Black ash (Fraxinus nigra) is a species used for basketmaking by several Native American Tribes in Eastern North America. In recent years, there has been a decline in availability of quality ‘basket trees’, and the purpose of this study was to determine what site characteristics allow for the growth of appropriate ring widths required for black ash splints used to make baskets. Three ecosystems...

Midterm congressional elections provide an interesting testing ground for theories of voting and elections in America. Free from the contamination of national personalities and stylized issues that epitomize presidential campaigns, midterm elections provide a cleaner issue environment for investigating the effects of systematic short-term forces on congressional elections. The seemingly inevita...

Proper management of Municipal Solid Waste dumping in landfill site require adequate bottom liner to mitigate the seepage leachate from contaminating ground. To make system sustainable, liners are provided at engineered system. Liners act as impermeable cover mitigating effect on ground and groundwater. Pond ash collected lagoon thermal power plant is a preferable building material for municipa...