base of the brain (shown here in...
	en.powerwissen.com /3J%7C%7CSL%7C%7Cc%2BsKBUWptXiwb1awtRA%3D%3D_Gland.html (219 words)

	WWF Danmark - Internationale pressemeddelelser
		Gland, Switzerland - WWF, the conservation organization today warned that illegal driftnets are still killing thousands of dolphins - and other vulnerable species - every year in the Mediterranean, despite the European Union's ban on driftnet fishing from 1 January 2002, and UN moratorium on large scale driftnets from 1992.
		Gland, Switzerland — New research published in the February 2003 issue of the Journal of Mammalogy indicates that American pikas may be one of the first mammals in North America known to fall victim to global warming, WWF, the conservation organization said today.
		Gland, Switzerland - WWF, the conservation organization, today warned in a new report that the global demand for fish feed is threatening already pressured wild fish stocks, and that the rapidly growing aquaculture industry could well be using all of the world’s fish oil and half of its fishmeal by 2010.
	www.wwf.dk /18000f/ShowYear/2003 (2460 words)

	Gland VD - netlexikon
		Gland ist eine politische Gemeinde (Commune) im District de Nyon des Kantons Waadt in der Schweiz.
		Da Gland etwa in der Mitte zwischen Lausanne und Genf liegt, gibt es auch viele Erwerbstätige, die in diesen Städten ihrer Arbeit nachgehen.
		In Gland gibt es eine reformierte Pfarrkirche (1968 erbaut) und eine katholische Kirche (von 1973).
	www.lexikon-definition.de /Gland-VD.html (758 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The mandate for the work of the Commission is the result of agreements reached at the workshop in Gland, Switzerland, along with the subsequent preparatory work and consultation process that followed.
		The Gland workshop brought together 39 participants representing governments, the private sector, international financial institutions, civil society organisations, and affected people in a balance later mirrored in both the Commission and the Forum (WCD 2000: 27).
		A joint press statement issued by the World Bank and IUCN noted that all stakeholders were going to collaborate on a study reviewing the effectiveness of large dams and setting standards etc. Thus all stakeholders involved were established as central to the legitimacy of the process.
	www.earthsummit2002.org /msp/examples/ex-wcd.htm (2455 words)

	Gland, Switzerland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Since it ideally located halfway between the cities of Geneva and Lausanne many international companies and organizations settled among others Sun Microsystems the World Conservation Union (IUCN) the Ramsar Convention and the WWF The Conservation Organization.
		Gland is known to have been a settlement.
		Since nature has remained untouched during than 60 years it was decided to these concrete blocks and to make a trail along the line.
	www.freeglossary.com /Gland,_Switzerland (481 words)

	gland
		The prostate is a walnut-sized gland that is located between the bladder and rectum and is responsible for the formation of components of semen.
		The prostate gland is the size of a walnut and surrounds the neck of the bladder and the urethra, which carries urine from the bladder.
		The prostate is a walnut-sized gland that is located between the bladder and rectum, and is responsible for forming a component of semen.
	www.cancer-help.org /cancer/0604/gland.html (2719 words)

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		Variations in colour and volume of the subcaudal gland secretion of badgers (Meles meles) in relation to sex, season and individual-specific parameters.
		Gas-chromatographic analysis of the subcaudal gland secretion of the European badger (Meles meles) Part II: Time-related variation in the individual-specific composition.
		Buesching, C. The subcaudal gland of the European badger (Meles meles), chemistry and scent-marking behaviour.
	www.wildcru.org /aboutus/publications/2000s.htm (4884 words)

	WWF - SA: Newsroom
		Gland, Switzerland — On the eve of World Water Day, WWF warns that Asias river dolphin populations are in severe decline due to polluted waters, dams and entanglement in fishing nets and has launched an initiative to save some of the worlds most threatened mammals.
		Gland, Switzerland — As leaders gather for the second Central African Heads of State Forest Summit in Brazzaville, WWF warns that two thirds of the Congo Basin’s forests could be lost within fifty years if illegal logging, poaching and smuggling of wildlife, and illicit bushmeat trade continue at the current level.
		Gland, Switzerland — The booming tuna farming industry in the Mediterranean is spiralling out of control and is threatening the survival of the highly endangered bluefin tuna, WWF announced today.
	www.wwfsa.org.za /newsroom.php (7058 words)

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		Gland, Switzerland International Flowers & Teleflora Florists are committed to providing our customers with nothing less than the finest floral products, backed with service that is fast, friendly and always professional.
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	www.flowerz-online.com /delivery/international.switzerland.gland.shtml (848 words)

	Gland, Switzerland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Since it is ideally locatedhalfway between the cities of Geneva and Lausanne, many international companies and organizations settled there, among others Sun Microsystems, the World Conservation Union (IUCN), the Ramsar Convention and the WWF, The Conservation Organization.
		Until the 60's, Gland was just a little farming village (essentiallyvineyards and cattle).
		Its purpose was to stop any attempt of tank invasioncoming from the West.
	www.therfcc.org /gland%2C-switzerland-84671.html (224 words)

	Gland, Switzerland - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		Gland, Switzerland - Encyclopedia, History, Geography and Biography
		This page was last modified 19:42, 1 May 2005.
		This encyclopedia, history, geography and biography article about Gland, Switzerland contains research on
	www.arikah.com /encyclopedia/Gland,_Switzerland (275 words)

	Gland hotels, for discount hotels in Gland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		All lodgings, bed and breakfast or guest house accommodation near Gland and the surrounding area can be viewed without obligation.
		Hotels in Gland can be booked online, and you can be confident we've got the best hotels with over 60,000 hotels worldwide.
		Availability of accommodation in Gland can be checked real-time, and the majority of the hotels online offer discount hotel prices for making an Internet booking.
	www.travel-hotels-switzerland.com /vaud-hotels/gland-hotels-3.htm (391 words)

	Conservation
		Gland, Switzerland: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources.
		Gland, Switzerland?, Utrecht: IUCN Indigenous Peoples and Conservation Initiative.
		Gland, Switzerland: International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources-The World Conservation Union.
	diglib1.amnh.org /resources/bibliography/bibliographies/conservation.htm (10852 words)

	Switzerland Climate Landforms - (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Though Switzerland is the smallest of the thirty countries with a federal structure it is often considered the heart of Europe.
		The Amazon has an island near its mouth (Marajo) that is larger than Switzerland...
		a contract with a spinning mill in Switzerland that is interested in purchasing organic pima...
	climate.fmqg.com /index.php?k=switzerland-climate--landforms (895 words)

	World Wildlife Fund-Canada
		GLAND, SWITZERLAND: In the aftermath of the tsunami disaster, WWF, the global conservation organization, is calling on governments to support the devastated communities by ensuring that efforts to rebuild their livelihoods are environmentally sustainable.
		GLAND, SWITZERLAND: As the Kyoto Protocol enters into force, WWF, the global conservation organisation, says countries need to take another nine steps to make the Protocol the success that the world needs to avoid dangerous levels of climate change.
		GLAND, SWITZERLAND: Himalayan glaciers are among the fastest retreating glaciers globally due to the effects of global warming, and this will eventually result in water shortages for hundreds of millions of people who rely on glacier-dependent rivers in China, India and Nepal, warns WWF, the global conservation organization.
	www.wwf.ca /RSS/NEWS.asp (1858 words)

	Switzerland News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		NZZ,: Switzerlandâs railways are about to undergo their biggest shake-up in years, with the opening of a new stretch of line that will cut journey times...
		Houston Chronicle,: GLAND, SWITZERLAND - One of man's closest relatives, the pygmy chimpanzee, may be much closer to extinction than previously thought, a conservation group...
		Sify,: New Delhi: India and Switzerland have emphasised their commitment for further promotion of bilateral trade and investment at the ninth meeting of the Indo...
	4newz.net /nov2004/Switzerland.html (1180 words)

	gland - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about gland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Specialized organ of the body that manufactures and secretes enzymes, hormones, or other chemicals.
		In animals, glands vary in size from small (for example, tear glands) to large (for example, the pancreas), but in plants they are always small, and may consist of a single cell.
		Some glands discharge their products internally, endocrine glands, and others externally, exocrine glands.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /gland (149 words)

	Presse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Gland, Switzerland - With over one billion stamps printed, and 360 issues by the end of March 2005, the sale of stamps from the WWF Conservation Stamp Collection has raised almost 20 million Swiss francs in royalties and has become an important source of funding for WWF's conservation activities.
		The money from the sale of the stamps has helped fund a range of activities - from the conservation of endangered species, to helping forest and coastal dwelling communities improve their standards of living through sustainable use of their natural resources.
		At its Annual Conference in November 1998 in Interlaken (Switzerland), WWF awarded Hans Groth the Gold Panda Award, its highest environmental prize, in recognition of his dedication to the cause of the environment.
	www.groth.ch /BRIEFMARKEN/ENGLISCH/PRESSE-E/presse1-E.html (342 words)

	PR Newswire : Debiopharm S.A. Inaugurates a New State-of-the-Art Galenic Unit in Gland, Switzerland. @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		PR Newswire : Debiopharm S.A. Inaugurates a New State-of-the-Art Galenic Unit in Gland, Switzerland.
		Debiopharm S.A. Inaugurates a New State-of-the-Art Galenic Unit in Gland, Switzerland.
		GLAND, Switzerland -- Swiss pharmaceutical drug development company Debiopharm S.A. today inaugurated its new state-of-the-art galenic unit in Gland, Switzerland.
	static.elibrary.com /p/prnewswire/june272002/debiopharmsainauguratesanewstateoftheartgalenicuni/index.html (231 words)

	Artemis services, News
		Communications strategy workshop (Gland, Switzerland) for the WWF Endangered Seas Campaign (October 2001).
		Provision of photographs on freshwater use in Mali to WWF/Canon Photolibrary, Gland, Switzerland (August 2002).
		Facilitation of a brainstorming by the Secretariat of Ramsar, the International Convention on Wetlands, Rolle, Switzerland (June 2004).
	www.artemis-services.com /english/news.html (1306 words)

	University Libraries, Virginia Tech (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Gland, Switzerland ; Cambridge, UK : UICN Servico de Publicacao, 2000.
		Gland, Switzerland ; Cambridge, UK : IUCN, The World Conservation Union, 2001.
		Gland, Switzerland ; Cambridge, UK : IUCN, the World Conservation Union, 2002.
	www.lib.vt.edu /services/newbooks/February2004/K.php (478 words)

	Protected Areas of the World Annotated Book Bibliography
		Gland, Switzerland: World Conservation Monitoring Center and IUCN Commission on National Parks and Protected Areas, 1994.
		Gland, Switzerland: IUCN — the World Conservation Union, 1996.
		Gland, Switzerland: IUCN Commission on National Parks and Protected Areas, 1992.
	www.calacademy.org /research/library/naturalist_center/biblio/proareas/probib.htm (1075 words)

	Reformation Study Course Lesson 14 - A False Confession
		As it increased in membership and influence, the leadership of the large Seventh-day Adventist Church met among themselves in Gland, Switzerland, on January 2, 1923, to counsel about the war question and to find some means to counteract the rapid growth of the Reform Movement.
		The Adventist young men were still signed over to the government as active soldiers ready for combatant duty; and the Gland document, saying they declined "to participate in acts of violence and bloodshed" was not worth the paper it was written on.
		As we said before, the church was still registered with the state as combatant soldiers, in spite of the make believe assertion in Gland, Switzerland, in 1923 of noncombatancy.
	ims.truepath.com /reform/refles14.html (2394 words)

	Establishment of an International Discourse on Development in the Nile Basin:
		This report is of a workshop which was held in Gland, Switzerland at the headquarters of the World Conservation Union (the IUCN) from 10 to 12 January 2001 to discuss the establishment of a civil-society discourse on development in the Nile River Basin.
		The report provides a briefing of the current initiatives which are being taken by the governments of the countries of the Nile Basin and the need for the establishment of a discourse involving all interested parties from inside and outside the Basin.
		It was held in Gland, Switzerland at the IUCN headquarters.
	www.nilebasin.com /documents/discourse.html (4111 words)

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