...FF FF F or Peor Pe or Peor Pe or Pe ople, Naople, Na ople, Naople, Na ople, Na tt tt t ure, and ure, and ure, and ure, and ure, and tt tt t he Ehe E he Ehe E he E cc cc c oo oo o nn nn n oo oo o mm mm m yy yy y 1. AGRICULTURE TAKES A BIG BITE: THE ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT OF THE GLOBAL FOOD SYSTEM After air and water, food is the most essential resource people require to sustain themselves. These resources are provided by the layer of interconnected life that covers our planet: the biosphere. Yet the way the food system provides food often severely damages the health of the biosphere through soil and aquifer depletion, deforestation, aggressive use of agrochemicals, fishery collapses, and the loss of biodiversity in crops, livestock, and wild species. The global food system has become such a dominant force shaping the surface of this planet and its ecosystems that we can no longer achieve sustainability without revamping the food system. At the same time sustainable food systems provide great hope for building a sustainable future—a future in which all can lead satisfying lives within the means of the biosphere. In this brief, we use Ecological Footprint analysis to document the current food system’s demand on the biosphere. Ecological Footprint accounts track the area of biologically productive land and water needed to produce the resources consumed by a given population and to absorb its waste. The Ecological Footprint...
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...BAE Systems Aerospace & Defence 22 February 2010, United Kingdom Readers in all geographies please refer to disclosures on page 9. THIS DOCUMENT IS A MARKETING COMMUNICATION. It has not been prepared in accordance with the rules in the Conduct of Business Sourcebook designed to promote the independence of research and is also not subject to any prohibition on dealing ahead of the dissemination of research. z Share price performance 230 278 325 373 420 Feb-09 Aug-09 Feb-10 1m 3m 12m Price (0.2) 10.0 (5.8) Rel. All Share 2.8 10.4 (30.3) Rel. Sector (not shown) (1.9) 3.6 (21.9) Source: JCF Group Confirming upgrade post results BAE reported solid FY09 results, posting 17% EBIT growth (5% organic). We anticipate slightly lower organic growth in 2010, with EPS enhanced by the £500m share buyback. In aggregate, we upgrade FY10E EPS by 4.4% (2.3% underlying / 2.1% buyback). We maintain our view that the stock remains good value with an attractive yield. However, we believe the group’s below average mid term growth prospects will hold back the rating potential through 2010. Key points Portfolio performance. BAE’s broad portfolio of capabilities and geographical exposures, where 80% of the business is characterised by long-term committed programmes and multi-year support contracts, provides protection from the inevitable budget pressures. Forecasts are relatively secure, in our view. Land’s a drag. A c30% decline in Land Systems revenues to FY11E will hold ...
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...Powerware Series Eaton FERRUPS FE/QFE UPS User's Guide ® ® Class A EMC Statements FCC Part 15 NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at his own expense. ICES-003 This Class A Interference Causing Equipment meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations ICES‐003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe A respecte toutes les exigences du Reglement sur le matériel brouilleur du Canada. For Users in Germany We hereby certify that the uninterruptible power system (QFE 500 VA, 700 VA, 850 VA, 1.15 kVA, 1.4 kVA, 1.8 kVA, 2.1 kVA, 3.1 kVA, 4.3 kVA, 5.3 kVA, 7 kVA, 10 kVA, 12.5 kVA, and 18 kVA) complies with the RFI suppression requirements of Vfg. 243/1991 and Vfg. 46/1992. The German Postal Service was notified that the equipment is being marketed. The German Postal Service has the right to retest the equipment and verify compliance...
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...KAPIL SHARMA AND ASHUTOSH MUTSADDI Configuring SAP ERP Sales and Distribution ® SERIOUS SKILLS. Configuring SAP ERP Sales and Distribution ® Kapil Sharma Ashutosh Mutsaddi Acquisitions Editor: Agatha Kim Development Editor: Laurene Sorensen Technical Editor: Dheeraj Oswal Production Editor: Liz Britten Copy Editor: Kim Wimpsett Editorial Manager: Pete Gaughan Production Manager: Tim Tate Vice President and Executive Group Publisher: Richard Swadley Vice President and Publisher: Neil Edde Book Designer: Franz Baumhackl Compositor: Craig Johnson, Happenstance Type-O-Rama Proofreader: Word One, New York Indexer: Ted Laux Project Coordinator, Cover: Lynsey Stanford Cover Designer: Ryan Sneed Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana Published simultaneously in Canada ISBN: 978-0-470-40473-7 No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, scanning or otherwise, except as permitted under Sections 107 or 108 of the 1976 United States Copyright Act, without either the prior written permission of the Publisher, or authorization through payment of the appropriate per-copy fee to the Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923, (978) 750-8400, fax (978) 646-8600. Requests to the Publisher for permission should be addressed to the Permissions Department, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 111 River Street, Hoboken,...
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