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In the News (Wed 16 Dec 09)

  
  Restoration of the Mono Basin Ecosystem
Today, Mono Lake is rising and its streams are in the early stages of re-establishing the natural processes that once supported lush cottonwood-willow forests and thriving fish populations.
Mono Lake's recovery over the next 20 years offers a dynamic lesson in restoration that we are all privileged to witness.
Part of the mission of the Mono Lake Committee is to restore the important habitats of the Mono Basin.
www.monolake.org /_restoration   (822 words)

  
 Mono Lake
This project was performed as an independent studies project with J.M. Melack, in the Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology, at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Mono Lake is a large, deep, hypersaline and alkaline lake.
Due to the variable salinities found in Mono Lake, the rotifers are probably continually stressed from osmoregulation.
www-personal.umich.edu /~hea/mono_lake.htm   (1828 words)

  
 Nat' Academies Press, The Mono Basin Ecosystem: Effects of Changing Lake Level (1987)
Ecological responses of the plankton of Mono Lake to increased salinity.
Salinity bioassay of an Artemia population from Mono Lake, California.
240 The Mono Basin Ecosystem Jehl, I. The biology of migrating Wilson phalaropes.
www.nap.edu /books/0309037778/html/230.html   (3864 words)

  
 Omnipelagos.com ~ article "Mono Department"   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Mono is one of the twelve departments of Benin.
The department of Kouffo was part of Mono until 1999 when the Benin government spilt up some of the departments and made new departments.
Mono is divided into the communes of Bopa, Comè, Dogbo, Grand-Popo, and Houéyogbé.
www.omnipelagos.com /entry?n=mono_%44epartment   (96 words)

  
 Mono Lake   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Mono Lake is situated at the northern stretch of the Long Valley Caldera and has held water since this eruption or maybe longer.
Once Mono Lake reaches this “stabilized” level, the Department of Water and Power will only be able to divert 1/3 the volume of water it had from 1970-1983 [15].
While the Mono Basin was in the process of becoming legally protected Los Angeles had to cope with their diminished water supply.
www.lawrence.edu /dept/environmental_studies/monolake.html   (2123 words)

  
 1994 SWRCB Mono Lake Decision 1631 (text)
Los Angeles' diversions of water from the Mono Basin between 1941 and 1982 resulted in approximately a 45-foot decline in the water level of Mono Lake, approximately a 30 percent reduction in the surface area of the lake, and substantial damage to the environment.
The Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area was established in 1984 in recognition of the panoramic views and scenery of the Mono Basin.
The Mono Basin water commingles with water in the upper Owens River and flows south to Lake Crowley, a regulating reservoir on the upper Owens River.
www.monobasinresearch.org /images/legal/d1631text.htm   (11352 words)

  
 Mono Lake Summary
Enough water was diverted that evaporation soon exceeded inflow and the lake level fell rapidly, exposing alkaline sands and once-submerged tufa towers, and turning Negit Island into a peninsula, exposing the nests of gulls to coyotes and forcing them to abandon the island.
Mono Lake was spared the same fate on September 28, 1994, when the California State Water Resources Control Board issued an order to protect Mono Lake and its tributary streams.
Mono Lake is a vital resting and eating stop for migratory shorebirds and has been recognized as an International Reserve in the Western Hemisphere Reserve Network.
www.bookrags.com /Mono_Lake   (1807 words)

  
 Mono Lake Case Study
The aqueduct was extended to the Mono Basin in 1941 and diverted the water sources for Mono Lake, a salt lake similar to Owens Lake, into the Los Angeles water system.
In the Mono lake case the issue was centered around the environmental effects of the water policy, and the change is signified by the LADWP's reaction to the initial uproar over Mono Lake.
By 1978 it was evident, as the lake's level became dangerously low, that Mono Lake was quickly heading toward the same fate as Owens Lake.(64) This led to a number of significant events for the protection of the lake.
www.american.edu /ted/mono.htm   (3956 words)

  
 Student Health Center
Infectious mononucleosis, or "mono" for short, is a viral illness that is common in teens and young adults.
Mono is spread by saliva, and the virus is usually present in a patient’s saliva for about 30-45 days after onset of symptoms.
Mono patients must increase their fluids, even 2 to 3 times above normal, in the early stages of the illness to help their body fight the virus.
www.csubak.edu /healthcenter/mono.shtml   (853 words)

  
 Mono Lake FAQ
Mono Lake is too alkaline for fish to survive in it (there are fish that exist that might be able to tolerate the salinity, however).
The surface area of Mono Lake is directly related to the amount of water not taken from the Mono Basin.
Because the Mono Lake Committee is a grassroots group with a history of advocacy, our programs emphasize the power of individuals to make a difference in the world, and the responsibility we all have to help protect natural places like Mono Lake.
www.monolake.org /main/faq.htm   (3747 words)

  
 SFUHS: Trip to Mono Lake
This was the fourth year that the UHS Outdoor Education (OE) Department has gone to Mono Lake and the first year for the Advanced Placement Environmental Science (APES) class taught by Rae Ann Sines.
Mono Lake’s unique ecology and water properties made an interesting topic for the class which has been studying water quality.
The story of Mono Lake is an interesting one in which environmentalists and politicians have battled for years to secure the lake’s water.
www.sfuhs.org /features/mono_lake.shtml   (707 words)

  
 Epstein-Barr Virus
The clinical diagnosis of infectious mononucleosis is suggested on the basis of the symptoms of fever, sore throat, swollen lymph glands, and the age of the patient.
When "mono spot" or heterophile test results are negative, additional laboratory testing may be needed to differentiate EBV infections from a mononucleosis-like illness induced by cytomegalovirus, adenovirus, or Toxoplasma gondii.
When the "mono spot" test is negative, the optimal combination of EBV serologic testing consists of the antibody titration of four markers: IgM and IgG to the viral capsid antigen, IgM to the early antigen, and antibody to EBNA.
www.cdc.gov /ncidod/diseases/ebv.htm   (1748 words)

  
 Departments of Benin - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In 1999, the previous six départements were each split into two halves, forming the current 12.
The new six departments have not been assigned a capital yet.
This page was last modified 18:25, 15 August 2005.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Departments_of_Benin   (61 words)

  
 Ecoscenario: Mono Lake
Mono Lake is wedged between the Great Basin (a high desert) and the Sierra Nevada at an elevation of about 2000 meters (6560 feet).
Mono Lake is a critically important feeding stop for birds migrating south from Canada.
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power looked at the streams running out of the Sierra Nevada into what seemed to be a salty, useless lake, and contracted to build a system of diversion dams to ship the water south for Angelinos.
www.fossweb.com /CA/modules3-6/Environments/activities/mono/content_old.html   (3479 words)

  
 Mono Lake   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
As the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power diverted sierra runoff for use in southern California, it's water level had dropped to the point where native flora and fauna were being threatened.
Mono Lake is one of the few places the California Gull reproduces...safely protected on the mid-lake islands.
Mono Lake is about 30 minutes north of Mammoth Lakes on HWY 395, and adjacent to Lee Vining.
www.thesierraweb.com /sightseeing/monolake.html   (436 words)

  
 Mono Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Mono, sometimes called glandular fever or “the kissing disease” is caused by the Epstein-Barr virus, a member of the herpesvirus family.
Add to that the fact that people who have had mono may carry the virus in their throats for a longer period of time (months) after the illness.
More than one instance of Mono in the same individual may be diagnosed because the blood changes had not returned to normal after a recent case of Mono, or another illness has mimicked some of the symptoms of Mono.
www.bradley.edu /eddev/mono.html   (913 words)

  
 O'Reilly Network: Seven Cool Mono Apps   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The Mono development environment allows programmers to be more productive than they would be with conventional C programming.
Mono, like other languages with built-in object support, also makes it a lot easier to write classes, and you don't have to take a decision each time if it's worth doing the right thing.
Boo is a programming language for Mono and.NET that is similar to python, but it is a lot further along than IronPython and already solid enough to use for real development.
www.oreillynet.com /pub/a/network/2004/10/18/mono.html   (1564 words)

  
 The Mono Lake Water Issue   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The Department of Water and power obtained the water rights for this engineering marvel by condemning, then purchasing, large quantities of land in the Mono Basin.
Although Mono Lake is naturally salty and all species living in and around it are able to survive in a salty environment, this rapid and extreme increase in salinity affected the productivity of several species.
In 1990, the court invalidated the Department of Water and Power's water rights and required the State Water Board to reissue the licenses in accordance with two Fish and game codes that protect fisheries downstream from dams.
www.395.com /generalinfo/monowatr.shtml   (1209 words)

  
 The Plainsman Press - South Plains College
Mono is spread mainly through the saliva, which is why it has been nicknamed the “kissing disease.”
The first case of mono at SPC was diagnosed on March 2.
Mono is diagnosed through a blood test given by the health care provider.
www.southplainscollege.edu /ppress/issue_10_06/news/mono_spreading_news_10_06.htm   (754 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Music: Formica Blues   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
It's pretty inevitable that people will compare Mono to Portishead (which I also love) and although I agree with the comparison, I think it would be difficult if not impossible to confuse the one with the other.
The main track, "Life in Mono," is what initially turned me on to the group, having heard it during a trailer for the Hawke/Paltrow remake of *Great Expectations*.
The difference in MONO and others of their ilk is they're more accessible and have a purer sound.
www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000006MX5?v=glance   (1616 words)

  
 Mono Basin Watershed   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
In 1993, the Department began final flow releases to restore Mono Lake to a water surface level of 6392 feet above mean sea level.
In addition to raising Mono Lake to historic levels, the Department is participating in a plan to restore and rehabilitate 1100-1200 acres of wetlands around the lake.
Following lengthy court proceedings, the Department’s approach to natural restoration of Rush Creek’s fishery and riparian habitat using land and flow management was validated by the state Water Board.
wsoweb.ladwp.com /Aqueduct/WatershedMgmtWeb/monobasin.htm   (262 words)

  
 SWRCB WATER RIGHTS ORDER 98-05   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Footnote1 Decision 1631 resolved the major controversies relating to Los Angeles' diversion of water from the Mono Basin, but the record before the SWRCB in 1994 was not sufficient to determine what additional restoration measures should be required in order to promote recovery of streams and waterfowl habitat.
Until the water elevation of Mono Lake reaches 6,391 feet, the water diversion criteria established in Decision 1631 limit water exports from the Mono Basin based on the need for additional water to raise the water level in the lake.
Controlled burning in the Mono Basin is subject to the regulatory authority of the California Department of Forestry and the Great Basin Air Pollution Control District, as well as the permission and cooperation of the landowner(s) where burning is to take place.
www.waterrights.ca.gov /orders/wro98-05.htm   (16965 words)

  
 Mono Argentus (Monodactylus argenteus)
The Mono Argentus, also known as a Mono, or Fingerfish, comes from the coastal and inland waters of Africa and Asia.
The Mono is diamond-shaped, silver in color, and has two fl stripes on the front half.
The Mono spawns in the saltwater of the ocean, but the difference between the sexes and their breeding habits are unknown.
www.peteducation.com /article.cfm?cls=16&cat=1944&articleid=2471   (187 words)

  
 Trial Jury Duty
Therefore, for a short time, you may be summoned to serve as a juror, an officer of the court, along with the attorneys and the judge.
Jurors' names are selected at random from lists of Mono County registered voters and persons who have valid California drivers licenses or identification cards issued by the Department of Motor Vehicles with a Mono County address.
Every resident of Mono County who is qualified to serve and who does not have a legal hardship or excuse must appear for jury service when summoned.
www.monosuperiorcourt.ca.gov /trial_jury.htm   (765 words)

  
 Mono Munches Waste Problem for Poultry Plant
In order to meet the relevant legislation from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, covering the disposal of animal by-products via land injection, 2 Sisters needed to ensure that the waste from its processes is reliably and consistently reduced to a particle size no more than 4mm.
Another Mono pump then transfers the reduced waste to road tankers for land injection, where it is used to provide an agricultural fertilizer.
, originally supplied the Mono Muncher on a trial basis to ensure that it was able to fulfil all 2 Sisters’ requirements.
www.mono-pumps.com /Mono/application.nsf/p/6beddl_eu   (300 words)

  
 MSS Counties - Mono
The eastern Sierra's heartland, Mono County encompasses sweeping views of granite crags, glacial valleys, unique geological formations, plentiful wildlife, and clear mountain lakes and streams.
The town of Bodie is one of the country's largest and best-preserved ghost towns.
Bridgeport, the seat of Mono County, boasts a courthouse, dating back to 1880, which is still in use today.
www.mss.ca.gov /Counties/mono.asp   (135 words)

  
 Collection Development and Technical Services: The Division of Responsibility   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Shared funding with academic departments - Efforts/initiatives to arrange shared funding with academic departments should be discussed with the Assistant Director for Collections and the Assistant Director for Technical Services before initiating such arrangements or as early in the process as possible.
However vendors often contact the Monographs Department to offer new plans and the Department plays an integral part in evaluating vendors and their plans both before and after initiation.
The Monographs Department will convey information about new plans to the Assistant Director for Collections and appropriate collection manager, but no new book or notification slip plan will be initiated without the approval of the Assistant Director for Collections and the Head, Monographs Department.
library.osu.edu /sites/techservices/cdtsrole.htm   (1922 words)

  
 Photo gallery of the Mono Craters, California   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
The Mono Craters is a 17-km-long chain of rhyolite domes and flows that were erupted from 35,000 to about 600 years ago.
All but four of the 24 exposed domes and flows of the Mono Craters are less than 10,000 years old.
Close view of the tephra-covered surface of a lava dome erupted from along the Mono Craters; view is toward the north-northwest.
lvo.wr.usgs.gov /gallery/MonoCraters_1.html   (145 words)

  
 Department of Water and Power   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
OPEN FOR PUBLIC USE: Approximately 75% of City-owned lands in Inyo and Mono Counties are left open to the public for such uses as fishing, hiking, hunting, painting, photography, nature studies, and other such daytime uses.
Although the Department does not operate campgrounds, there are a total of 11 campgrounds on City land, with nine located in Inyo County and two in Mono County (including Camp High Sierra at Mammoth, which is operated by the Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks).
A permit from the Department is required prior to any cutting or removing wood.
www.395.com /generalinfo/dwprec.shtml   (809 words)

  
 eMedicine - Mononucleosis : Article by Steven Doerr, MD   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
Infectious mononucleosis (often called simply "mono") is a common viral infection that causes fever, sore throat, and enlarged lymph nodes.
Mono usually occurs between the ages of 15-25.
A complete blood count may show the white blood cell count to be high because of the infection.
www.emedicine.com /aaem/topic313.htm   (1589 words)

  
 Town of Mono Community Services   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-23)
TOWN OF Ambulance, fire and police emergency services in the County of Dufferin (including the Town of Mono) are accessed by dialing 9-1-1.
To be included in the 9-1-1- system, every property must have either a clearly visible street number, if in a subdivision, or a reflective white-on-green civic address sign at the end of the driveway, if in a rural area.
The Town of Mono is sufficiently concerned with increasing vandalism and petty theft that additional police patrols of our built-up areas have already begun.
www.townofmono.com /commserv.htm   (456 words)

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