Of all the Senate win and loss combinations to change party control of that body, the Agriculture Committee plays a key role with five of its members retiring at the end of 2014.Five members of the Senate Agriculture Committee are retiring at the end of 2014 including two who served as the committee chairman and one as USDA secretary. They are noted below:Following is a summary of each state's November race:South Dakota/Johnson: This is a four-way race. Rick Weiland is the Democratic candidate and was a staffer for former Senator Tom Daschle and was a state director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). There are also two independent candidates, State Senator Gordon Howie who is running as a Tea Party candidate and former Senat...
ZanzibarMnemba Marine Parksouthern cassowary Mnemba Marine Park is located 10 kilometres (6 mi) from Stone Town and forms part of the northeastern Unguja Island. A marine reserve and atoll, its shallow stretch of coral reef is in the shape of an oval. It is located between Matemwe and Nungwi, w...
A microlith is a small stone tool usually made of flint or chert and typically several centimeters in length and half a centimetre wide. They were made by humans from at least the Upper Paleolithic, across Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia. The microliths were used in spear points and arrowhea...
Kiwengwa/Pongwe Forest Reserve Kiwengwa/Pongwe Forest Reserve is located on the northeast coast of Unguja, 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the Town. The reserve is an important biodiversity spot in the coral rag zone. The forest reserve is rich both in faunal and floral species. The faunal species r...
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Infrastructure investment due diligence
On behalf of a Canadian oilseed processer WPI's team provided market analysis, econometric modeling and financial due diligence in support of a $24 million-dollar investment in a Ukrainian crush plant. Consistent with WPI's findings, local production to supply the plant and the facility's output have expanded exponentially since the investment. WPI has conducted parallel work on behalf of U.S., South American and European clients, both private and public, in the agri-food space.