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30 U.S. Code § 1017 - Unit and communitization agreements
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(a) Adoption of units by lessees
(1) In general
For the purpose of more properly conserving the natural resources of any geothermal reservoir, field, or like area, or any part thereof (whether or not any part of the geothermal reservoir, field, or like area, is subject to any cooperative plan of development or operation (referred to in this section as a "unit agreement")), lessees thereof and their representatives may unite with each other, or jointly or separately with others, in collectively adopting and operating under a unit agreement for the reservoir, field, or like area, or any part thereof, including direct use resources, if determined and certified by the Secretary to be necessary or advisable in the public interest.
(2) Majority interest of single leases
A majority interest of owners of any single lease shall have the authority to commit the lease to a unit agreement.
(3) Initiative of Secretary
The Secretary may also initiate the formation of a unit agreement, or require an existing Federal lease to commit to a unit agreement, if in the public interest.
(4) Modification of lease requirements by Secretary
(A) In general
The Secretary may, in the discretion of the Secretary and with the consent of the holders of leases involved, establish, alter, change, or revoke rates of operations (including drilling, operations, production, and other requirements) of the leases and make conditions with respect to the leases, with the consent of the lessees, in connection with the creation and operation of any such unit agreement as the Secretary may consider necessary or advisable to secure the protection of the public interest.
(b) Requirement of plans under new leases
The Secretary may—
(1) provide that geothermal leases issued under this chapter shall contain a provision requiring the lessee to operate under a unit agreement; and
(c) Modification of rate of prospecting, development, and production
The Secretary may require that any unit agreement authorized by this section that applies to land owned by the United States contain a provision under which authority is vested in the Secretary, or any person, committee, or State or Federal officer or agency as may be designated in the unit agreement to alter or modify, from time to time, the rate of prospecting and development and the quantity and rate of production under the unit agreement.
(d) Exclusion from determination of holding or control
Any land that is subject to a unit agreement approved or prescribed by the Secretary under this section shall not be considered in determining holdings or control under section 1006 of this title.
(e) Pooling of certain land
If separate tracts of land cannot be independently developed and operated to use geothermal resources pursuant to any section of this chapter—
(1) the land, or a portion of the land, may be pooled with other land, whether or not owned by the United States, for purposes of development and operation under a communitization agreement providing for an apportionment of production or royalties among the separate tracts of land comprising the production unit, if the pooling is determined by the Secretary to be in the public interest; and
(f) Unit agreement review
(1) In general
Not later than 5 years after the date of approval of any unit agreement and at least every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary shall—
(2) Basis for elimination
The elimination shall—
(g) Drilling or development contracts
(1) In general
The Secretary may, on such conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, approve drilling or development contracts made by one or more lessees of geothermal leases, with one or more persons, associations, or corporations if, in the discretion of the Secretary, the conservation of natural resources or the public convenience or necessity may require or the interests of the United States may be best served by the approval.
(2) Holdings or control
Each lease operated under an approved drilling or development contract, and interest under the contract, shall be excepted in determining holdings or control under section 1006 of this title.
Source(Pub. L. 91–581, § 18,Dec. 24, 1970, 84 Stat. 1571; Pub. L. 100–443, § 4,Sept. 22, 1988, 102 Stat. 1768; Pub. L. 109–58, title II, § 227,Aug. 8, 2005, 119 Stat. 666.)
2005—Pub. L. 109–58inserted section catchline and amended text generally. Prior to amendment, text related to cooperative or unit plan of development or operation of geothermal pool, field, or like area, public interest, determination and certification, regulations, protection of parties in interest, authority respecting rate of prospecting, development, and production, five year review, and leases excepted from control for purposes of State acreage limitation.
1988—Pub. L. 100–443, § 4, inserted provisions relating to five year review of plans and elimination of leases from plans.
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40 U.S. Code § 11312 - Capital planning and investment control
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(a) Design of Process.— In fulfilling the responsibilities assigned under section 3506 (h) of title 44, the head of each executive agency shall design and implement in the executive agency a process for maximizing the value, and assessing and managing the risks, of the information technology acquisitions of the executive agency.
(b) Content of Process.— The process of an executive agency shall—
(1) provide for the selection of investments in information technology (including information security needs) to be made by the executive agency, the management of those investments, and the evaluation of the results of those investments;
(2) be integrated with the processes for making budget, financial, and program management decisions in the executive agency;
(3) include minimum criteria to be applied in considering whether to undertake a particular investment in information systems, including criteria related to the quantitatively expressed projected net, risk-adjusted return on investment and specific quantitative and qualitative criteria for comparing and prioritizing alternative information systems investment projects;
(4) identify information systems investments that would result in shared benefits or costs for other federal agencies or state or local governments;
(5) identify quantifiable measurements for determining the net benefits and risks of a proposed investment; and
(6) provide the means for senior management personnel of the executive agency to obtain timely information regarding the progress of an investment in an information system, including a system of milestones for measuring progress, on an independently verifiable basis, in terms of cost, capability of the system to meet specified requirements, timeliness, and quality.
Source(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1239; Pub. L. 108–458, title VIII, § 8401(3),Dec. 17, 2004, 118 Stat. 3869.)
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|Pub. L. 104–106, div. E, title LI, § 5122, Feb. 10, 1996, 110 Stat. 683.
2004—Subsec. (b)(1). Pub. L. 108–458substituted "investments in information technology (including information security needs)" for "information technology investments".
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PHOENIX (AP) - The Arizona Lottery says the other winning ticket in last week's $588 million Powerball jackpot has been claimed.
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A man was shot dead and a woman critically injured in a shooting in west London, this afternoon.
The incident happened in Felix Street, near to West Ealing railway station at 2.50pm.
A 32-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.
A woman in her 20s was rushed to a hospital in west London, where she is in a critical condition.
A Metropolitan Police spokesman said: "A 32-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene.
"A woman in her late 20s has gone to a west London hospital where she remains in a critical condition."
No arrests had been made by 5.30pm today (Wednesday). Police enquiries continue.
A London Ambulance Service spokeswoman said: "We sent two ambulance crews, a single responder in a car, London's air ambulance and one duty manager to the scene.
"Sadly, despite our best efforts, one patient died at the scene.
"A second patient, who is a female with a shoulder injury, was taken to hospital as a priority."


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46 U.S. Code § 56102 - Additional controls during war or national emergency
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(a) In General.— During war, or a national emergency declared by Presidential proclamation, a person may not, without the approval of the Secretary of Transportation—
(1) place under foreign registry a vessel owned in whole or in part by a citizen of the United States or a corporation incorporated under the laws of the United States or of a State;
(2) sell, mortgage, lease, charter, deliver, or in any other manner transfer, or agree to sell, mortgage, lease, charter, deliver, or in any other manner transfer, to a person not a citizen of the United States—
(3) issue, assign, or transfer to a person not a citizen of the United States an instrument of indebtedness secured by a mortgage of a vessel to a trustee, by an assignment of an owner's interest in a vessel under construction to a trustee, or by a mortgage of a facility for building or repairing vessels to a trustee, unless the trustee or a substitute trustee is approved by the Secretary under subsection (b);
(4) enter into an agreement or understanding to construct a vessel in the United States for, or to be delivered to, a person not a citizen of the United States without expressly stipulating that construction will not begin until after the war or national emergency has ended;
(5) enter into an agreement or understanding whereby there is vested in, or for the benefit of, a person not a citizen of the United States the controlling interest in a corporation that is incorporated under the laws of the United States or a State and that owns a vessel or facility for building or repairing vessels; or
(b) Trustees.—
(1) Approval.— The Secretary shall approve a trustee or substitute trustee under subsection (a)(3) if and only if the trustee is a bank or trust company that—
(A) is organized as a corporation, and is doing business, under the laws of the United States or a State;
(2) Disapproval.— If a trustee or substitute trustee ceases to meet the conditions in paragraph (1), the Secretary shall disapprove the trustee or substitute trustee. After the disapproval, the restrictions on transfer or assignment without the Secretary's approval in subsection (a)(3) apply.
(d) Recovery of Consideration.—
(1) In general.— A person that deposited or paid consideration in connection with a transaction prohibited by this section may recover the consideration after tender of the vessel, facility, stock, or other security, or interest therein, to the person entitled to it, or the forfeiture thereof to the United States Government.
(e) Penalties.—
(1) Criminal penalty.— A person that violates, or attempts or conspires to violate, this section shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both.
(2) Forfeiture.— The following shall be forfeited to the Government:
(A) A vessel, a facility for building or repairing vessels, or an interest in a vessel or such a facility, that is sold, mortgaged, leased, chartered, delivered, transferred, or documented, or agreed to be sold, mortgaged, leased, chartered, delivered, transferred, or documented, in violation of this section.
(B) Stock and other securities sold or transferred, or agreed to be sold or transferred, in violation of this section.
Source(Pub. L. 109–304, § 8(c),Oct. 6, 2006, 120 Stat. 1652.)
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|46 App.:835(a)–(c) (less provisos), (d)–(f).
|Sept. 7, 1916, ch. 451, § 37, as added July 15, 1918, ch. 152, § 4, 40 Stat. 901; Exec. Order No. 6166, § 12, eff. June 10, 1933; June 29, 1936, ch. 858, title II, § 204, title IX, § 904, 49 Stat. 1987, 2016; Pub. L. 89–346, § 2, Nov. 8, 1965, 79 Stat. 1306; Pub. L. 97–31, § 12(30), Aug. 6, 1981, 95 Stat. 156.
|46 App.:835(c) (provisos).
|46 App.:835 (2d par. after cl. (f), last par. words before 9th comma).
|46 App.:835 (last par. words after 9th comma).
|46 App.:835 (1st, 3d pars. after cl. (f)).
In this section, the words "facility for building or repairing vessels" are substituted for "shipyard, dry dock, shipbuilding or ship-repairing plant or facility" (or similar language) to eliminate unnecessary words.
In subsection (a)(1), the words "transfer to" and "or flag" are omitted as surplus. The words "Territory, District, or possession thereof" are omitted as unnecessary because of the definition of "State" in chapter 1 of the revised title.
In subsection (a)(3), the words "instrument of indebtedness" are substituted for "bond, note, or other evidence of indebtedness" to eliminate unnecessary words. The words "right, title, or" are omitted as unnecessary.
In subsection (a)(5), the words "or the majority of the voting power" are omitted as covered by "controlling interest".
In subsection (b)(1), before subparagraph (A), the words "and only if" are added for clarity because the Secretary is required to disapprove a trustee that ceases to meet the specified conditions.
Subsections (c) and (d) are substituted for the source provisions to eliminate unnecessary words.
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Cubs Snakebitten?
Cubs always seem struggle against Arizona.
Not sure why, but they're just 38-53 all time against the Snakes…and having won just one series against them since 2003 (Cubs took four of six games in '08)…a win tomorrow and the Cubs win this four-game series 3-1.
That's big…it makes for a winning homestand…and puts the Cubs above the .500 mark at home…where they're just 6-6.
Winning at home goes without saying. And with the Cubs in the middle of a stretch that sees them paying 15 of its next 21 games at home…it's an important couple of weeks.
Furthermore, Monday marks the end of 19-traight games without a break, which began April 14. Cubs are currently 9-9 during this stretch.
May needs to be a spring board to catch St. Louis. If the 4.5 games back widens by June 1…the final curtain could easily drop on the North Siders.


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Scientific Argumentation in Earth System Science Education part of SERC Web Resource CollectionDiane Schweizer Clayton, Catherine Gautier
We investigate the merit of including deliberate instruction on argumentation and debate in an undergraduate Earth system science course. We examine sample student evaluations of arguments ...
The Role of Scaffolding Student Metacognition in Developing Mental Models of Complex Earth and Environmental Systems part of SERC Print Resource Collection
Bruce E. Herbert
Students organize knowledge in Earth and environmental sciences and reason about environmental issues through manipulation of mental models. The nature of the Earth and environmental sciences, which ...
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Jeffrey C. Owen, Stephen A. Norton, Maasch Kirk, Michael Wittmann
This article in the Journal of Geoscience Education provides information about a course offered at the University of Maine's Department of Earth Sciences for secondary science teachers. This course ...
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This paper by Janice Gobert and Jennifer Discenna was presented at the 1997 Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association in Chicago, IL. The investigation considers the ...
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This study from the Journal of Geoscience Education looks at students' approach to complex dynamic systems and the mental models they use to construct knowledge. Results show that students tend to ...
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The papers included in this volume represent a significant contribution to the literature on student conceptions, cognition, and conceptual change specifically related to the geosciences. A wide ...
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This paper describes a collaborative online project about plate tectonic activity involving middle and high school students in California and Massachusetts. The students collaborated online using ...
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This study explored junior high school students' perceptions of the water cycle. The findings indicated that the students understand various hydro-bio-geological processes, but most of them lack ...
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- "Liberty City. Swingers Baseball. Statue of Happiness. Ugly women. Sleazy politicians. Gun crime. The most self-absorbed place on Earth. Yes, Liberty City."
- ―Marta
Marta is a Puerto Rican drug mule and friend of Elizabeta Torres that appears in two missions in The Lost and Damned.
In the mission Marta Full of Grace, Elizabeta sends Johnny Klebitz to pick up Marta from Francis International Airport in Dukes, as she is arriving with a large amount of cocaine hidden in her digestive tract. Unfortunately, a FIB fed discoveres what Marta is carrying and attempt to detain her, apparently to force her to give him blowjobs. After a shootout with the police, Johnny rescues Marta and takes her to Elizabeta's apartment.
She is again seen in the mission Shifting Weight, cooking in Elizabetha's kitchen. She offers Johnny some food, which he accepts, but doesn't get a chance to eat with Malc cutting in and stating the two need to leave.
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- The Lost and Damned
- Marta implies that she is a fan of the Liberty City Swingers baseball team, or minimally has knowledge of the team.
- Marta is poorly proficient in the English language, and as a result uses Spanish for much of her appearance, creating a language barrier that leaves Johnny largely clueless of her thoughts. Much like the Serbian used by Niko Bellic and his Serbian acquaintances, the game translates Marta's Spanish into English via subtitles if it is enabled.


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The Royal Academy of Arts, London, is preparing a large exhibition on the artist Edouard Manet. For the benefit of visitors, we would like to create a highly detailed but traditionally designed map of Paris, complete with a key for important galleries, studio locations and some significant landmarks.
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15 Cheap Date Ideas
"I was in 8th grade. I was at a party and it was very nothing, just a very quick kiss, and everyone made a massive deal about it."
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|"Ah, My Hero Lady Tsunade!"
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|November 24, 2011
Ah, My Hero Lady Tsunade! (ああ、憧れの綱手様, Aa, Akogare no Tsunade-sama) is episode 237 of the Naruto: Shippūden anime.
After Rock Lee falls into a river during their training, Tenten has a flashback of her youth, while waiting for him to surface. When she was a child, she had dreamed of becoming a strong kunoichi like her heroine: Tsunade, and thanks to Guy's guidance she initially began her path towards becoming a legendary medical-nin. However she failed during her training, while trying to heal a fish. So she attempts to sign a contract to summon a creature like Tsunade's famed slugs, but without success because of the quarrel with Ningame, Guy's summon. After many failures, Guy notes that she had a talent for Space–Time Ninjutsu and began honing her unique fighting style. After that she realised that she was a weapons specialist and vowed that instead of becoming just like Tsunade, she would still become a legendary kunoichi.


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Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia: Largest U.S. insurer MetLife on Thursday said it would withdraw $1.2bn from
its $1.8bn hedge fund portfolio after investments in hedge funds and bonds
declined, various media reported.
MetLife chief investment officer Steven Goulart told the media in a
Komfie Manalo, Opalesque Asia: Hong Kong-based hedge fund firm Myriad Asset Management led by
Carl Huttenlocher has announced plans to shut down its Japan-focused hedge
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The Annihilator is an armed attack helicopter in Grand Theft Auto IV based on the MH-60L Black Hawk. The Annihilator's design and real-life counterpart are comparable to those of the Raindance in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. It fills the attack helicopter role previously taken by the GTA III-era Hunter. The Annihilator is upgraded in The Lost and Damned and The Ballad of Gay Tony, it moves faster and fires explosive rounds instead of the regular ones in Grand Theft Auto IV.
Operated by the LC Patriotism And Immigration Authority, or NOOSE, the Annihilator is one of the two armed Law Enforcement Vehicles (The other being the Fire Truck which is a "law enforcement" vehicle used for riot control) in GTA IV. It is occasionally seen patrolling the skies above Liberty City in single player mode, often over the East Borough Bridge and Hickey Bridge. Its livery is modeled after the US Custom And Border Protection's Office Of CBP Air and Marine Colors.
The helicopter moves faster than any other vehicle in GTA IV, but is more difficult to slow down as a result. An effective way to slow down is to stop accelerating, pull back, and accelerate once again with the L-Stick still held back, as opposed to simply reversing.The Annihilator is armed with four side-mounted Miniguns, which are difficult to aim and require reloading after prolonged fire, but which are hugely devastating to people and vehicles alike, and are supplied with infinite ammunition, although they overheat after 100 rounds are fired, so player would have to wait for two seconds before they can resume firing. Also, many people use the rotors as weapons as they will kill people who get caught in them and make the vehicles fly, along with chopping off parts of other helicopters, such as the tail. Normally, AI-Controlled Annihilators never use their miniguns, instead relying on two NOOSE Tactical Response Unit Officers seated on the two rounds to fire on the player with M4A1s.
A passenger in an Annihilator (or any other helicopter) can shoot a rifle whether they are in the large passenger bay in the center of the chopper, or in the co-pilot's seat, however this is very difficult, as the helicopter's speed and lack of steadiness will not aid in the accuracy of the weapon. Also, when a pistol or submachine gun is fired from a helicopter (particularly the Annihilator), it will usually not have the range to hit the target.
The only weapons that can truly duke it out with the Annihilator are Rocket Launchers, assault rifles, or other Annihilators. The RPG can destroy the Annihilator, or blast its tail off, forcing it to spin out of control. Annihilators facing their counterparts can do the same, or they can shoot off the rotor, also causing a crash. Rifle users have the range and stopping power to potentially kill pilots and/or passengers. Patient Snipers may also be able to pluck a pilot out of the sky with a headshot.
Entering the Annihilator in Multiplayer automatically grants the player a RPG with 8 rounds.
Episodes from Liberty City
The Lost and Damned
In The Lost and Damned, the Annihilator was given explosive shells, and the top speed is increased, albeit not very noticeably. The MiniGun rounds will destroy cars, trucks, motorcycles, and even other helicopters and enemy players with only a few shots. However the rounds fired from the Annihilator can not be seen in TLAD making accurate shots harder, but the explosive rounds makes up for the inaccurancy. When the explosive rounds, speed, and damage resistance are all put together, this equates to an extremely deadly vehicle, especially when facing an experienced pilot.
The Annihilator is very difficult to acquire in single player in TLAD, possibly because Johnny lacks flight qualifications for any type of aircraft (conversely, Niko knows how to fly helicopters from his time in the military and Luis has recently received a pilot's license). It cannot be seen parked on any of the helipads in the city. As a result, it can only be acquired with cheats, or by sniping an Annihilator pilot flying low enough that the helicopter won't explode upon crashing. The Annihilator remains available in TLAD's Deathmatch and Team Deathmatch.
The Ballad Of Gay Tony
In The Ballad Of Gay Tony, the helicopter remains the same as TLAD's revision, but this time it is easier to obtain in SinglePlayer, occasionally spawning on the MeTV building or the LCPD station in Lower Easton. NOOSE may now employ the helicopter's miniguns in full effect to assault the player during the missions "High Dive", "Not So Fast", and "For the Man Who Has Everything". However, during normal gameplay, they will still not use the miniguns.
The Annihilator is also removed from Team Deathmatch and Deathmatch, just as Annihilators were removed from TLAD's Free Mode. The annihilator is still fairly balanced when compared to Buzzard. The Buzzard is equipped with unlimited Machine Gun ammunitions along with unlimited missiles, and is a lot more agile. However, the Annihilator is faster and can hold four people while the Buzzard only holds two, and additionally the Annihilator has more armor and it's explosive ammo makes up for its lack of missiles.
- One on a helipad at the Northeast Police Station in Algonquin. It is watched over by LCPD Officers armed with M4A1s, but stealing it will only attract the usual one star for vehicle theft, which can easily be evaded with the chopper.
- One in Purgatory near the Golden Pier. Taking this will attract no Wanted Rating, since no one is guarding it. It can also be found in Multiplayer.
- One in Francis International Airport in Singleplayer. Taking this will attract a 4 star wanted level, as the Annihilator is in the FIA runway area.
- An Annihilator spawns on top of the MeTV building in Algonquin in place of a Maverick after the player shoots all 200 pigeons.
- Spawn by dialing 359-555-0100 using the phone. This disables the Walk Free and One Man Army achievements.
- GTA IV Multiplayer
- At the Helitours heliport in Multiplayer in GTA IV only.
- In Francis International Airport during Multiplayer, three in GTA IV and one in TBoGT.
- One on top of the Fire Station in Southwest Alderney in Multiplayer.
- On top of the police station on the West Side of the Parking Building at the Francis International Airport in Multiplayer.
- On top of a building in The Exchange in TBOGT multiplayer. The building is easy to spot from the air because it has a helipad on top.
- On top of a building in Castle Gardens in TBOGT Multiplayer. The building is easy to spot from the air because it has a helipad on top.
- Can be seen patrolling around Charge Island.
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- When entering or landing the Annihilator in crowded areas, pedestrians will flee the area to give the Annihilator ample space to land. Vehicles, however, will not flee the area. They will instead try to drive around.
- During development, the Annihilator was painted black overall, with a NOOSE emblem. The final version includes a yellow stripe along the fuselage.
- The Annihilator is the only helicopter in the original GTA IV that is not a variant of the Maverick.
- The helicopter, like all other helicopters in the game, can lose its main rotor or tail broom, causing it to either hurtle towards the ground or spin continuously.
- Although the Annihilator has four M134 7.62 NATO miniguns, each has an unrealistically low rate of fire (ROF) of 200 rounds per minute (RPM). The ROF of all four guns is 800 RPM (13 rounds per second), comparable that of an SMG; in real life, each of these should fire at least 4000 RPM, with the helicopter's total ROF being 16000 RPM (266 rds/second) to 24000 RPM (400 rds/second) with all miniguns firing. However, when heard from a third-person view, it sounds as if the miniguns are firing much faster than during normal circumstances.
- Along with the APC and Buzzard, the Annihilator is one of the few vehicles in GTA IV and its episodes to have mounted weapons (along with the Fire Truck, which has a mounted water cannon not specifically intended as a weapon).
- The Annihilator is the only Law Enforcement Vehicle in single player, aside from the Prison Bus, with a radio.
- If the tail is broken or shot off, it is possible to keep the helicopter airborne. The player must keep holding the throttle down to keep the helicopter from descending, and use the left thumbstick to keep the helicopter from flipping upside down. As with other helicopters which have lost their tail, it is possible to move slowly in a general direction by nudging the joystick forward when the helicopter is facing the right way.
- Just as the main rotor blades can be broken by keeping them in a confined space the tail rotor blades can to be broken, this gives the same effect as the whole tail being broken off, just spinning around in circles.
- If the player attempts to climb onto the helicopter's back wings, the player will immediately fall off and take a little damage. Same applies when climbing on the top of mounted miniguns though it is rare to fall off.
- If you do break off the tail, you can use the health cheat to make it reappear ; strangely, sparks will fly out of the tail as if it were not there, but is still functional.
- The Annihilator exists as a modification for GTA San Andreas, its default replacment is the Hunter.
- Although the Annihilator does not come equipped with a Police Computer, it can still be used for Vigilante Missions. Simply activate the side mission in a different police vehicle, then leave it and enter the Annihilator. The mission will continue as normal. However, the helicopter must descend to street level when approaching the criminals to actually continue with the mission.
- The Annihilator has a bullet-proof windshield and door windows, however, when Niko steals one, he will break it with his arm.
- Although the Annihilator has been updated on the PC version of GTA IV, the Annihilator has arguably faster miniguns and also has very high amount of damage output. The miniguns seen on the PC Annihilator do not exist on the console versions, therefore for making it harder to kill other players or inflict damage. Although the Buzzard's miniguns shoot at the same speed, they do not have the same amount of damage output when compared to the Annihilator on the PC version.
- If you are fortunate enough to find an Annihilator that has crashed and landed, (blown up or not) running into the helicopter will give you an instant 1 star wanted level because it is considered a vehicle of the LCPD.
See also
- Buzzard, another attack helicopter in The Ballad of Gay Tony and Grand Theft Auto V
- Police Maverick.
- Hunter, an attack helicopter from GTA Vice City to GTA Vice City Stories.


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Earl Yarington
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Cambridge Scholars Press has contacted me and would like me to submit a book proposal on my proposed Society for the Study of American Women Writers panel titled "Popular Nineteenth-Century Women Writers and the Literary Marketplace." Though I can only accept four papers for the conference, I need about twelve to fifteen papers for the book. I would like to get the book proposal out before the end of this year; therefore, please note the deadline listed below. The focus of the book will be on the American marketplace and how women writers dealt with their editors ("gentlemen publishers"). In other words, how did the woman writer's relationship with the publisher influence or change her work? The book is open to poets, short story writers, novelists, playwrights, and women editors. Other topics related to the marketplace are also welcome, and I will "zero in" on specific topics when looking through the proposals. I include my original call for papers below. If you are interes!
Popular Nineteenth-Century Women Writers and the Literary Marketplace
Earl Yarington, Assistant Professor
Neumann College
Room 302 W, Division of Arts and Sciences
One Neumann Drive
Aston, PA 19014-1298
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19 November 2005
Please also see: Press Release and Background on Relief Efforts as of 16 November 2005
Your Excellency President General Pervez Musharraf,
Your Excellency Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
The Aga Khan Development Network is honoured to have been invited to participate in this international Conference that the Government of Pakistan has convened to address the vital long-term needs of rehabilitation and reconstruction following last month's catastrophic earthquake. The presence of the Secretary-General of the United Nations, and representatives of leading international agencies and of many governments, is an assurance to the people of Pakistan that the world community stands by them, in word and deed, as they seek to rebuild their lives, while still facing basic immediate needs of vast proportions.
Among the first on the scene, thanks to the Aga Khan Foundation's helicopter wing, the Aga Khan Development Network – the AKDN – has been privileged to cooperate with the Government of Pakistan, the agencies of the United Nations, and other relief organisations in bringing a contribution, we hope significant, to the continuing national and international relief efforts for all the peoples of the affected areas.
The Ismaili Imamat has a long history of deep and close engagement in Pakistan. The AKDN's presence in the country and the region is firmly established. Pakistan is home to a number of the most significant AKDN initiatives, such as the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme, the Aga Khan University, the First MicrofinanceBank, Habib Bank, and the Serena Hotels, in Islamabad and elsewhere, amongst others. Our commitments to the people of Pakistan are built on long standing relationships and strong fraternal bonds.
In collaboration with the Government of Pakistan, as well as the international community, the AKDN will be privileged to contribute the extensive experience it has gained over these past decades in many different environments, especially in the mountainous terrains of the Hindu Kush, the Pamirs, and the Tien Shan, spanning northern Pakistan, northern Afghanistan, and parts of Central Asia. This includes lessons we have learned on issues ranging from the special needs of village and urban planning in complex mountain habitats, to the development of energy and water and sanitation infrastructure and resources, to seismic-resistant construction. Our overall goal has been to build new capacity and pluralist civil society institutions for the transition from humanitarian relief to a sustained self improvement in quality of life, characterised by a freedom of choice and opportunity that is offered to each individual.
In order to enable the AKDN, in collaboration with its partners, to support rehabilitation and capacity building efforts, I am happy to say that my brother, His Highness the Aga Khan, will be committing $50 million, in a combination of financial and technical support, over the next three years. This is an addition to his donation of $500,000 to the government of Pakistan for immediate emergency assistance, and the more than $3 million that AKDN agencies have put towards relief efforts so far.
Based on our preliminary assessments and planning, AKDN will seek to make a critical contribution in a number of areas, including:
We sincerely hope that the international community will respond generously to the appeal for support for long-term rehabilitation and reconstruction in the areas that have suffered such vast devastation from the earthquake, and that the commitments made, and realised, will be a strong foundation on which the people will be able to build and to enhance their capacity for self reliance and advancement.
Thank you.
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For the most current version of this Note, see Background Notes A-Z.
Republic of Ecuador
Area: 276,840 sq. km; about the size of Colorado.
Cities: Capital--Quito (pop. 1.6 million). Other major cities--Guayaquil (2.4 million).
Terrain: Jungle east of the Andes, a rich agricultural coastal plain west of the Andes, high-elevation valleys through the mountainous center of the country and an archipelago of volcanic islands in the Pacific Ocean.
Climate: Varied, mild year-round in the mountain valleys; hot and humid in coastal and Amazonian jungle lowlands.
Nationality: Noun and adjective--Ecuadorian(s).
Population (July 2005 est.): 13,363,593
Annual population growth rate (July 2005 est.): 1.24%.
Ethnic groups: Indigenous 25%, mestizo (mixed Indian and Spanish) 65%, Caucasian and others 7%, African 3%.
Religion: Predominantly Roman Catholic (95%), but religious freedom recognized.
Languages: Spanish (official), indigenous languages, especially Quichua, the Ecuadorian dialect of Quechua.
Education: Years compulsory--ages 6-14, but enforcement varies. Attendance (through 6th grade)--76% urban, 33% rural. Literacy--92%.
Health: Infant mortality rate--23.66/1,000. Life expectancy--76.21 yrs.
Type: Republic.
Independence: May 24, 1822 (from Spain).
Constitution: August 10, 1998.
Branches: Executive--President and 15 cabinet ministers. Legislative--unicameral Congress. Judicial--Supreme Court, Provincial Courts, and ordinary civil and criminal judges.
Administrative subdivisions: 22 provinces.
Major political parties: Over a dozen political parties; none predominates.
Suffrage: Obligatory for literate citizens 18-65 yrs. of age; optional for other eligible voters; active duty military personnel and police may not vote.
GDP: (2005 est.) $32 billion; (2004 est.) $30 billion; (2003) $27.2 billion; (2002) $24.3 billion.
Real annual growth rate: 1996, 2.0%; 1997, 3.4%; 1998, 0.4%; 1999, -7.3%; 2000, 2.3%; 2001, 5.6%; 2002, 3.4%; 2003, 2.7%; 2004, 6.9%; 2005, 3.9% (est., statistics vary).
Per capita GDP: (2005 est.) $2,424; (2004 est.) $2,304; (2003) $2,118.
Natural resources: Petroleum, fish, shrimp, timber, gold.
Agriculture, including seafood (9.8 % of GDP in 2004; 9.6% of GDP in 2005 est.): Products--bananas, seafood, flowers, coffee, cacao, sugar, tropical fruits, palm oil, palm hearts, rice, corn, and livestock.
Industry (12.5% of GDP in 2004; 12.5% of GDP in 2005 est.; oil and mining--23.3% in 2004; 23.6% in 2005 est.): Types--petroleum extraction, food processing, wood products, textiles, chemicals, and pharmaceuticals.
Other major contributors to GDP: Commercial trade (wholesale and retail): 15.1% (2004), 15% (2005 est.); transportation and communications: 9.8% (2004), 9.8% (2005 est.); construction: 7.3% (2004), 7.3% (2005 est.).
Trade: Exports--(2004) $7.66 billion; $7.2 billion (2005 est.) . Types--petroleum, bananas, shrimp, coffee, cacao, hemp, wood, fish, cut flowers. Major markets in 2003--Latin America 35.26%; U.S. 34.56%, European Union (EU) 14.62%, and Asia 5.41%.
Imports--(2004) $7.27 billion; $7.9 billion (2005 est.) . Types--industrial materials, nondurable consumer goods, agricultural products. Major suppliers (2003)--Latin America 51.57%, U.S. 17.46%, Asia 12.28%, and EU 10.12%.
Currency: U.S. dollar.
Ecuador's population is ethnically mixed. The largest ethnic groups are indigenous and mestizo (mixed Indian-Caucasian). Although Ecuadorians were heavily concentrated in the mountainous central highland region a few decades ago, today's population is divided about equally between that area and the coastal lowlands. Migration toward cities--particularly larger cities--in all regions has increased the urban population to over 60%. The tropical forest region to the east of the mountains remains sparsely populated and contains only about 3% of the population. Due to an economic crisis in the late 1990s, more than 600,000 Ecuadorians emigrated to the U.S. and Europe from 2000 to 2001. It is estimated that there are over two million Ecuadorians currently residing in the U.S.
Advanced indigenous cultures flourished in Ecuador long before the area was conquered by the Inca Empire in the 15th century. In 1534, the Spanish arrived and defeated the Inca armies, and Spanish colonists became the new elite. The indigenous population was decimated by disease in the first decades of Spanish rule--a time when the natives also were forced into the "encomienda" labor system for Spanish landlords. In 1563, Quito became the seat of a royal "audiencia" (administrative district) of Spain.
After independence forces defeated the royalist army in 1822, Ecuador joined Simon Bolivar's Republic of Gran Colombia, only to become a separate republic in 1830. The 19th century was marked by instability, with a rapid succession of rulers. The conservative Gabriel Garcia Moreno unified the country in the 1860s with the support of the Catholic Church. In the late 1800s, world demand for cocoa tied the economy to commodity exports and led to migrations from the highlands to the agricultural frontier on the coast.
A coastal-based liberal revolution in 1895 under Eloy Alfaro reduced the power of the clergy and opened the way for capitalist development. The end of the cocoa boom produced renewed political instability and a military coup in 1925. The 1930s and 1940s were marked by populist politicians such as five-time President Jose Velasco Ibarra. In January 1942, Ecuador signed the Rio Protocol to end a brief war with Peru the year before. Ecuador agreed to a border that conceded to Peru much territory Ecuador previously had claimed in the Amazon. After World War II, a recovery in the market for agricultural commodities and the growth of the banana industry helped restore prosperity and political peace. From 1948-60, three presidents--beginning with Galo Plaza--were freely elected and completed their terms.
Recession and popular unrest led to a return to populist politics and domestic military interventions in the 1960s, while foreign companies developed oil resources in the Ecuadorian Amazon. In 1972, a nationalist military regime seized power and used the new oil wealth and foreign borrowing to pay for a program of industrialization, land reform, and subsidies for urban consumers. With the oil boom fading, Ecuador returned to democracy in 1979, but by 1982, the government faced an economic crisis, characterized by inflation, budget deficits, a falling currency, mounting debt service, and uncompetitive industries.
The 1984 presidential elections were narrowly won by Leon Febres-Cordero of the Social Christian Party (PSC). During the first years of his administration, Febres-Cordero introduced free-market economic policies, took strong stands against drug trafficking and terrorism, and pursued close relations with the United States. His tenure was marred by bitter wrangling with other branches of government and his own brief kidnapping by elements of the military. A devastating earthquake in March 1987 interrupted oil exports and worsened the country's economic problems.
Rodrigo Borja of the Democratic Left (ID) party won the presidency in 1988. His government was committed to improving human rights protection and carried out some reforms. Most notably, Borja opened Ecuador to foreign trade. The Borja government concluded an accord leading to the disbanding of the small terrorist group, "Alfaro Lives." However, continuing economic problems undermined the popularity of the ID, and opposition parties gained control of Congress in 1990.
In 1992, Sixto Duran-Ballen won in his third run for the presidency. His government succeeded in pushing a limited number of modernization initiatives through Congress. Duran-Ballen's Vice President, Alberto Dahik, was the architect of the administration's economic policies, but in 1995, Dahik fled the country to avoid prosecution on corruption charges following a heated political battle with the opposition. A war with Peru erupted in January-February 1995 in a small, remote region where the boundary prescribed by the 1942 Rio Protocol was in dispute.
Abdala Bucaram, from the Guayaquil-based Ecuadorian Roldosista Party (PRE), won the presidency in 1996 on a platform that promised populist economic and social policies and the breaking of what Bucaram termed as the power of the nation's oligarchy. During his short term of office, Bucaram's administration drew criticism for corruption. Bucaram was deposed by the Congress in February 1997 on grounds of alleged mental incompetence. In his place, Congress named interim President Fabian Alarcon, who had been president of Congress and head of the small Radical Alfarist Front party. Alarcon's interim presidency was endorsed by a May 1997 popular referendum.
Congressional and first-round presidential elections were held on May 31, 1998. No presidential candidate obtained a majority, so a run-off election between the top two candidates--Quito Mayor Jamil Mahuad of the Popular Democracy party and Alvaro Noboa of the Ecuadorian Roldosista Party (PRE)--was held on July 12, 1998. Mahuad won by a narrow margin. He took office on August 10, 1998. On the same day, Ecuador's new constitution came into effect. Mahuad concluded a well-received peace with Peru on October 26, 1998, but increasing economic, fiscal, and financial difficulties drove his popularity steadily lower. On January 21, 2000, during demonstrations in Quito by indigenous groups, the military and police refused to enforce public order. Demonstrators entered the National Assembly building and declared a three-person "junta" in charge of the country. Field-grade military officers declared their support for the concept. During a night of confusion and negotiations, President Mahuad was obliged to flee the presidential palace. Vice President Gustavo Noboa took charge and Mahuad went on national television in the morning to endorse Noboa as his successor. Congress met in emergency session in Guayaquil the same day, January 22, and ratified Noboa as President of the Republic in constitutional succession to Mahuad.
By completing Mahuad's term, Noboa restored some stability to Ecuador. He implemented the dollarization that Mahuad had announced, and he obtained congressional authorization for the construction of Ecuador's second major oil pipeline, this one financed by a private consortium. Noboa turned over the government on January 15, 2003, to his successor, Lucio Gutierrez, a former army colonel who first came to the public's attention as a leader of the January 2000 events that led to Mahuad's departure from the presidency. Anti-corruption and a leftist, populist platform characterized Gutierrez's campaign. However, shortly after taking office, Gutierrez adopted conservative fiscal policies and authoritarian tactics to combat mounting opposition. The situation came to a head in April 2005 when political opponents and popular uprisings in Quito forced Gutierrez to resign the presidency and leave the country. In the aftermath, Vice President Alfredo Palacio was confirmed as the new president, and a new majority coalition of opposition political parties reclaimed control of Congress. A semblance of stability has returned, but the Palacio administration remains weak amid popular pressure for reform.
The constitution provides for 4-year terms of office for the president, vice president, and members of Congress, although none of the last three democratically-elected presidents have remained in office much beyond two years. Presidents may be re-elected after an intervening term, while legislators may be re-elected immediately. The executive branch includes 15 ministries. Provincial governors and councilors, like mayors and aldermen and parish boards, are directly elected. Congress meets throughout the year except for recess in July and December. There are twenty 7-member congressional committees. Justices of the Supreme Court are appointed by the Congress for indefinite terms.
Principal Government Officials
President--Alfredo PALACIO
Vice President--Nicanor Alejandro SERRANO Aguilar
Minister of Foreign Affairs--Francisco CARRION Mena
Minister of Defense--Oswaldo JARRIN
Ambassador to the United States--Luis GALLEGOS Chiriboga
Ambassador to the Organization of American States--Mario ALEMAN
Ambassador to the United Nations--Marcelo Fernandez de CORDOVA
Ecuador maintains an embassy in the United States at 2535 15th Street NW, Washington, DC 20009 (tel. 202-234-7200). Consulates are located in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Jersey City, Los Angeles, Miami, New Orleans, New York, San Francisco, and San Juan, Puerto Rico.
Political Conditions
Ecuador's political parties have historically been small, loose organizations that depend more on populist, often charismatic, leaders to retain support than on programs or ideology. Frequent internal splits have produced extreme factionalism. No party has ever elected more than one president in recent years. Although Ecuador's political elite is highly factionalized along regional, ideological, and personal lines, a strong desire for consensus on major issues often leads to compromise. Opposition forces in Congress are loosely organized, but historically they often unite to block the administration's initiatives. Currently a majority coalition of three of the main parties holds 53% of the seats in Congress, and effectively controls congressional leadership.
Constitutional changes enacted by a specially elected National Constitutional Assembly in 1998 took effect on August 10, 1998. The new constitution strengthens the executive branch by eliminating mid-term congressional elections and by circumscribing Congress' power to remove cabinet ministers. Party discipline is traditionally weak, and routinely many congressional deputies switch allegiance during each Congress. However, after the new constitution took effect, the Congress passed a code of ethics that imposes penalties on members who defy their party leadership on key votes.
Beginning with the 1996 election, the indigenous population abandoned its traditional policy of shunning the official political system and participated actively. The indigenous population has established itself as a significant force in Ecuadorian politics, as shown by its early participation in the Gutierrez administration.
2006 will see the next scheduled presidential and congressional elections, according to the following timetable: Congressional election and First Round of Presidential Election- October 14, 2006; Runoff presidential election - November 26, 2006; Congressional inauguration - January 5, 2007; Presidential inauguration - January 15, 2007.
The Ecuadorian economy is based on petroleum production and exports of bananas, shrimp, and other primary agricultural products. In 2004, oil accounted for over 50% of total export earnings. Ecuador is the world's largest exporter of bananas (about $1.2 billion in 2004) and a major exporter of shrimp ($319.3 million in 2004). Exports of nontraditional products such as flowers ($345 million in 2004) and canned fish, including pouch tuna ($331 million in 2004) have grown in recent years. Industry is largely oriented to servicing the domestic market.
Deteriorating economic performance in 1997-98 culminated in a severe economic and financial crisis in 1999. The crisis was precipitated by a number of external shocks, including the El Nino weather phenomenon in 1997, a sharp drop in global oil prices in 1997-98, and international emerging market instability in 1997-98. These factors highlighted the Government of Ecuador's unsustainable economic policy mix of large fiscal deficits and expansionary monetary policy and resulted in a 6.3% contraction of GDP, annual year-on-year inflation of 52.2%, and a 65% devaluation of the national currency in 1999.
In 2000, President Jamil Mahuad announced that Ecuador would adopt the U.S. dollar as its official currency. Shortly thereafter Mahaud was forced from office, but his vice president who assumed the presidency, Gustavo Noboa, stayed with the dollarization policy and completed the transition later that same year. The rate of inflation soared to an annual rate of over 96% is 2000. However, since dollarization, the inflation rate has continued to drop each year until it reached 1.9% in 2004, lower than the rate in the United States.
One of the first acts of the incoming Lucio Gutierrez administration in 2003 was the negotiation of a standby agreement with the International Monetary Fund. Though his administration's fiscal economic policies were sound, the Gutierrez administration was never able to enact the structural reforms the country needed. The IMF standby agreement lapsed in 2004.
Buoyed by higher oil prices, the Ecuadorian economy experienced a modest recovery in 2000-01, with GDP rising 2.8% in 2000 and 5.1% in 2001. GDP growth leveled off to 3.4% in 2002. Ecuador experienced modest GDP growth of 2.7% in what the Government of Ecuador called a transition year in 2003. Spurred by high oil prices and the completion of a second oil pipeline (the Trans-Andean Oil Pipeline or OCP, in Spanish) in late 2003, GDP growth for 2004 reached nearly 7%.
Though Ecuador has a relative abundance of oil reserves, it has been unable to take full advantage of those resources for its own development. Mismanagement, lack of investment and corruption in the state-owned oil sector has caused declines in state oil production over the last decade. Commercial disputes as well as judicial and contractual uncertainties have deterred private oil and other companies from investing in the country. The electricity and telecommunications sectors also have similar significant problems, which are costing Ecuadorians hundreds of millions of dollars each year. As much as 70% (statistics vary) of the population lives below the poverty line. Ecuador is in the final stages of negotiating a free trade agreement with the U.S.
Ecuador always has placed great emphasis on multilateral approaches to international problems. Ecuador is a member of the United Nations (and most of its specialized agencies) and the Organization of American States (OAS) and also is a member of many regional groups, including the Rio Group, the Latin American Economic System, the Latin American Energy Organization, the Latin American Integration Association, and the Andean Pact.
In October 1998, Ecuador and Peru reached a peace agreement to settle their border differences, which had festered since the signing of the 1942 Rio Protocol. This long-running border dispute occasionally erupted into armed hostility along the undemarcated sections, with the last conflict occurring in 1995. The U.S. Government, as one of the four guarantor nations (the others are Argentina, Brazil and Chile), played an important role in bringing the conflict to an end. The peace agreement brokered by the four guarantors in February 1995 led to the cessation of hostilities and the establishment of the Military Observers Mission to Ecuador-Peru (MOMEP) to monitor the zone. In addition to helping broker the peace accord, the U.S. has been active in demining the former area of conflict and supporting welfare and economic projects in the border area.
The ongoing conflict in Colombia and security along the 450-mile-long northern border are important issues in Ecuador's foreign relations with Colombia. The instability of border areas and frequent encroachments of Colombian guerillas into Ecuadorian territory has led the Ecuadorian army to deploy more troops to the region. Although Ecuadorian officials have stated that Colombian guerrilla activity will not be tolerated on the Ecuadorian side of the border, guerrilla bands have been known to intimidate the local population, demanding extortion payments and practicing vigilante justice. The close proximity of the border to northern oil fields also has resulted in kidnappings of foreign oil workers by Colombian-based criminals. Ecuador has deployed a contingent of Army engineers to Haiti as part of the peacekeeping force.
The United States and Ecuador have maintained close ties based on mutual interests in maintaining democratic institutions; combating narcotrafficking; building trade, investment, and financial ties; cooperating in fostering Ecuador's economic development; and participating in inter-American organizations. Ties are further strengthened by the presence of an estimated two million Ecuadorians living in the United States and by 150,000 U.S. citizens visiting Ecuador annually, and by approximately 20,000 U.S. citizens residing in Ecuador. More than 100 U.S. companies are doing business in Ecuador.
The United States assists Ecuador's economic development directly through the Agency for International Development (USAID) and through multilateral organizations such as the Inter-American Development Bank and the World Bank. In addition, the U.S. Peace Corps operates a sizable program in Ecuador. Total U.S. assistance to Ecuador exceeded $65 million in FY 2004; it was expected to amount to over $50 million in 2005.
The United States is Ecuador's principal trading partner. In 2004, Ecuador exported about $3.5 billion in products to the U.S. For 10 years Ecuador benefited from duty-free entry for certain of its exports under the Andean Trade Preferences Act (ATPA) and received additional trade benefits under the Andean Trade Promotion and Drug Eradication Act (ATPDEA) in 2002. Those benefits will expire in 2006. In May 2004 Ecuador entered into negotiations for an Andean free trade agreement with the U.S., Colombia, and Peru. The negotiations are ongoing.
Both nations are signatories of the Rio Treaty of 1947, the Western Hemisphere's regional mutual security treaty. Although there are problems with money laundering, border controls, and illegal alien immigration, Ecuador shares U.S. concerns over narcotrafficking and international terrorism and has energetically condemned terrorist actions, whether directed against government officials or private citizens. The government has maintained Ecuador virtually free of coca production since the mid-1980s and is working to combat money laundering and the transshipment of drugs and chemicals essential to the processing of cocaine. It has recently given greater priority to combating child labor and trafficking in persons.
Ecuador and the U.S. agreed in 1999 to a 10-year arrangement whereby U.S. military surveillance aircraft could use the airbase at Manta, Ecuador as a Forward Operating Location to detect drug trafficking flights through the region.
Ecuador claims a 320-kilometer-wide (200-mi.) territorial sea. The United States, in contrast, claims a 12-mile boundary and jurisdiction for the management of coastal fisheries up to 320 kilometers (200 mi.) from its coast but excludes highly migratory species. Although successive Ecuadorian governments have declared a willingness to explore possible solutions to this issue, the U.S and Ecuador have yet to resolve fundamental differences concerning the recognition of territorial waters.
Principal U.S. Embassy Officials
Ambassador--Linda Jewell
Deputy Chief of Mission--Jefferson Brown
Political Counselor-Erik Hall
Economic Counselor--Larry Memmott
Consul General--Patricia Johnson
Commercial Attach�--James F. Sullivan
Management Counselor--Michael St. Clair
Public Affairs Officer--Marti Estell
Regional Security Officer--Martin J. Rath
USAID Director--Alexandra Panehal
Narcotics Affairs Section Director--Brian Doherty
Guayaquil Consulate
Consul General--Kevin Herbert
Chief, Consular Section--Jill Johnson
U.S. Embassy
Avenida Patria 120
Quito, Ecuador
(tel. (593)(2) 256-2890/256-1634)
The mailing address is APO AA 34039
U.S. Consulate
9 de Octubre and Garcia Moreno
Guayaquil, Ecuador
(tel. (593)(4) 232-3570)
Consular Agent for the Galapagos
Puerto Ayora
(tel. (593) (5) 526-330 or (593) (5) 526-296)
Other Contact Information
U.S. Department of State
2201 C Street, NW
Washington, DC 20520
Main Switchboard: (202)-647-4000 (http://www.state.gov)
U.S. Department of Commerce, Trade Information Center, International Trade Administration
1401 Constitution Avenue
Washington, DC 20230
(tel: 800-USA-TRADE, Internet: http://www.ita.doc.gov)
Ecuadorian-American Chamber of Commerce--Quito
Edificio Multicentro, 4 Piso
La Nina y Avenida 6 de Diciembre
Quito, Ecuador
Tel: (593) (2) 250-7450
Fax: (593) (2) 250-4571
E-mail: email@example.com
Website: www.ecamcham.com (Spanish)
www.ecamcham.com/default_en.htm (English)
(Branches: Ambato, Cuenca & Manta)
Ecuadorian-American Chamber of Commerce--Guayaquil
Av. Francisco de Orellanda y Alberto Borges
Edificio Centrum, Piso 6, Oficina 5
Tel: 593-(4)-269-3470 or 593-4-269-3471
Fax: 593-(4)-269-3465
Email: email@example.com
Website: www.amchamecuador.org (Spanish)
(Branch: Manchala)
Short URL: http://m.state.gov/md62681.htm